Funding Opportunities
Terner Labs | Builders Lab
The Builders Lab, a new program lead by Terner Labs, works with emerging leaders in architecture, engineering, construction and hardware manufacturing to scale effective and sustainable methods of housing delivery across the U.S. Cohort members will receive expert coaching, networking opportunities with innovative industry peers, and an international study tour. Manufacturers, fabricators, SaaS companies, and other construction industry innovators are encouraged to apply.
Due Date: 2 August, but early application submissions are strongly encouraged
MassCEC | BETA: Project Planning
The Building Electrification and Transformation Accelerator (BETA): Project Planning is a MassCEC initiative that will provide free in-depth building audits to support a selection of commercial building owners in planning electrification and decarbonization retrofits. These custom plans will be utilized to create a robust set of market resources that support pathways towards full commercial building electrification.
Due Date: Rolling until target number of participants selected
MassCEC | RFI: Climatetech Test & Demo Sites
MassCEC seeks to better understand potential barriers to accessing climatetech test and demonstration sites across the state. Input is specifically sought from: prior, current, and future users of climatetech test and demonstration sites (e.g., cleantech startups); operators of climatetech test and demonstration sites; and ecosystem builders. Responses to this RFI will help inform MassCEC’s future programming and service offerings to support climatetech-driven economic development.
Due Date: 22 July
DOE | Technology Commercialization Fund Open Voucher Call
This $2.1 million new opportunity created by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transition and the Technology Commercialization Fund will connect the public with technical assistance from researchers at DOE National Laboratory Facilities. A select number of $100,000 technical assistance vouchers, which are redeemable at one of eight National Laboratories and must be used within a one-year period, will be awarded to innovators with ideas for advancing energy, sustainability, or other lab-supported initiatives.
Due Date: 3 October 2024
MassCEC | BETA: Commercial Buildings Pilot
The Building Electrification and Transformation Accelerator (BETA): Commercial Buildings Pilot is a MassCEC initiative that will provide free in-depth building audits to support a selection of commercial building owners in planning electrification and decarbonization retrofits. These custom plans will be utilized to create a robust set of market resources that support pathways towards full commercial building electrification.
Due Date: Rolling until target number of participants selected
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DOE | New Resources for States and Other Stakeholders
DOE has released resources to help states implement and evaluate their Home Energy Rebates and help stakeholders get their questions answered. The recommendations in this document provide high-level guidance to states as they plan and implement their own evaluations. These recommendations provide an overview and best practices of evaluations and recommended studies, including timing, objectives, and recommended evaluation tasks.