DEEE0010665
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
District Geothermal Design and Deployment to Equitably Decarbonize Low Income Neighborhoods in Ann Arbor.
The project team proposes undertaking seven (7) main tasks, all geared toward implementing a geothermal district heating and cooling system that reduces thermal heating and cooling load by at least 75%, eliminates local energy burden, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 40%, and establishes a framework for how to advance local, family-sustaining jobs in the climate field.
Project Objectives:
The project team has one goal and four shared objectives:
Goal: Design and implement a geothermal district heating and cooling system that reduces thermal heating and cooling load by 75% in the project area, significantly helping the Bryant neighborhood become the first decarbonized existing low-income neighborhood in North America while improving the quality of life and health outcomes of existing and future residents.
To meet this goal, by fall 2024, the team will:
Objective 1: Design a district geothermal heating and cooling system that reduces thermal heating and cooling load by 75% and greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.
Objective 2: Design a district geothermal system that eliminates energy burden in a frontline, Justice40 neighborhood.
Objective 3: Create a strategy for scaling up good paying, family-sustaining jobs necessary to replicate this project in other areas of the city, region, and state.
Objective 4: Create a replicable model of both community engagement and geothermal design that can be scaled throughout the city and region.
The project team proposes undertaking seven (7) main tasks, all geared toward implementing a geothermal district heating and cooling system that reduces thermal heating and cooling load by at least 75%, eliminates local energy burden, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 40%, and establishes a framework for how to advance local, family-sustaining jobs in the climate field.
Project Objectives:
The project team has one goal and four shared objectives:
Goal: Design and implement a geothermal district heating and cooling system that reduces thermal heating and cooling load by 75% in the project area, significantly helping the Bryant neighborhood become the first decarbonized existing low-income neighborhood in North America while improving the quality of life and health outcomes of existing and future residents.
To meet this goal, by fall 2024, the team will:
Objective 1: Design a district geothermal heating and cooling system that reduces thermal heating and cooling load by 75% and greenhouse gas emissions by 40%.
Objective 2: Design a district geothermal system that eliminates energy burden in a frontline, Justice40 neighborhood.
Objective 3: Create a strategy for scaling up good paying, family-sustaining jobs necessary to replicate this project in other areas of the city, region, and state.
Objective 4: Create a replicable model of both community engagement and geothermal design that can be scaled throughout the city and region.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE OVERALL FOA OBJECTIVE IS TO SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF U.S. COMMUNITY COALITIONS THAT WILL DEVELOP, DESIGN, AND INSTALL COMMUNITY GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS THAT SUPPLY AT LEAST 25% OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY HEATING OR HEATING AND COOLING DEMAND IN COMMUNITIES WHERE CURRENT FUEL USE TO HEAT OR HEAT AND COOL HOMES AND/OR BUSINESSES RESULTS IN INCREASED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
ADDITIONAL FOA OBJECTIVES INCLUDE:
• SUPPORTING U.S. COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING ENERGY COSTS BROUGHT ON BY FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE
• INCREASING U.S. COMMUNITY ENERGY SYSTEM RESILIENCE FOR SECURE AND RELIABLE HEATING AND COOLING
• REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS
• SUPPORTING U.S. COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING A STRATEGY TO TRAIN AND EMPLOY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SYSTEM DESIGN AND TRADES NECESSARY TO BUILD, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN COMMUNITY GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Place of Performance
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
48108
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 11/30/24 to 11/01/28 and the total obligations have increased 1914% from $563,250 to $11,341,417.
City Of Ann Arbor was awarded
Geothermal Deployment for Low-Income Neighborhoods in Ann Arbor
Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010665
worth $11,341,417
from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Ann Arbor Michigan United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years 1 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/29/25
Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
11/1/28
End Date
Funding Split
$11.3M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$11.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for DEEE0010665
Transaction History
Modifications to DEEE0010665
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEEE0010665
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI NOT APPLICABLE
Awardee Classifications
City Or Township Government
Awarding Office
892434 GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE
Funding Office
892403 ENERGY EFFICIENCYRENEWABLE ENERGY
Awardee UEI
R9C4BRD4M7L9
Awardee CAGE
3RCP6
Performance District
MI-06
Senators
Debbie Stabenow
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
Budget Funding
Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0321) | Energy conservation | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $563,250 | 100% |
Modified: 9/29/25