Program Description:Available to nonprofit organizations and local governments, the Maryland Energy Administration’s (MEA) Energy Efficiency Equity Grant Program ("EEE Program" , "the Program", formerly known as the 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 EEE 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: Friday, February 16th, 2024, by 5 PM EST

Anticipated Program Budget:   $19.5 million total program budget anticipated for FY24, to be allocated regionally across Maryland.

For an overview of the Program, including the regional allocations, please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement below.

Program Documents:

• FY24 MEA EEE Program Funding Opportunity Annoucement Rev. 1
  
• FY24 EEE Program Application: Applicants will need to download, review, and complete the FY24 MEA EEE Program Application​
  
• FY24 Savings Estimates and Assumptions
  • Please see item #2 in the “Required Application Documents” section of the FY24 FOA for more information.
    
• FY24 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.
    
• MEA Grant General Provisions Version 3​
  

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

• Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Delmarva
• Potmac-Edison
  
• PEPCO
• SMECO
• Washington Gas
  

FY24 Awardees:​ All FY24 Energy Efficiency Equity Grant Program Awardees can be viewed here:FY24 Energy Efficiency Equity Awardees

Previous Cycles of the LMI Program: Read about past cycles of the EEE Program (formerly known as the Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program, or "LMI Program") at the links below.

• EEE 2024
  
• LMI 2023
  
• LMI 2022
  
• ​ LMI 2021
  

Additional Questions: For more information, please contact Angel Saules, Program Manager for Energy Equity Programs by email at angel.saules@maryland.gov​.

If you are interested in getting information on the MEA Solar Energy Equity Grant Program, please consult the program webpage. You may also contact Meg Cefail, MEA Clean Energy Program Manager, via email at SolarEquity.MEA@Maryland.gov​.