Program Description: Available to nonprofit organizations and local governments, the Maryland Energy Administration’s (MEA) Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program is designed to support energy efficiency projects and activities benefiting 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 first 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: Thursday, December 1, 2022 by 11:59 P.M. EST
Anticipated Program Budget: $16.5M total program budget anticipated for FY23, 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
Project Case Studies:
Program Documents:
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 Joanna Freeman, MEA Section Chief for Energy Efficiency by email at joanna.freeman1@maryland.gov.
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.