DOE Reopens the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Implementation Grants program with $400M of funding
Applications are due December 31, 2023. Eligible applicants: Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers
Announcement Type: Program announcement
Opportunity: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products
Overview and Eligible Uses: DOE, in collaboration with its Partnership Intermediary, ENERGYWERX, has re-opened applications for small and medium-sized manufacturing firms (SMMs) to receive grants to implement recommendations made in Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) assessments and/or DOE Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) assessments – including what are now called “Onsite Energy TAP” assessments – and, once qualified, other assessments submitted previously for qualification as “IAC-equivalent.” The potential funding covers to workstreams:
Amount: Awardees can receive grants of up to $300,000, at 50% cost share for a total of $400M
Award Type: Grants
Eligible Applicants: Applicants must meet specific criteria to be eligible for this funding. They should be domestic entities, either manufacturers or water/wastewater treatment facilities, with annual sales below $100 million and energy bills ranging from $100,000 to $3.5 million. The assessed plant site should have fewer than 500 employees. Proposed projects must address recommendations from assessments conducted since 2018, and they should not duplicate efforts that have already been implemented.
Key Dates: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be reviewed quarterly. The deadline to be include in the next quarterly review cycle is December 31, 2023.
A question and answer session will be held monthly, next one being on October 19, 2023.
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