What is the history of EECBG Program? Will the EECBG program continue?
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program was created in 2007 with the passage of the Energy Investment and Securities Act (EISA). The program was created to provide states, counties and units of local government with grant funds to reduce fossil fuel emissions, reduce total energy use, and improve energy efficiency in appropriate sectors including buildings and transportation. Although EISA proposed to appropriate $2 billion per year to the EECBG program through 2012, the program recently received its first funding allocation through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It is unknown if the EECBG program will receive future appropriations.
