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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$69,985,890

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE

energyexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-08-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DESE0000081_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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In plain English

Funds Colorado's planning and administration of federal home energy rebate programs under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sub-sectors
renewable-energy-rebatesstate-energy-programsinflation-reduction-act
Why this matters

Supports state capacity to deploy $70M in residential energy efficiency and electrification rebates, accelerating IRA implementation at the household level.

Supply-chain signal

Enables demand for heat pumps, insulation, and electric appliances by streamlining state rebate processing and consumer access.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reduces U.S. reliance on fossil fuels and builds domestic clean-energy manufacturing demand, countering China's dominance in solar and battery supply chains.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-03. Cost: $0.003076.

Period of performance
Start
2023-08-01
End
2026-04-30
Status
expired61 days ago
Sources

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