Applications are closed
Community Energy Plan Implementation Grant Program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) Community Energy Plan Implementation (CEPI) Grant Program will award eligible municipalities with funding up to $250,000 to implement clean energy projects in their respective communities.
Status
Applications are closed
Schedule
Application window closed on May 24, 2024.
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About the Program
The Community Energy Plan Implementation (CEPI) Grant Program is designed to complement the Community Energy Plan Grant (CEPG) Program and support municipalities in implementing high-priority, high-impact, practical, and cost-effective municipal projects supporting energy resilience, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
Eligible applicants must be a New Jersey municipal government with a completed and adopted community energy plan or equivalent plan. If program funds are remaining after all eligible projects are selected, an applicant may receive funding for one additional project.
Incentive Amounts
The program will award eligible municipalities with funding up to $250,000 to implement clean energy projects in their respective communities.
Overburdened Municipalities are eligible for additional funding and support through the CEPG and CEPI programs. Overburdened Municipalities have been identified based on the below criteria:
- The municipality has over 50% of its population living in an Overburdened Community (OBC) Census Block as defined by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157; and
- The municipality meets one or both of the following criteria (either A or a. Over 35% of the population is living under 200% of the poverty level according to U.S. Census 2021 ACS data; or
b. The municipality has a distress score of 40 or higher according to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) Municipal Revitalization Index (MRI)
To view a list of Overburdened Municipalities, click below:
Please note the application window for CEPI is now closed.