**FY24 Program Now Open**
Open Energy Grant Program
| The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is interested in receiving proposals that fall outside the range of its other ENERGY programs.
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| Decarbonizing Public Schools Pilot Program | Pilot grant program to help school districts expand their capacity to manage energy data to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions while designing for future high-performance schools.
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Resources for Maryland State Agencies
| Summary of incentives and technical assistance programs for State Agencies.
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Resilient Maryland
| Provides grants for the planning, design, and installation of microgrids, resilient facility power systems, and solar plus battery storage systems for resiliency hubs.
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Commercial Clean Energy Grant Program | Receive financial assistance to install solar photovoltaic, solar photovoltaic canopy, solar water heating, geothermal heat pump, and wind turbine systems. |
Energy Efficiency Equity Grant Program
| Local governments and non-profits can apply for competitive grants to enable energy efficiency projects that benefit low-to-moderate income Marylanders. Note: This program was formerly known as the Low-to-Moderate Income Energy Efficiency Grant Program. |
Solar Energy Equity Grant Program
| Local governments and non-profits can apply for competitive grants to enable solar PV projects that benefit Marylanders experiencing low income, or are members of Maryland's overburdened and underserved communities. Note: This program was formerly known as the Low Income Solar Grant Program.
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| Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program | Apply for a loan to identify and install energy conservation improvements. Beginning in FY20: Lawton loans are available to State agencies and supplants the now-closed State Agency Loan Program (SALP). |
| Maryland Energy Infrastructure Program (MEIP) | Programs designed to expand natural gas options to Maryland. |
Maryland Smart Energy Communities (MSEC)
| Designed to support local governments, state agencies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and communities as they engage in sustainable, long-term, clean energy policies and projects that lead to reduced energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions, increased cost savings, and robust clean energy and economic development.
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Streetlight and Outdoor Lighting Efficiency Grant Program
| Grant program to help elligible entities to defray the cost of replacing outdated, less efficient pole-mounted fixtures used for street lighting, etc.
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Public Facilities Solar Grant Program
| Program provides grants to public organizations for the installation of solar PV systems on existing infrastructure.
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Clean Energy and Community Development Pilot Grant Program
| Program to promote economic growth and development while reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change.
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Clean Energy for Local Governments Grant Program
| Program to support local and county governments as they engage in sustainable, long-term, clean energy policies and projects that lead to reduced energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions, increased cost savings, and robust clean energy deployment.
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Maryland Offshore Education and Wind Workforce Training Program
| Provides grant funding on a competitive basis to support new or existing workforce training centers and academic institutions expand their capabilities to support the State’s offshore wind workforce training and education efforts. |
