DESE0001445

COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS PITTSBURGH’S PARTNERSHIP FOR RESILIENT SCHOOLS (PPRS), THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH - HEREINAFTER PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PPS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WILKINSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT (WSD), GREEN BUILDING ALLIANCE (GBA), AND THE SELECTED ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY (ESCO) WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO 20 TOTAL SCHOOLS: 18 SCHOOL BUILDINGS ACROSS THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AND TWO IN THE ADJACENT BOROUGH OF WILKINSBURG. WHILE GENERALLY WELL-MAINTAINED, THE BUILDINGS NEED ENERGY AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM UPGRADES, PRESENTING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE NOTABLE ENERGY AND OPERATIONAL SAVINGS TO BOTH DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS BE INTEGRATED WITH FACILITY CONSOLIDATION AND MASTER PLANNING ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERWAY WITHIN BOTH DISTRICTS.

Board Of Public Education School District Of Pittsburgh

THE RENEW AMERICA’S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COMPETITIVELY SELECTS AND FUNDS ELIGIBLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AT PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS. THIS $500 MILLION PROGRAM IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INVESTMENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOLS, WITH A FOCUS ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES (LEAS). THE PROGRAM WILL HELP CREATE HEALTHIER LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, LOWER UTILITY COSTS, AND REDIRECT FUNDS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. PROPOSALS CONSIDERED UNDER THE 2024 RENEW AMERICA'S SCHOOLS PRIZE WILL SUPPORT A PORTFOLIO OF SCHOOLS THAT IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR RENEWABLE ENERGY UPGRADES. FUNDED IMPROVEMENTS WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES, ENERGY SAVINGS, AND/OR ENERGY COST SAVINGS. THE 2024 RENEW AMERICA’S SCHOOLS PRIZE CONSISTS OF THE PRIZE COMPETITION (PHASE 1) AND A SUBSEQUENT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (PHASE 2 AND PHASE 3). COMPETITORS SUBMITTING PROPOSALS SHOULD BE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE CAPACITY TO AGGREGATE AND MANAGE PORTFOLIOS OF SCHOOL FACILITIES TO RECEIVE ENERGY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS. COMPETITORS SHOULD CONSIDER LEVERAGING THE TEAMING PARTNER LIST, FOUND ON THE HEROX PRIZE PAGE, TO ADD ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE.

81.086 - Conservation Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Department of Energy (DOE)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States

City-Wide

BIL 2024 RENEW AMERICA’S SCHOOLS PRIZE TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (DE-FOA-0003325)