Federal Funding Fridays

11/08/24 – Last Minute DOE BUILT Grant Support & What’s Next for Federal Funding Post-Election

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • This coming Federal Funding Friday, Nov. 15th, Heather and Charis will be at Climate Fast Forward in Rothschild, WI. Let us know if you’ll be there! While we’re out, we are working on getting a special guest from the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law to help us better understand what’s next for climate related federal funding with the incoming administration. In the meantime, check out;
  • Info and registration forms FREE Grant Trainings in collaboration with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is coming soon! We are hosting an info session on the trainings and the schedule during the Federal Funding Friday call on Nov. 22nd. Be on the lookout for more details and and registration links on the MCC website early next week!

DOE BUILT Grant Support with Special Guests

Many thanks to Haley Harrison of TechWerx and DOE’s Gretchen Gigley for providing an overview of the DOE BUILT Grant and fielding last minute questions from our attendees! The deadline to submit applications is November 12th.

Some highlights from our Q&A:

  • The DOE’s BETTER Tool can be used to help applicants determine energy savings estimates.
  • All applicants must own the building, but do not need to own the land the building sits on.
  • BUILT Grant funding cannot be used for energy audits at this time.
  • If an organization operates under a different name than what is on documentation verifying ownership, do not let that be a barrier to applying and reach out to info@techwerx.org to troubleshoot.
  • Cost-share cannot include already awarded federal funds.
  • See here for more FAQs on TechWerx website! (Scroll to the bottom)
  • If you have additional questions leading up to the application deadline, please email info@techwerx.org

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