Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
ARRA provided $3.2 billion for this Department of Energy (DOE) program, $2.8 billion to be distributed by formula, with the remaining $400 million to be awarded competitively. EECBG provides grants to states and local governments for improvements in energy efficiency and to reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions. EECBG is a new program, receiving money for the first time due to ARRA, although it was authorized in 2007. The block grant is administered by DOE's Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.Potential housing-related uses of EECBG include: grants to nonprofits to perform energy efficiency retrofits; financial incentives for energy efficiency improvements; energy efficiency for buildings; and, residential energy audits. In addition there are many other eligible uses ranging from energy efficient traffic signals to carbon capture and sequestration from power plants.
Applications from sates and local governments are due June 25.
EECBG webpage, http://www.eecbg.energy.gov
EECBG Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA),http://www.eecbg.energy.gov/downloads/DE_FOA_0000013_Amendment_000003.pdf