A sortable and filterable list and detailed summary of the funding programs and tax incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The spreadsheet uses, as a start, the list of IRA funding programs published by the White House (“federal summary”) as a complement to its IRA Guidebook. It builds off this federal summary by increasing the ability of users to sort and filter funding sources based on criteria such as sector, topic, funding eligibility, and funding type.

CPC Center’s new Direct Pay program is dedicated to supporting the communities who want to seize this opportunity. We’re providing the analysis, training, resources and tools that local champions and community organizers need to take action. One of the IRA’s most important provisions allows for tax-exempt entities like local governments, counties, cities, churches, schools, hospitals, public utilities, and community groups to apply for direct funding to deploy renewable energy projects. Check out our events and resources!

The Efficient and Healthy Schools Program (EHSP) aims to engage K-12 schools to improve energy performance and indoor air quality, with a focus on practical solutions involving HVAC and other technologies to reduce energy use and advance resilience. This program is led by the U.S. Department of Energy with technical support from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and New Buildings Institute.

USDOT published an updated version of the technical assistance resource Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making. Public involvement from the beginning and throughout a project’s lifecycle has the potential to help projects come to life faster and to better meet the needs of the community. This guide, first released in October 2022, provides a shared definition of meaningful public involvement and promising practices to help DOT funding recipients across all modes of transportation address barriers to inclusion in decision-making.

The Center for Public Enterprises released a financial model for elective pay. This financial model is the first publicly available demonstration of how much money public developers could actually earn if they financed green energy projects with elective pay. Users can customize it to their needs and assumptions, too. The report details how the model works, provides their assumptions, and highlights takeaways for policymakers and analysts looking to understand how the IRA has changed the American energy finance landscape. It also comes with an interactive simulator that showcases the tradeoffs between different crediting scenarios.

The Indiana Resilience Funding Hub (IRFH), jointly administered by ERI and the IU Center for Rural Engagement, helps Hoosier communities pursue federal funding opportunities for climate, energy, and resilience projects. The Hub, made possible by the Rural Climate Partnership and the Energy Foundation, is targeted at communities with fewer than 50,000 residents that lack the capacity to compete for grant funding on their own. IRFH will provide these communities with technical assistance and state-specific environmental expertise in the preparation and submission of competitive grant applications. The Hub aims to: guide smaller communities through an environmental needs assessment, provide data and solutions management, and support proposal development.

NARUC released an RFP - Support for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coordinated Grid Resilience Technical Assistance and Related Activities to provide robust technical assistance to states on coordinated grid planning efforts for strengthening energy resilience. This assistance will include new resources, training, meeting facilitation, and subject matter expertise to improve public utility commissions’ understanding of available processes and strategies to improve the resilience of the electric grid and reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events. Any questions about the RFP should be directed to Will McCurry at wmccurry@naruc.org

J40 has created this public airtable for technical assistance providers that contains a number of technical assistance resources.

The Minnesota GreenStep program is a challenge, assistance, and recognition program for cities, tribal nations, and schools working toward sustainability actions and outcomes. We provide technical assistance through a network of peers and assistance providers.

Greater Indiana is a standalone nonprofit focused on advancing communities with education and resources on alternative fuel vehicles. Our mission is to advance alternative, domestic fueled transportation including energy efficient technologies across all sectors in Indiana. Greater Indiana offers the following services: Fleet Analysis & Planning, Alternative Fuel Program Creation, Outreach, & Education, Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Project Coordination & Planning, Grant Writing Assistance, and Research Article Creation and Case Studies