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Lawrence staff: $147,000 DOE technical assistance active; $200,000 state planning funds pending commission approval
Summary
City sustainability staff said the Department of Energy (DOE) has resumed steps on the city’s EECBG technical assistance award and the state has offered roughly $200,000 in planning funds that would not require a local match; both items require follow‑up approval or paperwork before work begins.
City of Lawrence sustainability staff reported progress on two external funding opportunities that could finance climate planning and greenhouse‑gas work for the city.
Kathy Richardson, the city’s sustainability director, told the board the DOE’s EECBG (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant) allocation for Lawrence—$147,000—was awarded to the city in the form of technical assistance rather than a direct grant to hire consultants. “We had… the City of Lawrence had a hundred and 47,000 for EECBG,” Richardson said, and staff have routed the paperwork that now requires the city manager’s signature to finalize DOE paperwork. Richardson said the DOE is still hiring an administrator for the technical‑assistance program; once the administrator…
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