Leveraging New and Existing Federal Funding Opportunities for Building Upgrades

Learning Objectives By the end of this session you should have an understanding of: • The importance of upgrades for households with low incomes • New federal funding opportunities for building upgrades: • American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) • Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) • Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) • The challenges and li. [...] Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) Energy Efficiency State Energy Program Revolving Loan Fund Energy Efficiency and Capitalization Grant Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) • $500 million for states and • $250 million to provide • $550 million in block grants territories to enhance capitalization grants to to cities, communities, energy security, advance states to establish a states,. [...] territories, and state-led energy initiatives revolving loan fund under Indian tribes to develop, and maximize the benefits which the state shall promote, implement, and of energy efficiency provide loans and grants manage energy efficiency, for energy efficiency renewable energy, audits, upgrades, and conservation, and zero- retrofits to increase energy emission transportation efficiency and impr. [...] multiplied by 5 for projects meeting labor standards • The baseline standard is the ASHRAE 90.1 energy standard • tax deduction can be transferred from state and local governments, tribes, and nonprofits to the architects and designers of the energy efficiency improvements Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Green Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) • Administrator • U. [...] S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • Eligible Recipients • Owners of privately-owned, HUD-subsidized properties including Section 8, 202, & 811 • $1 Billion through September 2028 • $837.5M for grants and direct loans, including to subsidize up to $4B in direct loans • $120M for program administration • $42.5M to benchmark energy and water use for eligible properties • Eligible Us.