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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$73,086,125

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-09-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_DESE0000042_089
Award description

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, STATE AND COMMUNITY ENERGY PROGRAMS (SCEP): INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022 (IRA) 50121. SCEP SEEKS TO PROVIDE INITIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FORMULA AWARDS THROUGH THE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION TO DOE OF HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAM PLANS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN FUTURE HOME ENERGY REBATE PROGRAMS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds Massachusetts to plan and administer home energy rebate programs under the Inflation Reduction Act, enabling future distribution of federal efficiency incentives.

Sub-sectors
home-energy-rebatesstate-energy-programsinflation-reduction-act
Why this matters

Part of IRA's $8.8B state energy program; establishes infrastructure for residential efficiency upgrades nationwide, reducing household energy costs and emissions.

Supply-chain signal

Creates demand for HVAC, heat pump, insulation, and weatherization contractors; states must develop procurement frameworks for rebate administration.

U.S.–China competition angle

Accelerates U.S. domestic heat pump and efficiency equipment manufacturing to reduce reliance on imports; supports domestic supply chain resilience.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-02. Cost: $0.003093.

Period of performance
Start
2024-09-01
End
2027-08-31
Status
activein 414 days
Sources

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