Application now open!
Up to $9.7 million is available for building electrification grants
A Request for Applications (RFA) for approximately $9.7 million from the Clean Energy Fund Building Electrification grant program opened today. Funding is available for eligible building owners, and tenants with owner approval, in Washington to deploy and demonstrate building electrification strategies and technology to help achieve the state's emission reduction goals for the building sector.
Building Electrification grants will support statewide clean energy strategies that align with the 2021 State Energy Strategy.
Grant focus and priorities
Funding through this opportunity focuses on projects that deploy grid-interactive building technology, replace fossil fuel equipment with high-efficiency electric equipment, and demonstrate strategies to advance all- electric, zero-energy buildings in Washington. Commerce is prioritizing projects that:
- Reduce energy burden for priority communities and increase community resiliency.
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.
- Establish workforce development opportunities for priority communities.
- Advance programs and technology solutions to accelerate the deployment of zero-energy buildings.
Who can apply?
- For-profit companies
- Non-profit organizations
- State, local, and federally recognized tribal governments, including K-12 public school districts and housing authorities
- Individual owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings and tenants with owner approval
- Retail electric utilities
Deadline
Applications are due by 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.
Additional information about this RFA, including all application materials, is available on the Clean Energy Fund Building Electrification Grant Program webpage.
The Building Electrification program is funded through the Washington Clean Energy Fund.?Established in 2013, the Clean Energy Fund supports research, development, and deployment of clean energy technologies, smart grid innovation, energy efficiency and more.
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