Assistance program
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)
$234.1 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Energy, Department of, Energy, Department of
- Assistance
- Formula Grants;Project Grants (Special)
- CFDA number
- 81.128
- What it does
- The program provides financial and technical assistance to assist State and local governments create and implement a variety of energy efficiency and conservation projects. The program’s objectives are: * To reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities; * To reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and * To improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, and other sectors. This assistance was originally issued as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. All ARRA funding expired by law on 09/30/2015. However, this Assistance Listing is being employed again under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [BIL]) of 2021. Funding was made available in fiscal year (FY) 2023.
- Who benefits
- Individuals and families.
- Who applies
- State and local governments including US Territories and Possessions.
- Authorized by
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
- The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) was authorized in Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007.
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021.
- Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (CHIPs); Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022
- Program site
- http://www.eere.energy.gov ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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