U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Building Technology
State and Community Programs

The National Energy Conservation Policy Act (1978) established the Institutional Conservation Program, which provided energy conservation grants to schools and hospitals to improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce cost. Beginning in fiscal year 1996, this program was consolidated into the new State Energy Program, together with the State Energy Conservation Program. The new program is operated like the State Energy Conservation Program, with States having the flexibility to offer a wide range of activities, including energy efficiency projects of schools and hospitals. Private schools that qualified for assistance under the Institutional Conservation Program would also be eligible under the new program, if the State is including assistance to schools in its activities. To find out if your State is offering such activities, and to obtain information about State programs and/or applications, contact your State energy officer.

Further Information

• Link to information about the State Energy Program
  or telephone the U.S. Department of Energy at 202-586-4074.
• A list of State Energy Office phone numbers can be found on the U.S. Department of Energy's Web site.

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