This is a competitive grant solicitation. The CEC announces the availability of up to $4,070,070 to provide grants to local governments, which will be awarded for eligible project activities including the following:

• Community building decarbonization planning.
• Municipal building decarbonization planning.
• Advancing municipal operations to support building decarbonization.
• Developing local codes, ordinances, and voluntary decarbonization measures.
• Building decarbonization related workforce development activities.

Grant awards will prioritize rural, low-income, and disadvantaged communities. This solicitation can be referred to as the Local Government Building Decarbonization Challenge (LGBDC).