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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants
Funds to Nebraska: $18,810,300*
ARRA has created a new program to be patterned after Community Development Block Grants. The purposes of this program are to:
- Reduce fossil fuel emissions.
- Decrease total energy consumption.
- Improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, and other energy consuming sectors.
- Spur economic growth.
- Create and/or retain jobs.
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Method of Funding
Formula Grant |
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Distribution
68% of the state's share of these funds will be sent directly to the ten largest cities and the ten largest counties for their use. 12% will be allocated to the State Energy Program and 16% of that allocation will be distributed by the Energy Office to those cities and counties that did not receive direct funding. |
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Primary Recipients
| Nebraska |
State Energy Office |
$9,593,500 |
| Bellevue |
City |
$194,200 |
| Fremont |
City |
$106,400 |
| Grand Island |
City |
$199,000 |
| Hastings |
City |
$109,900 |
| Kearney |
City |
$131,100 |
| Lincoln |
City |
$2,401,000 |
| Norfolk |
City |
$101,500 |
| North Platte |
City |
$105,300 |
| Omaha |
City |
$4,331,500 |
| Papillion |
City |
$91,300 |
| Cass |
County |
$99,900 |
| Dakota |
County |
$87,300 |
| Dawson |
County |
$106,300 |
| Douglas |
County |
$255,800 |
| Gage |
County |
$98,000 |
| Lancaster |
County |
$110,300 |
| Platte |
County |
$139,200 |
| Sarpy |
County |
$312,600 |
| Saunders |
County |
$80,600 |
| Scotts Bluff |
County |
$155,600 |
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Sub Recipients
The State Energy Office will issue a request for proposals for those counties, cities, towns, and villages that are not listed above. The individual grant maximum is $250,000 with a required 20% match. |
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Requirements |
| Timeline: All funds available for obligation until September 30, 2010. Applications to the U.S. Department of Energy are due May 26, 2009. |
Restrictions: The US Department of Energy requires the following assurances from each state:
- State will work with utilities to provide customer incentives for energy efficiency.
- State will adopt building codes to standards defined by ARRA.
- State will prioritize the ARRA grants to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
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| Recipient's matching funds requirement: None |
| Recipient's administrative allowance: 5% |
Other characteristics: Eligible uses of funds are:
- development of an energy efficiency and conservation strategy and technical consultant services to assist in the development of such a strategy.
- residential and commercial building energy audits .
- financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements.
- grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for the purpose of performing energy efficiency retrofits.
- energy efficiency and conservation programs for buildings and facilities.
- development and implementation of transportation programs to conserve energy building codes and inspections to promote building energy efficiency.
- energy distribution technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency, including distributed generation, combined heat and power, and district heating and cooling systems.
- material conservation programs including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency.
- reduction and capture of methane and greenhouse gases excluding carbon capture or sequestration from power plants.
- energy efficient traffic signals and street lighting.
- renewable energy technologies on government buildings.
- any other appropriate activity that meets the purposes of the program and is approved by US Department of Energy.
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*Dollar values displayed on this website are primarily derived from information from the administering federal agencies. Estimates of projected federal distributions are used when the federal guidance or grant awards are still pending. Amounts are rounded to the nearest million. |
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