FY22 Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program

Program Description: Available to nonprofit organizations and local governments, the Maryland Energy Administration’s (MEA) Low-to-Moderate Income Grant Program is designed to support energy efficiency projects and activities for low-to-moderate income (LMI) Marylanders. Grants are awarded for energy efficiency projects that generate significant reductions in energy use and pass on the benefits of the savings to Maryland’s LMI residents. The LMI program allocates funding regionally based on the number of LMI households located within the respective region to ensure an equitable distribution of grant funds. Grants are then competitively awarded within the applicant pool for each region.

Type of Program: Competitive Grant Program

Application Deadline: Monday, November 1, 2021 by 11:59 P.M. EDT

Anticipated Program Budget: $6.5 million rotal program budget anticipated for FY22, to be allocated regionally across Maryland. For an overview of the Program, including the regional allocations, please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement below.

FY22 Awardees: All FY22 LMI Energy Efficiency Grant Program Awardees can be viewed here: FY22 LMI Energy Efficiency Awardees

Program Documents:

MEA FY22 LMI Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
FY22 LMI Grant Program Application: Download, review, and complete the FY22 LMI Grant Program Application. Instructions for completing the application as well as proper submission procedure are included in the FOA document above. MEA strongly encourages applicants to fully review the FOA prior to completing the application.
MEA FY22 Savings Estimates and Assumptions Worksheet
FY22 Whole Home Building Residential Retrofit Sample Scope of Work
FY22 Whole Building Commercial Sample Scope of Work
FY22 Limited Upgrades to Residential-Commercial Buildings Sample Scope of Work
FY22 Incremental Cost Project Sample Scope of Work
MEA Grant Agreement General Provisions, which are posted on the MEA Incentives Page.

Utility Incentive Programs: For information on incentives offered by Maryland's EmPOWER utilities, please visit the links below.

Previous Cylces of the LMI Program: Read about past cycles of the LMI Program at the links below.

Additional Questions: For more information, please contact Dean Fisher, the MEA program manager, by email at Dean.Fisher@Maryland.gov or by phone at 410-537-4068.

If you are interested in getting information on the MEA Low Income Solar Grant Program, please consult the program website. You can also contact Abigail Antonini, the MEA Low Income Solar Grant Program Manager, via email at Abigail.Antonini@Maryland.gov or by phone at 410 537-4063.

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