What is the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG)?
The Energy Block Grants assist local and state government to implement projects and programs that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency in buildings and other appropriate sectors. The DOE authorized California $351.5 million on March 26, 2009, with $302 million going directly to large cities and counties. The Energy Commission has been allocated $49.6 million and will make at least 60 percent ($29.7 million) of these funds available to small cities and counties. Small cities are generally cities smaller than 35,000 and small counties are less than 200,000 population. A list of these small cities and counties are available at [www.energy.ca.gov/recovery/blockgrant.html]. The remaining 40 percent funding can be distributed at the Energy Commission’s discretion. The application from the Energy Commission to the DOE was filed May 26, 2009 [www.energy.ca.gov/recovery/blockgrant.html]. Public workshops were held July 14-16, 2009, to discuss the EECB
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