Sustainable DC is the District’s plan to become the healthiest, greenest, most livable city for all residents. The original Sustainable DC Plan was released in 2013 and updated to Sustainable DC 2.0 in 2019. Now due for its next update, the Department of Energy and Environment and... Read More
This competition will award up to 60 grants to states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and eligible nonprofit recipients to expand the number of low-income and disadvantaged communities primed for distributed solar investment—enabling millions of low-income households to access affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy. Grantees... Read More
Energy Masters is an award-winning program that conserves energy and water. Join a community of volunteers who are passionate about helping neighbors reduce their carbon footprint, their energy and water consumption, and their utility bills. Energy Masters volunteers, after receiving specialized training, deliver hands-on conservation upgrades... Read More
Metro’s Cinder Bed Road Bus Division is transitioning to support an electric fleet, with the $104 million grant award from the Federal Transit Administration announced today. The funding will help Metro achieve its accelerated timeline to transition all nine bus garages and nearly 1600 buses... Read More
The Multifamily Energy Performance Programs Manager (Program Manager I) works on key programs related to energy use in multifamily buildings and associated building energy performance programs, with a strong focus on affordable housing. This position will serve as the primary support in the Department for multifamily building... Read More
Hop in the EV and hit the open road with us—the Better Climate Challenge Road Show is finally here! For Season One, our energy experts visited Nashville, TN, to see how our partners Nissan, Chemours, and Whirlpool are working to reduce their emissions by 50%... Read More
COG and the TPB actively support the efforts of our members and partners to pursue these opportunities by providing access to information on grant funding opportunities in the region. This online resource contains links to all funding programs offered through both IIJA and IRA. COG... Read More
The Climate Change Officer will possess a comprehensive understanding of a range of climate change and environmental sustainability issues. The ideal candidate will be adept at establishing strong working relationships with high-ranking legislative and executive officials within local government, private sector, and community organizations in... Read More
In this episode of Think Regionally, host Robert McCartney speaks with DC Water VP Salil Kharkar, WMATA Climate Resilience Program Manager Mark Nystrom, and Charles County Resilience Authority Executive Director Stacy Schaefer on cross-sector strategies to build climate resilience to protect our communities and infrastructure.... Read More
Sustainable Maryland, in a new partnership with Pepco, will offer Sustainable Communities Grant awards to eligible municipalities and nonprofit organizations. This program will provide $60,000 support to fund environmental stewardship projects and $40,000 for community resilience projects across the Pepco service area in Montgomery County,... Read More