Department of Energy · Energy · Public Facilities
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
Formula and competitive grants to local governments for energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy projects. Cities with population ≥35K typically receive direct formula allocations; smaller cities access via state pass-through or competitive tranches.
Whether your city can win this comes down to hard rules — population, designation, match capacity. Run your city and our AI checks it against the rules below in about 8 minutes.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $50K – $10M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Eligible entity
- U.S. cities & local governments
- Application window
- Formula entitlement is one-time application; competitive cycles periodic.
- Typical prep time
- 6–14 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IIJA §40552 (42 U.S.C. §17152 et seq.)
Who is eligible for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)?
These are the hard rules we check against. If one fails, the program is ineligible — the AI never overrides a rule.
- Cities are eligible applicants.
IIJA reauthorized EECBG after a multi-year dormancy. Formula tier requires pre-award notification. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
Run a city dossier and our AI cross-checks ACS demographics, 5-year USAspending award history, FEMA disaster history, and CEJST/Justice40 + HUD designations against this program's rules. You get a clear eligibility, strategic, and competitive answer — with the city's own hard evidence ready to anchor the narrative — instead of a generic match badge. And if it's a no-go, you'll know before you spend the month.
The dossier isn't the AI's guesswork — eligibility is decided by the rules, and the numbers come straight from official sources. The answer your reviewer will check line by line.
No credit card. 30-day trial, 3 dossiers, 1 seat.
Related programs
- Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grants (EPA)$200K – $5M
- Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) (EPA)$1M – $500M
- Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (EPA)$500K – $15M
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement (HUD)$500K – $30M
- Section 108 Loan Guarantee (HUD)$1M – $100M
- Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program (USDA Rural Development)$50K – $50M
Award ranges, match percentages, and windows are approximate.