CERTs Technical Assistance for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Project
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The Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs), via the University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (U of M Regional Partnerships) and Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC), seek to provide limited financial assistance for energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects requiring technical assistance.
Project funding can support technical assistance services (i.e., labor costs), such as consultant, design professional, installer or student labor, for projects in one of the following six Minnesota CERT regions: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest and West Central.
Funding Details
The primary objectives of this funding project are to:
- Encourage the implementation of community-based energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in CERT regions.
- Provide a forum for community education about energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and their economic, ecological and community benefits.
Funding for these projects is provided through: (1) the Minnesota Department of Commerce and (2) the Blandin Foundation.
Regional funding availability for July 2008 - June 2009:
Each region has its own pool of funding - in most regions this is $25,000 - available for technical assistance to catalyze community energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Generally each team plans to fund projects in the $5,000 range, however, should a larger project best help a team achieve its goals, that team may consider funding at an increased level. Projects approved for funding must be completed by June 1, 2009.
Please submit proposals for funding/questions for the Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and West Central teams to:
Lissa Pawlisch and Joel Haskard, Clean Energy Resource Team Coordinators
612/624-2293 and 612/625-8759 paw10048@umn.edu and haska004@umn.edu
Please submit proposals for funding/questions for the Southwest team, to:
Annette Bair, Southwest Clean Energy Resource Team Coordinator
507/836-8547 ext 101 phydev@swrdc.org
CERT Project Funding Application Form
Posted: March 27th, 2008
