DESE0001546
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Several offices within the City of Baltimore, which include the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Department of Planning Office of Sustainability, and Department of General Services, have come together to develop and adopt a Building Performance Standard (BPS) in addition to the State BPS.
This will contribute to their greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, as well as provide an opportunity for workforce training.
Baltimore City is a home-rule jurisdiction within the State of Maryland.
The proposed project includes benchmarking and stepwise actions towards the city’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.
The city’s objectives for Baltimore’s BPS project are to:
• Evaluate and audit current code adoption, knowledge, and enforcement efforts
• Design, develop, and adopt a local BPS
• Educate building owners on building performance and state and local requirements
• Provide workforce training through contract support and to build up compliance enforcement capability
• Support local workforce development
• Provide increased support to property owners in disadvantaged neighborhoods to understand and comply with the BPS code.
This will contribute to their greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, as well as provide an opportunity for workforce training.
Baltimore City is a home-rule jurisdiction within the State of Maryland.
The proposed project includes benchmarking and stepwise actions towards the city’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.
The city’s objectives for Baltimore’s BPS project are to:
• Evaluate and audit current code adoption, knowledge, and enforcement efforts
• Design, develop, and adopt a local BPS
• Educate building owners on building performance and state and local requirements
• Provide workforce training through contract support and to build up compliance enforcement capability
• Support local workforce development
• Provide increased support to property owners in disadvantaged neighborhoods to understand and comply with the BPS code.
Awardee
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
Baltimore,
Maryland
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
City Of Baltimore was awarded
Baltimore BPS Project: Greenhouse Gas Reduction & Workforce Training
Project Grant DESE0001546
worth $10,000,000
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Baltimore Maryland 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
$10.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DESE0001546
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI NOT AVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
City Or Township Government
Awarding Office
892434 GOLDEN FIELD OFFICE
Funding Office
892414 OFFICE OF STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS (SCEP)
Awardee UEI
CN6MMSGHNJ39
Awardee CAGE
3YRR5
Performance District
MD-07
Senators
Benjamin Cardin
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
Modified: 12/26/24