Considerations for Implementation

Technical Assistance and Partnerships with Regional Planning Agency

Useful Examples of Technical Assistance Programs Include:

• Wisconsin Municipal Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Program (MEETAP)
• Massachusetts' solicitation for Regional Planning Agencies to provide technical assistance services
• Massachusetts' competitive solicitation for communities to access technical assistance services from their Regional Planning Agency
• Pennsylvania’s partner ICLEI assists with greenhouse gas emissions calculations and creation of climate action plans

Grant Application & Review Procedure

• Pennsylvania: 8-10 question survey to confirm that applicants will be able to properly engage in the program after they are accepted into it

Data Systems

• Electronic document management
• Grantee reporting to State Energy Office
• State Energy Office Reporting to DOE

Recommended Tasks

• Grant solicitation
• Application review and awards
• Grant management
• Financial compliance and performance metric reporting
• Recognition of milestones by State Energy Office, Governor’s office, state legislative members