| State Energy Efficiency Programs |
| Amount: |
$3.1 billion was included for the State Energy Program. |
| Type: |
Grants. States receive funding through a formula |
| Description: |
States use grants to address energy priorities and program funding to adopt emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies |
| Contact: |
State Energy Office |
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| Weatherization Assistance Program |
| Amount: |
$5 billion was included for the Weatherization Assistance Program. Provisions also expand the eligibility of low-income households for the Weatherization Assistance Program and increase the funding assistance level per dwelling (from $2,500 per dwelling to $6,500) |
| Type: |
Grants. States receive funding through a formula |
| Description: |
Provides energy-efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge |
| Purpose: |
To help low-income families reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy efficient |
| Contact: |
State Energy Office |
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| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) |
| Amount: |
$3.2 billion was included for EECBG. |
| Type: |
competitive grants to government entities |
| Office: |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Purpose: |
To reduce fossil fuel emissions, decrease overall energy consumption, improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, and other energy-consuming sectors of the economies of eligible entities |
| Description: |
Assists states and local governments in implementing strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of the eligible entities and reduce the total energy use. Activities eligible to receive funding include: conducting residential and commercial building energy audits; establishing financial incentives programs for energy efficiency improvements; grants to non-profits organizations to perform energy efficiency retrofits; developing/implementing programs to conserve energy used in transportation; developing and implementing building codes and inspections services to promote building energy efficiency; installing light emitting diodes (LEDs); and developing, implementing, and installing on or in any government building onsite renewable energy technology that generates electricity from renewable sources. |
| Web Site: |
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/wip/block_grants.cfm |
| Contact: |
State Energy Office |
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| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) |
| Amount: |
$16.8 billion was included for EERE |
| Type: |
competitive grants to private sector, state and local governments, national labs, and universities |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Programs: |
Ten energy programs, including the Biomass Program; Building Technologies Program; Federal Energy Management Program; Geothermal Technologies Program; Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Program; Industrial Technologies Program; Solar Energy Technologies Program; Vehicle Technologies; Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program; and Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov/ |
| Contact: |
State Energy Office |
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| Biomass Program |
| Amount: |
$800 million to be dedicated to projects related to biomass |
| Type: |
competitive grants |
| Office: |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Activities: |
For research, development and demonstration for converting biomass resources to biofuels |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov/biomass |
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| Geothermal Technologies Program |
| Amount: |
$400 million to be dedicated for geothermal activities and projects |
| Type: |
competitive grants |
| Office: |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Activities: |
Research, development and demonstration efforts that emphasize the advancement of enhanced geothermal systems |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov/geothermal |
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| Advanced Battery Manufacturing |
| Amount: |
$2 billion was included for Advanced Battery Manufacturing grants to support the manufacturing of advanced vehicle batteries and components |
| Type: |
Competitive Grants to domestic manufacturing facilities |
| Office: |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Activities: |
For the manufacturing of advanced batteries and components; and to provide facility funding to manufacturers of advanced battery systems and vehicle batteries that are produced in the United States, including advanced lithium ion batteries, hybrid electrical systems, component manufacturers, and software designers |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov |
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| Alternative Fueled Vehicle Pilot Grant Program |
| Amount: |
$300 million was included for the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Pilot Grant Program |
| Type: |
Competitive grant to state governments, local governments, metropolitan transportation authorities, air pollution control districts, and private or nonprofit entities. |
| Office: |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Clean Cities Program |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Purposes: |
To establish a grant program through the DOE Clean Cities Program to encourage the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles or other emerging electric vehicle technologies. |
| Activities |
Funds used for the acquisition of alternative fueled vehicles, fuel cell vehicles or hybrid vehicles, including buses for public transportation and ground support vehicles at public airports. The installation or acquisition of infrastructure necessary to directly support an alternative fueled vehicle, fuel cell vehicle, or hybrid vehicle project funded by the grant also eligible. |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities |
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| Transportation Electrification |
| Amount: |
$400 million for Transportation Electrification grant projects. |
| Type: |
Competitive grant to states, local governments, and metropolitan transportation authorities |
| Office: |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Purposes: |
To implement a grant program for qualified electric transportation projects that reduce emissions, including shipside electrification of vehicles, truck stop electrification, airport ground support equipment and cargo handling equipment |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov |
| Contact: |
State Energy Office |
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| Smart Grid Investment Program |
| Amount: |
$4.5 billion was included for the Smart Grid Investment Program. |
| Type: |
Regional demonstration initiative and matching grants to states |
| Office: |
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Purposes: |
To modernize the electric grid, enhance security and reliability of the energy infrastructure, energy storage research, development, demonstration and deployment, and facilitate recovery from disruptions to the energy supply, and authorized purposes. |
| Web Site: |
www.oe.energy.gov |
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www.oe.energy.gov/smartgrid.htm |
| Contact: |
State Energy Office |
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| Fossil Energy Research and Development Program |
| Amount: |
$3.4 billion was included for Fossil Energy Research and Development Program. |
| Type: |
Competitive grants and contracts |
| Office: |
Office of Fossil Energy |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Description: |
Research and Development programs include pollution control innovations for traditional power plants, including mercury reduction; improved gasification technologies; advanced combustion systems; development of stationary power fuel cells; improved turbines for future coal-based combined cycle plants; and creation of a portfolio of technologies that can capture and permanently store greenhouse gases. |
| Web Site: |
www.fossil.energy.gov |
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| Physics Research Science Program |
| Amount: |
$1.6 billion was included for the science program. |
| Type: |
competitive grants to universities, companies, and national laboratories |
| Office: |
Office of Science |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Description: |
Grants will primarily be awarded for research in high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and fusion energy sciences |
| Web Site: |
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=12249 |
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http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/grants.html |
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| Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) |
| Amount: |
$400 million included for the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E). |
| Type: |
Grants. Awards to institutions of higher education, companies, research foundations, trade and industry research collaborations, or consortia of such entities, which may include federally funded research and development centers. |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Purposes: |
To support high-risk, high-payoff research to accelerate the innovation cycle for both traditional and alternative energy sources and energy |
| Web Site: |
www.energy.gov |
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| Innovative Technology Loan |
| Amount: |
$6 billion |
| Type: |
Loan guarantees to legible applicants include any firm, corporation, company, partnership, association, society, trust, joint venture, joint stock company, or governmental non-federal entity that meets specific guidelines |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Purposes: |
Loan guarantees for renewable technologies and transmission technologies |
| Web Site: |
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=US48F&State=federal?tpageid=1&ee=1&re=1 |
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| Nuclear Waste Environmental Cleanup |
| Amount: |
$5.127 billion |
| Type: |
Grant awards based on priorities established by Department of Energy |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Purpose: |
accelerate nuclear waste cleanup at sites contaminated as a result of the nation's past nuclear activities |
| Web Site: |
Check for sites in your state/district--
http://www.em.doe.gov/pages/siteslocations.aspx?PAGEID=MAIN |
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| Transmission Loan Guarantees |
| Amount: |
$4 billion |
| Type: |
guarantee loans that support early commercial use of advanced technologies |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Purposes: |
loans for renewable energy power generation and transmission projects |
| Web Site: |
www.eere.energy.gov |
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http://www.lgprogram.energy.gov/ |
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| Research into Low-Emission Coal Plants |
| Amount: |
$800 million |
| Type: |
Competitive grants |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Web Site: |
http://www.netl.doe.gov |
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| Industrial carbon capture and energy efficiency improvement projects |
| Amount: |
$1.52 million |
| Type: |
competitive grants |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Web Site: |
www.netl.doe.gov |
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| Grants for identifying sites to store carbon dioxide emissions |
| Amount: |
$50 million |
| Type: |
competitive grants |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Web Site: |
http://www.netl.doe.gov |
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| Training of electric grid workers |
| Amount: |
$100 million |
| Type: |
grants to states; partners could include nonprofits, labor associations, state and local veterans' groups, and state and local governments |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Web Site: |
www.oe.energy.gov |
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http://www.oe.energy.gov/smartgrid.htm |
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| Clean Renewable Energy Bonds |
| Amount: |
$1.6 billion |
| Type: |
tax-credit bonds for state/local/tribal governments, public power providers, and electric cooperatives |
| Agency: |
Internal Revenue Service |
| Purposes: |
Create interest-free financing for certain renewable energy projects |
| Web Site: |
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=12249 |
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http://www.irs.gov/taxexemptbond/index.html |
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| Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds |
| Amount: |
$2.4 billion |
| Type: |
Tax-credit bonds issued for capital expenditures |
| Agency: |
Internal Revenue Service |
| Description: |
Very broad parameters for energy conservation projects including capital expenditure in public buildings, green community programs, renewable energy production, various R&D applications, mass commuting facilities, energy-related demonstration projects, and public energy efficiency education campaigns |
| Web Site: |
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=12249 |
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http://www.irs.gov/taxexemptbond/index.html |
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| Fossil Energy Research and Development Program |
| Amount: |
$3.4 billion was included for Fossil Energy Research and Development Program. |
| Type: |
competitive grants and contracts |
| Office: |
Office of Fossil Energy |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Description: |
Research and Development programs include pollution control innovations for traditional power plants, including mercury reduction; improved gasification technologies; advanced combustion systems; development of stationary power fuel cells; improved turbines for future coal-based combined cycle plants; and creation of a portfolio of technologies that can capture and permanently store greenhouse gases. |
| Web Site: |
www.fossil.energy.gov |
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| Physics Research Science Program |
| Amount: |
$1.6 billion was included for the science program. |
| Type: |
Competitive grants to universities, companies, and national laboratories |
| Office: |
Office of Science |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Description: |
Grants will primarily be awarded for research in high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and fusion energy sciences |
| Web Site: |
www.science.doe.gov |
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http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/grants.html |
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| Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) |
| Amount: |
$400 million included for the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E). |
| Type: |
Grant awards to institutions of higher education, companies, research foundations, trade and industry research collaborations, or consortia of such entities, which may include federally funded research and development centers. |
| Agency: |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| Description: |
To support high-risk, high-payoff research to accelerate the innovation cycle for both traditional and alternative energy sources and energy |
| Web Site: |
www.energy.gov |
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| Nuclear Waste Environmental Cleanup |
| Amount: |
$5.127 billion |
| Type: |
Grant awards based on priorities established by Dept. of Energy |
| Agency: |
Department of Energy |
| Description: |
accelerate nuclear waste cleanup at sites contaminated as a result of the nation's past nuclear activities |
| Web Site: |
Check for sites in your state/district: http://www.em.doe.gov/pages/siteslocations.aspx?PAGEID=MAIN |
| Grant Program in Lieu of Tax Credits |
| Type: |
Grants |
| Agency: |
Department of Treasury |
| Description: |
The bill allows project developers to apply for a grant from the Treasury Department in lieu of the investment tax credit. The grant will be equal to 30 percent of the cost of eligible projects that start construction in 2009 or 2010. It will be issued within 60 days of the facility being placed in service or, if later, within 60 days of receiving a grant application. |
| Web Site: |
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=US53F&State=federal%C2%A4tpageid=1&ee=1&re=1 |
