Qualifying businesses, tax-exempt organizations or entities such as state, local and tribal governments can take advantage of certain tax credits even if they don’t have taxable income through new elective payment and transfer options. These options can be applied to certain clean energy and manufacturing credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and CHIPS Act.

A wide range of clean fuel tax credits and clean energy tax credits can be taken directly through the system for cities, governments and nonprofits. ...

The DOE Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program) aims to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work.  Communities LEAP seeks to facilitate sustained community-wide economic empowerment through clean energy, improve local environmental conditions, and open the way for other benefits primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work.

Who is eligible? Low-income, high ...

On November 16, 2023, Virginians for High Speed Rail (VHSR), the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), RVA757 Connects, Greater Washington Partnership (GWP) and New River Valley (NRV) Passenger Rail shared the report, “Virginia Passenger Rail: Keys to Further Success,” a comprehensive examination of the current state of passenger rail in Virginia and a roadmap for its ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have just released the 2024 Fuel Economy Guide. The Guide provides detailed fuel economy estimates for model year 2024 light-duty vehicles, along with estimated annual fuel costs and other information for prospective car buyers. 

The 2024 Fuel Economy Guide will be ...

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 authorizes EPA to offer rebates to replace existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models. The 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates process includes SAM.gov account registration, rebate application submission, review and selection by EPA, selectees will then submit purchase orders to request payment and then receive payment, which ...

Up to $100 million in funding available

The Federal Highway Administration released the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on September 13, 2023. The NOFO is funded through an annual 10 percent set-aside from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.  The fiscal year (FY) 2022/2023 funding amount for this NOFO is ...

Has your community, fleet or facility been working to reduce its environmental footprint? Do you have a stellar sustainability initiative? Emission reduction for health, for local energy savings? Energy transition to cleaner domestic fuels? Did you develop an innovative strategy that benefited the environment? 

Consider applying for the 2024 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards acknowledge successful and innovative ...