# State Energy Program (81.041)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

State Energy Program is run by Department of Energy. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $9.3 billion in 488 grants, about $19.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this program is to increase market transformation of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies through policies, strategies, and public-private partnerships that facilitate their adoption and implementation. It also facilitates state-based activities, such as: financing mechanisms for institutional retrofit programs; loan program and management; energy savings performance contracting; comprehensive residential programs for homeowners; transportation programs that accelerate use of alternative fuels; and renewable programs that remove barriers and support supply side and distributed renewable energy.
The program provides financial and technical assistance to State governments to create and implement a variety of energy efficiency and conservation projects in order to provide leadership to maximize the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy through communications and outreach activities, technology deployment, and accessing new partnerships and resources across the geographic panorama of the United States and its territories. The program’s objectives are:
* To reduce fossil fuel emissions created as a result of activities within the jurisdictions of eligible entities;
* To reduce the total energy use of the eligible entities; and
* To improve energy efficiency in the transportation, building, and other sectors.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $54.6 million | 56 |
| 2022 | $62.4 million | 89 |
| 2023 | $504 million | 138 |
| 2024 | $2.8 billion | 168 |
| 2025 | $5.9 billion | 284 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Comptroller of Public Accounts | Texas | $777 million |
| State of California Energy Commission | California | $649 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $380 million |
| New York State Energy Research & Development Authority | New York | $360 million |
| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | Illinois | $310 million |
| Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection | Pennsylvania | $292 million |
| Ohio Department of Development | Ohio | $281 million |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy | Michigan | $249 million |
| Georgia Environmental Finance Authority | Georgia | $243 million |
| Department of Conservation and Energy, State of Louisiana | Louisiana | $242 million |
| North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | North Carolina | $233 million |
| The Virginia Department of Energy | Virginia | $219 million |
| New Jersey Department of Treasury | New Jersey | $206 million |
| Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee | Tennessee | $194 million |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Washington | $185 million |
| Executive Office of State of Arizona | Arizona | $170 million |
| Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | $168 million |
| Missouri Department of Natural R | Missouri | $167 million |
| Department of Commerce Minnesota | Minnesota | $167 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources | Massachusetts | $164 million |