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Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Expert Match is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.
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Try our new and improved Funding Tool Clean Energy to Communities Program (C2C) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) To connect local governments, tribes, electric utilities, and community-based organizations with national laboratory experts and customized, cutting-edge analysis to achieve clean energy systems that are reflective of local and regional priorities.
Programs include In-Depth Partnerships, Peer-Learning Cohorts, and Expert Match. Applicant and/or Project Eligibility Requirements Community teams for in-depth partnerships must be composed of local governments, community-based organizations, and utilities; eligibility for other programs varies, but is generally open to local governments and their partners.
Decarbonization Considerations This program offers a variety of techincal assistance programs to help communities explore and implement climate solutions using NREL data and expertise. In-Depth partnerships offer special focus for rural communities.
Peer Learning Cohorts help participants refine engagement approaches, integrating community engagement into planning, prioritizing equitable communitywide outcomes, and broadening accountability structures and tracking equitable implementation. The Expert Match program emphasizes programs of "disadvantaged status," with the definition left up to applicants to define. https://forms.
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id=fp3yoM0oVE-EQniFrufAgNt_3wZP-x5Ctr39GcXU8J5UQU8zQ09LMjI4OE85OVRGUzJMT1ZRNlhaWS4u Deadline (Announced or Anticipated) Expert Match TA is a rolling deadline 6 for In-Depth Partnerships; ~100 for Peer-Learning Cohorts; ~200 for Expert Matches Average Award (Estimated)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Community teams that include local governments, community-based organizations, and utilities are eligible; specific requirements vary by program component. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) Expert Match is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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