The California Energy Commission (CEC) is accepting applications for its Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge.
Donor Name: California Energy Commission (CEC)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 05/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The CEC announces the availability of up to $4,070,070 to provide grants to local governments, which will be awarded for eligible project activities including the following:
- Community building decarbonization planning.
- Municipal building decarbonization planning.
- Advancing municipal operations to support building decarbonization.
- Developing local codes, ordinances, and voluntary decarbonization measures.
- Building decarbonization related workforce development activities.
Grant awards will prioritize rural, low-income, and disadvantaged communities. This solicitation can be referred to as the Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge (LGBDC).
Funding Information
A total of $4,070,070 is available for awards under this solicitation.
- Up to $2,713,380 of this amount is available for Funding Group 1, which includes jurisdictions that were not eligible for a direct 2021 EECBG allocation.
- Up to $1,356,690 of this amount is available for Funding Group 2, which includes all California local jurisdictions.
The minimum award amount is $250,000. The maximum award amount is $400,000.
Eligibility Criteria
This is an open solicitation for California local government entities, which include the following:
- City governments and their departments.
- County governments and their departments.
- Organizations recognized as city or county governments such as joint power authorities and councils of governments.
Note that individual funding groups have different eligibility requirements. Evidence of eligibility for the funding category must be submitted with the application.
- Funding Group 1
- Local jurisdictions that were not eligible for a direct 2021 EECBG allocation from DOE are eligible to apply for funds from the first category totaling $2,713,380, referred to throughout this solicitation manual as Funding Group 1.
- Funding Group 2
- All California local jurisdictions are eligible to apply for funds from the remaining category totaling $1,356,690, referred to throughout this solicitation manual at Funding Group 2.
For more information, visit CEC.