Townships can apply now for a portion of the remaining $454 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program funds, which are being distributed through a competitive grant process. Grant applications are due Dec. 14. Some $390 million is available for the Retrofit Ramp-up Program, for projects that offer significant energy savings through a large-scale building energy efficiency retrofit initiative. The remaining $64 million is available only to local governments that did not receive a direct allocation of EECBG funding earlier this year. Many towns and townships fall into this category and should consider applying for these funds, which will be awarded for a variety of energy efficiency projects, including building retrofits, transportation programs, renewable energy technologies on government building, energy audits, and emission reduction initiatives.

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