Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Program

Timeline:

» Review of applications submitted by deadline – April 2012

» Announcement of recipients – Mid to Late May 2012

Background

In 2011, Tennessee and other states were parties to a federal court settlement of an enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act that resulted in a consent decree with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).  A part of the Consent Decree obligates TVA to provide Tennessee $26.4 million to fund environmental mitigation projects. The funds are to be paid over 5 years or longer, with the first-year payment not to exceed $5.28 million. The Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is designated by the Governor as the lead state agency to develop and manage a process for selection and implementation of the environmental mitigation projects for Tennessee. TDEC announced the the Clean TN Energy Grant Program and a series of energy efficiency projects in state government on Jan. 11, at TDEC’s Nashville Environmental Field Office. Learn more.

 

  Purpose

The purpose of the Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Program is to select and fund projects that best result in a reduction of emissions and pollutants identified below. The Clean Tennessee Energy Program provides financial assistance to government agencies (state, local) utility districts, and private businesses/organizations in Tennessee to purchase, install, and construct energy projects that fit into one of the following eligible project categories:

     Cleaner Alternative Energy: biomass, geothermal, solar, wind

     Energy Conservation: Lighting, HVAC improvements, improved fuel efficiency, insulation, idling minimization

     Air Quality Improvement, including Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), Greenhouse Gases

 

Applicants must complete and provide the items listed below in their grant request:

     Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Program Application Form

     Project Proposal (maximum three pages)
       - Selection Criteria
       - Estimate of reductions and or air emissions

     Completed Budget Form

     Completed budget justification

Details for completing the items below are provided in the Application Manual.

When you have compiled all required documents return the final version with original signatures to the following address:

TDEC
ATTN: Kathy Glapa
401 Church Street
8th Floor, L&C Tower
Nashville, TN 37243

We recommend you make and keep a copy of all submitted documents for your records.