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Application ResourcesThis page provides resources eligible entities may find useful in the preparation of their application for EECBG funding, including: model application materials, an EECBG Estimated Expected Benefits Calculator, and an Application Review Checklist. Model Energy Efficiency and Conservation StrategiesApplicants must submit an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EECS). Local governments and Indian tribes have the option of 1) submitting an EECS with their application, or 2) not later than 120 days after the effective date of the award. Local governments and Indian tribes, who choose to submit an EECS at the time of application, must use the format contained in Attachment D to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Units of local government and Indian tribes that do not intend to submit an EECS with their application must submit a Project Activity Sheet (Attachment B1) to reflect an activity under Area 1 (Development of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy). For more information on Project Activity Sheets, please see below. For more guidance on submitting an EECS after award, please see the FOA. State applicants must submit the EECS at the time of application. The format for the EECS for use by States is contained in Attachment E of the FOA. The Solution Center has developed Model EECSs tailored to the needs of cities, counties, Indian tribes, and states. These models provide guidance on the length and level of detail the Department of Energy (DOE) will be looking for when reviewing applications. The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader. Model Project Activity SheetsApplicants must submit a Project Activity Sheet for each activity they propose to undertake with their allocated funding. The format for the Project Activity Sheet is contained in Attachment B1 to the FOA. Each Project Activity Sheet must contain a brief description of the activity, as well as identify the market sectors being served and provide estimates for the anticipated number of jobs to be created and retained, amount of energy saved and/or renewable energy generated, reduction in emissions, and funds to be leveraged. (For more information on how to calculate anticipated project benefits, please see “EECBG Estimated Expected Benefits Calculator” below.) Applicants must also include the overall cost of the proposed project. The sum of budgets proposed in an applicant’s Project Activity Sheets should be equal to their total allocation. The Solution Center has developed model Project Activity Sheets for four of the EECBG eligible activities. The remaining eight will follow shortly. These models provide guidance on the length and level of detail DOE will be looking for when reviewing applications. For more information on developing projects, please see our Eligible Activities page to find best practices and resources for each of the 12 activities.
EECBG Estimated Expected Benefits CalculatorApplicants are required to estimate the numbers of jobs created, the energy saved, the amount of renewable energy installed, the greenhouse gas emissions reduced, and the amount of methane captured (if applicable) for each Project Activity Sheet submitted with their application. The Solution Center has developed an EECBG Estimated Expected Benefits Calculator was designed to assist grant applicants in developing these estimations. If an applicant believes it has an accurate methodology for calculating expected benefits, then it may choose to utilize its own methodology. In the absence of such a methodology, however, the Solution Center is providing a calculator that may be used in making these estimates.
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