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New Round of Funding for Maryland Commercial Energy Upgrades Available

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has several programs designed to support the commercial and industrial sector like our Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural (CI&A) program, which is a competitive grant that provides funding for deep energy retrofit projects at a wide range of facilities. Applications from the agricultural, commercial, industrial and non-profit sector are all welcome. The Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) program will be divided into three separate application periods to best support energy efficiency projects for agriculture, manufacturing, and businesses that may be in varying planning stages or at various stages of readiness due to COVID-19. 

Up to $1.65 million is available for in the FY21 CI&A program cycle, subject to availability. The budget will be divided between three application windows, see below. 

  • Round 1: $550,000 available for applications received in application period 1 from July 10 – September 10, 2020. Applications are due by 11:59 P.M. on September 10th. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis by an evaluation team. Award announcements will be made as applications are competitively selected for award. Download your application here.

  • Round 2: $550,000 available for applications received in application period 2 from September 11 –November 11, 2020. Applications are due by 11:59 P.M. on November 11th. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis by an evaluation team. Award announcements will be made as applications are competitively selected for award.
  • Round 3: $550,000 available for applications received in application period 3 from November 12 –January 12, 2021. Applications are due by 11:59 P.M. on January 12th. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis by an evaluation team. Award announcements will be made as applications are competitively selected for award.

If MEA does not award the full application period budget, any remaining funds will be added to the remaining application period’s budget, funding subject to availability.

The Blair Office Building, owned by Tower Companies is a seven-story boutique office building in Silver Spring received a CI&A grant from MEA for energy upgrades.

The Tower Companies used an MEA CI&A grant to achieve low-cost energy conservation measures at their Blair Office Building in Silver Spring, MD. The project yielded astonishing results, the initial $44,000 energy retrofit created a 20% reduction in energy costs equaling an annual energy cost savings of over $50,000; read more here.

For information on other business specific energy programs, click here. To learn about all our grants for the residential, state and transportation sectors, click here.