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Mayor Rawlings-Blake Announces Recipients of the Community Energy Savers Grant
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was joined by Councilman Carl Stokes, Theodore Atwood, acting director of the Department of General Services, Beth Strommen, director of the Office of Sustainability, Joann Levy, executive director of the Women’s Housing Coalition, and community leaders to announce the recipients of the first round of Community Energy Savers Grants. Ms. Levy’s organization is one of 43 groups that will receive a grant to help nonprofits conserve energy and raise energy awareness in their communities.
“With this funding, nonprofit organizations throughout the city will have an opportunity to learn about low-cost and no-cost steps that can bring about additional energy savings—and we all know that saving energy means saving dollars,” said Mayor Rawlings-Blake.
The City has allotted $1 million to this grant program from a $6.37 million energy stimulus package previously awarded to the City’s Department of General Services. The grant is designed to empower nonprofits in Baltimore to conserve energy and raise energy awareness. The dollars saved on utility costs can be used by grant recipients to provide increased services to the Baltimoreans they serve. Applicants submitted proposals which met grant criteria in areas including predicted energy savings, potential to enhance economic and community development, and the ability to leverage government, non-profit, utility, and private sector resources for increased impact and longevity of results.
Grants are available in three energy categories: technical assistance for energy audits, upgrades/retrofits to increase energy efficiency, and education and outreach for energy savings. Those interested may still apply for the two remaining grant rounds. Applications are due on December 8, 2010 and March 23, 2011.
In addition to Community Energy Savers Grants for nonprofits, the Department of General Services is funding 16 other projects from this stimulus funding. Sixty-percent of these projects are community-related and include supplementing the efforts of energy programs in City agencies including Baltimore Housing’s weatherization and home energy conservation programs, funding the expansion of the Baltimore Neighborhood Energy Challenge (BNEC) in the City Planning Department, and providing retrofits for City facilities. The agency funded 50 energy-related summer jobs through the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s YouthWorks program.
A complete list of grant recipients as well as grant applications and information are available on the web in the Community Energy Savers Grants section on the baltimorecity.gov website or www.baltimoresustainability.org(External Link).
Community Energy Savers Grant Recipients:
Type 1 Grants: For Technical Assistance for Energy Audits
American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM)
Baltimore Area Assoc. of Supportive Housing (BAASH)
Baltimore Child Abuse Center
Baltimore Freedom Academy Foundation
Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA)
Baltimore Theatre Project
Catholic Charities
Creative Alliance
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Fells Point Corner Theatre
Foundation for Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Gilman School
Jubilee Baltimore
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
Northwood Appold Community Academy (NACA)
Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church
Oheb Shalom Congregation of Baltimore City
Park Heights Community Health Alliance (PHCHA)
Patterson Park Public Charter School (PPPCS)
Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland
Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
St. Francis of Assisi
St. John’s of Baltimore City United Methodist Church
Tuerk House
Unity Properties
Village Learning Place
Women's Industrial Exchange
Type 2 Grants: Upgrades and Retrofits to Increase Energy Efficiency
1000 Friends of Maryland
A Step Forward
Baltimore Children's Museum Inc.
Caroline Friess Center
Govans Ecumenical Development Corp. (GEDCO)
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (HEBCAC)
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Maryland Science Center
Maryland SPCA
National Aquarium
Women’s Housing Coalition
Type 3 Grants: Education and Outreach for Energy Savings
Chesapeake Covenant Community
Civic Works
Neighborhood Design Center
Reservoir Hill Improvement Council
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