Weatherization Assistance Program Enhancement & Innovation (E&I) competitive grant program

Weatherization Assistance Program Enhancement and Innovation (E&I) is a competitive grant program from the U.S. Department of Energy that funds projects expanding and improving weatherization services for low-income households under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 40551.

The program supports five key objectives: making low-income dwelling units weatherization-ready, promoting renewable energy deployment, ensuring healthy indoor environments, disseminating best practices, and growing a diverse weatherization workforce. Three topic areas were anticipated: multifamily housing, single-family and manufactured housing, and workforce development.

Awards are up to $2,000,000 per award from a total program pool of $36,000,000. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories. No cost sharing is required.

Note: this was a Notice of Intent; check Grants. gov for the final FOA status.

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gov Maintenance Calendar Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002912 for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Section 40551: Weatherization Assistance Program Enhancement & Innovation Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:DE-FOA-0002911 Funding Opportunity Title:Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002912 for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Section 40551: Weatherization Assistance Program Enhancement & Innovation Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Other Category of Funding Activity:Energy Expected Number of Awards:0 Assistance Listings:81.

042 -- Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:May 22, 2023 Original Closing Date for Applications:Aug 18, 2023 Current Closing Date for Applications:Aug 18, 2023 Archive Date:Sep 17, 2023 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 0 Eligible Applicants:Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:Golden Field Office Description:Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002912 for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Section 40551: Weatherization Assistance Program Enhancement & Innovation The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP), on behalf of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), intends to issue a $25 million Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “BIL WAP Enhancement & Innovation,” in support of section 40551 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

FUNDING OBJECTIVES Congress, through section 1011(e) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, (Pub. L.

116-260), directed DOE to establish a competitive program for WAP Enhancement & Innovation (E&I), with five (5) purposes: 1) Expand the number of dwelling units that are occupied by low-income persons that receive weatherization assistance by making such dwelling units weatherization-ready; 2) Promote the deployment of renewable energy in dwelling units that are occupied by low-income persons; 3) Ensure healthy indoor environments by enhancing or expanding health and safety measures and resources available to dwellings that are occupied by low-income persons; 4) Disseminate new methods and best practices among entities providing weatherization assistance; and 5) Encourage entities providing weatherization assistance to hire and retain employees who are individuals – a) From the community in which the assistance is provided; b) From communities or groups that are underrepresented in the home energy performance workforce, including religious and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.

SCEP anticipates that the FOA may include the following three (3) Topic Areas: Topic Area 1 – Multifamily Housing Topic Area 2 – Single Family & Manufactured Housing Topic Area 3 – Workforce Development This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of the SCEP’s intention to issue this FOA in the near term. All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change.

Once the FOA has been released, SCEP will provide an avenue for potential applicants to submit questions. This is a Notice of Intent only. SCEP may issue a FOA as described herein, may issue a FOA that is significantly different than the FOA described herein, or may not issue a FOA at all.

The full NOI is posted on the Infrastructure Exchange website at https://infrastructure-exchange. energy. gov/.

Link to Additional Information:Clean Energy Infrastructure Exchange Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: InfrastructureExchangeSupport@hq. doe. gov #### Health & Human Services * Frequently Asked Questions ## Your session will expire in 3 minutes.

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