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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (Recovery Act)

We are aware that some of you are receiving questions from EECBG formula cities and counties about the formula grant application content and process. This series of documents should be helpful both to you and your staff in providing assistance as well as to the formula cities and counties as they move through the EECBG grant application process. Here are three complete sample grant applications for formula cities and counties:

  1. Combined EE/RE example that covers three project examples (LED lighting, design and implementation of ESPC program, PV panels on a fire station)
  2. RE example that is one project for PV installed on three municipal buildings
  3. Transportation example that has two project examples (traffic signal synchronization and an idle-reduction program for municipal vehicles)

Each sample grant application package contains a completed Project Activity Worksheet for each project, an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EECS) and all the required forms and certifications.

In addition to the sample grant application packages, there is also a three-page How-to document that takes the applicant completely through the process from registering with FedConnect to access the Funding Opportunity Announcement and amendments, downloading the application package and preparation instructions from Grants.gov., step-by-step instructions for completing all required forms and documents, including uploading the documents into the grants.gov application, and finally submitting the application through FedConnect.

Also attached is a PowerPoint from the American Public Power Association Stimulus Funding Workshop on EECBG applications.

Please contact Shemika Spencer at NASEO if you have any questions.