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 Grant Program:
Competitive Grant Program
Application Deadline: Monday, November 1, 2021 by 11:59PM EDT
Anticipated Program Budget: $6.5M total 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 (FOA)
below.
Program
Documents:
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MEA FY22 LMI Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcement
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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.
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MEA FY22 Savings Estimates and Assumptions Worksheet
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FY22 Whole Home Building Residential Retrofit Sample Scope of Work
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FY22 Whole Building Commercial Sample Scope of Work
● FY22 Limited Upgrades to Residential-Commercial Buildings Sample Scope of Work
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FY22 Incremental Cost Project Sample Scope of Work
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MEA FY22 General Provisions
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Resources
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Utility Incentive Programs
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Baltimore Gas & Electric
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Delmarva
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Potomac
Edison
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PEPCO
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SMECO
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Washington Gas
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.