In order to assist the State and Territory Energy Offices as they implement programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (2022), NASEO will maintain and expand this library of state-led building energy improvement programs and accompanying program documents (including solicitations for vendor and implementation contractors). Currently, this library highlights websites and program documents from state-led voluntary building energy benchmarking and energy improvement programs, mandatory building energy benchmarking ordinances and building performance standards, shared energy manager programs, and sustainable transportation. States and territories may consider adapting existing program documents for use in deploying new programs using IIJA and IRA funding to advance building energy efficiency and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
This page will be updated and may change significantly as the IIJA is implemented. This model program and policy library is a supplementary resource to NASEO’s IIJA Resource Hub. If your state has sample programs, policies, or documents that should be included in this resource list, please contact Jasmine Xie (jxie@naseo.org).
NASEO is available to review state plan drafts and offer technical assistance to state and local jurisdictions on accessing program funding. For more information on state energy planning, please contact Sam Cramer (scramer@naseo.org).
NASEO has compiled a Buildings-Focused Federal Funding Tracker in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that summarizes provisions and key funding opportunities from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, and grant offerings by federal agencies that may be leveraged by building owners, state agencies, and local entities to advance efforts to efficiently electrify and improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings. Details on individual funding opportunities from various federal programs can be found below.
To access technical assistance on implementing building performance standards or benchmarking policies, please contact Caterina Hatcher and Brendan Hall from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at (statelocal@energystar.gov).