DESE0001545
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Specific project goals include:
Goal 1: Achieve a site electricity usage reduction of ~2,100 GWH (~70% site electricity reduction) for Hawai'i’s commercial buildings falling under the covered buildings list of this BPS policy in the next 30 years (2054), with an interim target of ~900 GWH of site electricity usage reduction (~30% site energy use reduction) by 2045.
These goals are based on the 2022 State of Hawai'i Energy Data and Trends Report as published by the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and shall serve as the comparative baseline for future tracking of this goal.
Goal 2: Capacity building within the Hawai'i State Energy Office and local jurisdictional energy/sustainability/resiliency offices to support the development, implementation, and compliance aspects of this project.
Goal 3: Develop a highly skilled workforce of trades and design personnel focused on the buildings sector to support the implementation of this project.
Specific project objectives (per budget period, if applicable):
Budget Period 1: BPS development and adoption
BP1, Objective 1: Stakeholder and community engagement
BP1, Objective 2: BPS development
Budget Period 2:
BP2, Objective 1: BPS development (contd.)
BP2, Objective 2: Legislative approval for BPS development
Budget Period 3:
BP3, Objective 1: Workforce training and development
BP3, Objective 2: Develop early adopter incentive program
Budget Period 4:
BP4, Objective 1: BPS compliance and enforcement
BP4, Objective 2: Technical assistance for compliance in DACS
Budget Period 5:
BP5, Objective 1: BPS modernization/updating initiatives
BP5, Objective 2: Hawai'i BPS impacts study/characterization
Goal 1: Achieve a site electricity usage reduction of ~2,100 GWH (~70% site electricity reduction) for Hawai'i’s commercial buildings falling under the covered buildings list of this BPS policy in the next 30 years (2054), with an interim target of ~900 GWH of site electricity usage reduction (~30% site energy use reduction) by 2045.
These goals are based on the 2022 State of Hawai'i Energy Data and Trends Report as published by the Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and shall serve as the comparative baseline for future tracking of this goal.
Goal 2: Capacity building within the Hawai'i State Energy Office and local jurisdictional energy/sustainability/resiliency offices to support the development, implementation, and compliance aspects of this project.
Goal 3: Develop a highly skilled workforce of trades and design personnel focused on the buildings sector to support the implementation of this project.
Specific project objectives (per budget period, if applicable):
Budget Period 1: BPS development and adoption
BP1, Objective 1: Stakeholder and community engagement
BP1, Objective 2: BPS development
Budget Period 2:
BP2, Objective 1: BPS development (contd.)
BP2, Objective 2: Legislative approval for BPS development
Budget Period 3:
BP3, Objective 1: Workforce training and development
BP3, Objective 2: Develop early adopter incentive program
Budget Period 4:
BP4, Objective 1: BPS compliance and enforcement
BP4, Objective 2: Technical assistance for compliance in DACS
Budget Period 5:
BP5, Objective 1: BPS modernization/updating initiatives
BP5, Objective 2: Hawai'i BPS impacts study/characterization
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) IS BEING ISSUED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)’S STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAM (SCEP) UNDER IRA SECTION 50131, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF BUILDING ENERGY CODES. THE GOAL OF THIS FOA IS TO IMPROVE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS; INCREASE BUILDING CODE EFFECTIVENESS; PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR ADOPTING UPDATED BUILDING ENERGY CODES, ZERO ENERGY CODES, AND STRETCH CODES; EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS; IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF BUILDINGS; AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Honolulu,
Hawaii
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Business, Economic Development And Tourism, Hawai'I Department Of was awarded
Hawai'i BPS Project: Energy Reduction & Workforce Development
Project Grant DESE0001545
worth $18,169,099
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Honolulu Hawaii United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) Assistance for the Adoption of the Latest and Zero Building Energy Codes.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 12/26/24
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$18.2M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$18.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DESE0001545
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
892434 GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE
Funding Office
892414 OFFICE OF STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS (SCEP)
Awardee UEI
FXW3PQB45AU7
Awardee CAGE
3REB1
Performance District
HI-01
Senators
Mazie Hirono
Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz
Modified: 12/26/24