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This website contains a brief summary of some of the energy-related programs being established or expanded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
- If you are looking for information on the HOMES Residential Energy Efficiency program or the High Efficiency Electric Home Rebate program, please visit the dedicated webpage on this subject.
- If you are pursuing a possible project related to a DOE or other federal agency funding opportunity and wish to contact the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) on this matter, please email your contact information, the DOE funding opportunity announcement number, a brief summary of the opportunity, and how you envision potentially working or partnering with the state energy office to
federal.mea@maryland.gov. Possible partnership opportunities could include, but are not limited to, letters of support from MEA. Please note that submitting information to this inbox is not a guarantee that MEA will be able to partner with your organization, either through a letter of support or other means. Please be sure to exclude any confidential information during submission.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also sometimes called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), will result in a number of new programs being established by the DOE. A summary of the new funding opportunities created by DOE under the IIJA can be found
here. As the state energy office, MEA will be the applicant for some, but not all, of the new or expanded DOE programs
that are directed at state agencies. The IIJA also contains funding opportunities for Maryland entities outside of state government to participate.
MEA will be applying, or has already applied, for the following IIJA programs:
- State Energy Program Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:
- Status: Approved by DOE. With this award, MEA will be completing the following activities:
- Implement a grant program for local governments to deploy SolarApp+ software to streamline residential solar permitting (preliminary details of the proposed FY25 Maryland Solar App+ Implementation Grant Program are available here);
- Develop a multiyear energy plan for MEA’s energy programs to guide the agency’s efforts and deployment of multiple funding sources (pending); and,
- Complete a study to identify former fossil fuel and industrial sites that may have existing utility-scale infrastructure that could possibly accommodate future clean energy generation in Maryland (pending).
- Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid (40101D):
- Status: Approved by DOE, program development underway.
- Preliminary details of MEA’s Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Energy Program, funded by Maryland’s 40101D award, can be viewed here.
- Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program:
- Status: Application submitted and reviewed by DOE, revisions requested
As Maryland’s state energy office, MEA will eventually be the applicant for two of the residential-focused IRA rebate programs - the HOMES Residential Energy efficiency Rebate Program and the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program. More information on these programs can be found here.
Requesting a Letter of Support
MEA supports the efforts of pursuing funding across the State as the federal government and other entities provide energy and energy efficiency related funding opportunities to a variety of organizations.
To request a letter of support from MEA, provide the following information via email to
federal.mea@maryland.gov.
MEA will need at least three (3) full weeks to process requests. Please understand that letters are not guaranteed.
Required Information:
- Point of Contact Name and Email Address (for returning letter)
- Applicant Name
- Applicants Connection to Maryland
- Funding Agency
- Grant Program Name
- Project Name
- Summary of the Project
- Description of what the Funding will Accomplish
- Application deadline
- Draft Letter
Requesting MEA Support or Partnership
For those seeking to work with MEA, send the following information to
federal.mea@maryland.gov. All proposals will be reviewed by a panel for eligibility. Please understand that support or partnership is not guaranteed.
Required Information:
- Point of Contact Name and Email Address
- Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement Number
- Summary of the Opportunity
- Description of Potential Project
- List of other Potential Partners
- Description of Desired MEA Support
Links to additional information from DOE related to federal tax credits
(Disclaimer: Please note that the Maryland Energy Administration cannot provide tax advice. If you have any tax questions, please contact a licensed tax professional.)
U.S. Department of Energy Summary of Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits for Consumers
Federal Inflation Reduction Act Solar Tax Credit Resources:
Elective Pay (sometimes known as “direct pay”) and Transferability refers to the options that tax-exempt and governmental entities can now use to benefit from clean energy tax credits. While the Maryland Energy Administration can not provide tax advice, more information on this topic from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be found here.
If you are interested in getting updates on these new federal IIJA or IRA programs, as well as other MEA energy programs, please follow MEA on social media at Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn.
If there are additional questions related to federal programs not addressed above, these Inquiries can be directed to federal.mea@maryland.gov.
