FY23 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 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:

Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (Baltimore City and Baltimore County)
Building Change, Inc. (Prince George’s County)

Program Documents:

FY23 LMI FOA
FY23 LMI Grant Program Application: Applicants will need to download, review, and complete the FY23 MEA LMI EE Grant Program Application Form
FY23 Savings Estimates and Assumptions
- Please see item #2 in the “Required Application Documents” section of the FY23 FOA for more information.
FY23 Non-Profit Organization Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (if applicable)
- This form shall be used to disclose any closely-affiliated relationship that an applicant may have with a for-profit entity proposed to participate in a Program-funded activity. Please see item #7 in the “Required Application Documents” section of the FY23 FOA for more information.
MEA Grant General Provisions Version 3

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.

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