Energy Equity for Renters Technical Assistance Application

Applications for our Energy Equity for Renters technical assistance are due by Monday November 22, 2021. Applications must be submitted using this online form. You can download a copy of the application questions to guide your preparation here. We will announce our selections in December 2021 and will provide an estimated 125-150 hours of ACEEE staff support services to each participating community over the period of January 2022 – June 2023. For more background information on this opportunity, see our technical assistance overview. Please contact Stefen Samarripas using localpolicy@aceee.org with any questions regarding this application.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must meet these minimum requirements:

Lead applicant (the one completing this application) should be a local government.
Proposed technical assistance will support a policy or program designed to improve rental housing energy performance while preserving or expanding housing affordability.
Local government applicant must include information about at least one community-based organization partner (CBO) that serves historically marginalized populations and a letter of support from that partner.
Proposed technical assistance must contribute to an existing detailed policy or program work plan that is underway and on track to be completed or substantially advanced by June 2023.
Technical assistance would supplement current and/or planned activities.

The most competitive applicants will also have the following characteristics:

Planned or active rental energy performance policy and/or program development work aligns closely with actions steps outlined in ACEEE’s policy guide A New Lease on Energy. These include analyzing the rental market, engaging the community, weighing possible rental energy efficiency policy options, and building rental efficiency partnerships to implement these initiatives
Policy or program development has the potential to result in substantial energy and non-energy benefits (e.g. positive health outcomes, improved household finances, increased comfort) for renters.
Local government applicant submits letters of support from more than one CBO partner.
Local government applicant has a strong relationship with local housing department and other relevant rental housing market stakeholders.
Policy and/or program that proposed technical assistance supports is replicable in other communities across the United States.
Local government is taking an innovative approach to policy or program development.