Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022: State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Competitive Grant Program
Posted by Golden Field Office
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022: State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Competitive Grant Program — is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003316 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.041, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 2, 2024 and last updated on January 14, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $5,000,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 15, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$250,000 -- $5,000,000
Close Date
January 15, 2025
Posted
April 2, 2024
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purposes of Modification 0003 are to: 1. Update sections I., V.D.i., and VII.B.xvii, Current and Pending Support document is a requirement of the full application. 2. Update percentages in section V.D.ii of the Statement of Work. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The purposes of Modification 0002 are to: 1. Extend the Letter of Intent submission deadline on FOA page 1; 2. Extend the Full Application submission deadline on FOA page 1; 3. Update the Expected Date for DOE Selection Notifications on FOA page 1; 4. Update the Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations on FOA page 1; and 5. Lower the Statement of Work page limit from 75 pages to 60 pages Reduce the Statement of Work (SOP) page limit from 75 ages to 60, as shown in FOA Section V.D.ii, to align with the table in that Section. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOA Modification 0001: The purposes of this modification are to: 1. Extend the Letter of Intent submission deadline on FOA page 1; 2. Revise the Letter of Intent submission process in FOA Section V.C; and 3. Increase the resume page limit in FOA Section V.D.iii. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Grants, also known as the Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) Program, seeks to accomplish three goals: (1) reduce the cost of training contractor employees by providing workforce development tools for contractors, their employees, and individuals including, but not limited to, subsidizing available training, testing certifications, and licenses for high-quality jobs; (2) provide testing and certifications of contractors trained and educated to install home energy efficiency and electrification technologies and deliver residential energy efficiency and electrification improvements; and (3) fund states to partner with nonprofit organizations to develop and implement a State sponsored workforce program that attracts and trains a diverse set of local workers to deliver the influx of new federally-funded energy efficiency and electrification programs—including the IRA-funded Home Efficiency Rebates Program, Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program (Home Energy Rebates Programs); and Energy Efficiency Home Improvement Credit. This program was established by Section 50123 of the Inflation Reduction Act. For this competitive program, DOE is making up to $40 million in TREC funds available to states, territories, and the District of Columbia to complement the previously announced TREC formula funding. Topic Area Description Topic Area 1: Training Small Contractor Firms State Energy Offices may use topic area one funding to train and certify small contractor firms and their employees to deliver energy efficiency and electrification improvements. DOE will fund States to support existing small contractor firms through training and certifications so that the contractor firm employees can deliver energy efficiency and electrification improvements eligible for rebates under the Home Efficiency Rebates Program or the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program. Topic Area 2: Innovative, Effective, and Equitable Workforce Development Programs State Energy Offices may use topic area two funding to implement innovative, effective, and equitable workforce development program models that deliver contractor training program curriculum. States can collaborate with nonprofit organizations to design/enhance and implement workforce development, training, certification, and employment programs that train, test, and certify underrepresented populations, new entrants to the workforce, youth ages 17-25, incumbent workers, displaced workers, and contractors to conduct home energy efficiency and electrification improvements under the Home Energy Rebates Programs. To view the full FOA Document and to register to apply for the FOA, go to Infrastructure eXCHANGE at https://infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov, the online application portal for the DOE Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP).
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Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
State Energy Program
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
TREC FOA Inbox <br/>TRECgrants@hq.doe.gov
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