Considerations for Implementation
Technical Assistance and Partnerships with Regional Planning Agency
Useful Examples of Technical Assistance Programs Include:
- Wisconsin Municipal Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Program (MEETAP)
- Massachusetts’ solicitation for Regional Planning Agencies to provide technical assistance services
- Massachusetts’ competitive solicitation for communities to access technical assistance services from their Regional Planning Agency
- Pennsylvania’s partner ICLEI assists with greenhouse gas emissions calculations and creation of climate action plans
Grant Application & Review Procedure
- Pennsylvania: 8-10 question survey to confirm that applicants will be able to properly engage in the program after they are accepted into it
Data Systems
- Electronic document management
- Grantee reporting to State Energy Office
- State Energy Office Reporting to DOE
Recommended Tasks
- Grant solicitation
- Application review and awards
- Grant management
- Financial compliance and performance metric reporting
- Recognition of milestones by State Energy Office, Governor’s office, state legislative members