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).