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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$82,782,050

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to COMMERCE, WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF

energyexpiring · 43d· period of performance ends in 43 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DESE0000127_089
Award description

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS (SCEP): INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022 (IRA) 50122. SCEP SEEKS TO PROVIDE INITIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FORMULA AWARDS THROUGH THE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION TO DOE OF HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM PLANS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN FUTURE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Provides planning and technical assistance to Washington State for administering federal home energy rebate programs under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sub-sectors
renewable-energyhome-energy-efficiencyinflation-reduction-act
Why this matters

Supports state capacity to deploy $82.8M in energy efficiency rebates, accelerating residential decarbonization and clean energy adoption.

Supply-chain signal

Will drive demand for HVAC, heat pump, insulation, and weatherization contractors and suppliers as states implement rebate programs.

U.S.–China competition angle

Positions U.S. residential energy efficiency market against Chinese clean-tech dominance; supports domestic supply chains for heat pumps and efficiency equipment.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002355.

Period of performance
Start
2024-07-01
End
2026-06-30
Status
expiring · 43din 43 days
Sources

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