Lead paragraph
Establish a fund to assist low-to-middle income building owners, both residential and commercial, in the transition to meet the City’s mandated electrification/renewable energy goals by the end of 2022.
BE.7Climate Action Fund Program & Staff
Progress
- Not started
- Planning
- Implementation
- Continuous
Late
Staff to support the implementation was not hired until 2023 which is after the initiation period stated in the plan.
Description
In mid-2023, a new Grant Coordinator was hired to help lead this work. In Fall 2023, an Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant (EECBG) was submitted to the United States Department of Energy. In early 2024, the City was awarded a $148,550 EECBG grant that assists low-income households with energy efficiency, electrification and resiliency to extreme heat. For more information on this Whole Home Health program, see Action AR.1 Public Health at https://indicators.longmontcolorado.gov/carr/actions/AR.1.
Additional funding is being sought to support this effort.
Tasks
What has been done?
- 10/18/2024
Submitted, not awarded: American Public Power Association Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) grant
- 02/02/2024
Submitted, Awarded: Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy
The City was awarded the Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant in the amount of $148,550, that will help fund energy efficiency and electrification of low-income households.
- 01/12/2024
Submitted, not awarded: Technical Assistance for Energy Equity
If awarded, this will provide valuable expert Technical Assistance to further our goals for energy equity for renters. Unfortunately, the City was not awarded this grant.
- 07/17/2023
Submitted, not awarded: Toyota Foundation & Smart Cities Mobility Prize
Applied to this Department of Energy competitive grant opportunity, via the Equity-Centered Innovation Pathway. Learned in September 2023 that we were not selected for the $400,000 award.
If awarded, this $125K grant would have provided further support for the City's Whole Home Health program.