Local Grant Development Assistance

The Local Grant Development Assistance program offers technical support to municipalities, nonprofits, and partnerships seeking funding for infrastructure and clean energy projects. This initiative aims to enhance community resilience, ensure reliable utility access for the next 40 years, and improve the reliability of the energy grid, while reducing emissions from energy production. Eligible entities can also apply for matching funds through the State Competitiveness Matching Fund Program.

Through the Local Grant Development Assistance program, we provide free technical assistance and support to municipalities, nonprofits, cooperative utility companies, and unique public or private partnerships that serve the region to apply for state, federal, and private grant funds related to infrastructure improvements and clean-energy production and storage. Entities that have applied for grants under this program or intend to apply are eligible to apply for matching funds through the State Competitiveness Matching Fund Program.
The goals of the program are to ensure:

• Our communities are more resilient to future weather-related stresses.
• Residents have reliable access to utility services through the next 40 years and beyond.
• Our region’s energy grid becomes more reliable.
• The overall level of emissions from the region’s energy production is reduced.