Maryland Offshore Wind Capital Expenditure Program - FY 2022

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Program Description: The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is providing the Fiscal Year 2022 Maryland Offshore Wind Capital Expenditure Grant Program (the Program) to support new or existing emerging businesses entering the offshore wind supply chain in Maryland by offsetting their capital expenditure investments.

Type of Grant Program: Competitive

Application Deadline: The FY 2022 Progam has a single competitive application period. Open and close dates are noted below.

Application Period 1 - November 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022. Applications are due by 11:59 PM Eastern on February 1, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis by an Evaluation Team. Award announcements will be made once the evalution process has concluded.

Program Budget: The Program has a total budget of $1.6 million for FY 2022. MEA may increase or decrease the Program budget at its sole discretion and without notice. MEA calculates grant awards as 50 percent of the total project costs. Grant awards may not exceed $400,000. Applicants must contribute at least 50 percent of the total project costs as matching funds or in-kind services.

Program Documents:

Reporting and Invoicing for Existing Grantees

FY 2020 Offshore Wind Grant Report Documents

FY 2019 Offshore Wind Grant Report Documents

FY 2018 Offshore Wind Grant Report Documents

Contact

For questions, suggestions, or more information, please contact Samuel Beirne or Emma Stoney via email at wind.mea@maryland.gov or phone at (410) 537-4000. Information submitted to MEA by postal mail may have processing delays and we encourage emails and phone calls when possible.