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Goals:
Southface Energy Institute’s (SOUTHFACE) program goals include completing approximately 29 subrecipient projects (~10 per cycle) in the Southeast and Southern regions.

This program provides subrecipients with comprehensive building efficiency assessments and energy systems upgrades resulting in utility cost-savings and climate emission reductions.

Beyond savings, success includes developing beneficial partnerships with subrecipients, effectively engaging with the communities SOUTHFACE serves, and educating subrecipient staff on proper operation and maintenance of the subrecipient building systems installed to optimize energy efficiency long-term, once upgrades are complete.

Objectives and Outcomes:
SOUTHFACE will use an existing and proven program model, GOODUSE, to implement its Renew America’s Nonprofits program.

Over the last 15+ years, GOODUSE has helped over 500 nonprofit buildings across 31 states implement efficiency projects.

This grant will expand the GOODUSE program to include additional nonprofits located in historically marginalized communities, strengthen SOUTHFACE’s partnerships that can assist with community outreach or workforce training, and leverage additional foundation and corporate philanthropic support.

Southface Energy Institute

2023 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS AT NONPROFITS - BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) – RENEW AMERICA’S NONPROFITS THE OFFICE OF STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS IS ISSUING THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA), RENEW AMERICA’S NONPROFITS. AWARDS MADE UNDER THIS FOA WILL BE FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL). THIS FOA SEEKS APPLICATIONS THAT ADDRESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES, WHICH ENABLE SCALABLE IMPACTS, CREATE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEVERAGE FUNDING AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE. AS PART OF AND IN ADDITION TO UPGRADING AND MODERNIZING INFRASTRUCTURE, DOE’S BIL INVESTMENTS WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO BUILD A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY THAT ACHIEVES A ZERO-CARBON ELECTRICITY SYSTEM BY 2035, AND TO PUT THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO EMISSIONS ECONOMY-WIDE BY NO LATER THAN 2050 TO BENEFIT ALL AMERICANS. THE ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED UNDER THIS FOA SUPPORT BIL SECTION 40542 AND THE BROADER GOVERNMENT-WIDE APPROACH TO INVEST IN PROJECTS THAT ENABLE INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP MODELS, LEVERAGE FUNDING AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE, AND FOCUS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND ENERGY COMMUNITIES. DOE IS USING AN AGGREGATION MODEL TO ENHANCE THE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY OF NONPROFITS SEEKING ACCESS TO THIS FUNDING. UNDER THIS MODEL, DOE WILL AWARD 5-15 LARGER GRANTS TO NONPROFITS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS PRIME RECIPIENTS. THESE PRIME RECIPIENTS WILL ASSEMBLE AND SUPPORT A GROUP OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS IN THE FACILITIES OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ULTIMATELY, HUNDREDS OF NONPROFIT FACILITIES SHOULD BE REPRESENTED ACROSS THESE PROJECT BUNDLES.

81.086 - Conservation Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Department of Energy (DOE)

Atlanta Division, Georgia United States

City-Wide

2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Energy Improvements at Nonprofits - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Renew America’s Nonprofits (DE-FOA-0003066)