# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) 40503: Energy Auditor Training

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003204-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil-40503-energy-auditor/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351589

> Golden Field Office offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $200,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 30 awards worth $40.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 12, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003204 |
| Agency | Golden Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 12, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | 30 |
| Total funding | $40.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.041 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

## What the grant funds

The purposes of Modification 0002 are to: 1) Update the expected submission deadline for replies to reviewer comments to 08/01/2024; 2) Further define ineligible applicants; 3) Added Energy Management Professional as a covered certification; 4) Updated the term “student” to “trainee” to be consistent with the terminology throughout the FOA; 5) Updated the word “will” to “may” to reflect accurate intention of DOE; 6) Clarified that DOE expects to make up to $36,000,000 of federal funding available for new awards; 7) Removed the term “Page Limit” in the header of the Energy Auditor Training Program Plan Content Requirements table; 8) Fixed an error so that the FOA properly reflects the language in 42 U.S.C. 18793(e)(1)(b), which states that “no more than 10 percent of grant funds will be used to pay the wages of a trainee during the period in which the trainee receives training and certification.” and 9) Removed Davis Bacon Act reporting as a requirement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The purposes of this Modification 0001 are to: 1) Extend the submission deadline for concept papers to 04/12/2024; 2) Extend the submission deadline for full applications to 07/12/2024; 3) Extend the expected submission deadline for replies to reviewer comments to 09/11/2024; 4) Extend the date for DOE selection notifications to 10/24/2024; and 5) Extend the date for DOE Timeframe for Award Negotiations to 01/31/2025.The Energy Auditor Training (EAT) Program will provide Grant funding to States for the purpose of training individuals to conduct energy audits, or surveys, of commercial and residential buildings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This program was established by Section 40503 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003204 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2024.

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) 40503: Energy Auditor Training?

Golden Field Office accepted applications from state and local governments.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) 40503: Energy Auditor Training?

Closed July 12, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.0 million each. About $40.0 million in total across about 30 awards.

### Who has won State Energy Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of California Energy Commission, Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida. The program made 488 awards worth $9.3 billion in that time.