The Town of Acton is seeking applications for its 2023-24 Business and Multi-Family Energy Efficiency Grant Program.
Donor Name: Town of Acton
State: Massachusetts
Town: Acton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/21/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $2,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Acton Select Board approved $30,000 of ARPA funding to create the Acton Business and Multi-Family Energy Efficiency Grant Program (ABMEEG).
Funding Information
- ABMEEG will provide eligible business owners and owners of multi-family properties in Acton with reimbursement grants up to $2,000 to mitigate the financial impacts of improving the energy efficiency of their physical location.
- Grants are provided on a reimbursement basis for approved expenses incurred during the period of May 23, 2023 through May 23, 2024.
Energy Efficiency Grant Requirements
To apply for the program, business owners and property owners must be current on their taxes with the Town of Acton and provide the following:
- Grant Program Application
- Proof of Acton business address
- Proof that Mass Save Audit has been scheduled
- self-certification of Annual Gross Revenue
Energy Efficiency Grant Program Process
- Business or Property Owners apply to be accepted as grant recipients in the program by providing the required documents listed above.
- Business or Property Owners will contact MassSave and undergo their energy audit.
- Business or Property Owners will select the energy savings measures they want to implement from the Mass Save Energy Audit recommendations.
- Business or Property Owners will choose vendors and implement their chosen measures from the Mass Save Energy Audit recommendations.
- Business or Property Owners will submit receipts and reimbursement form to receive reimbursement for up to $2,000 of the cost of the implementation of their chosen measures
- Business or Property Owners record their experience and/or write a narrative on the experience.
Eligible Applicants
Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:
- Be an Acton business with a brick-and-mortar (physical) location.
- Self-certify that the business has less than $1,500,000 in annual gross revenue.
- Be registered with and operating in the Town of Acton (excluding chains but franchises allowed; franchise being defined as a business whereby the owner licenses its operations—along with its products, branding, and knowledge—in exchange for a franchise fee).
- Be current on their local taxes.
For more information, visit Town of Acton.