Energy Code Adoption and Enforcement Grant
Funding to help municipal governments adopt and comply with minimum energy codes.
Funding Overview:
Eligibility: Local Governments
Amount: $2.84 million total
Program Length: July 2023 until funds are expended
Funding cycle: Quarterly; Current application round closes May 30, 2025
Meeting Colorado’s Building Energy Code Standards
Colorado sets standards to reduce energy usage based on the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The IECC is a global standard adopted by most of the United States that includes provisions for residential and commercial buildings. Because municipalities and local governments are required to adopt energy codes when they update their building codes, the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) offers funding to offset the cost of adoption of the IECC or an equivalent code, the state's model electric ready and solar ready code or an equivalent code, and the model low energy and carbon code (once published).
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Eligible Applicants
- Local governments
- Partnerships of local governments
- Councils of governments or non-profit organizations applying on behalf of local governments
Please review the Request for Applications for grant amounts per applicant type.
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Eligible Projects
The Energy Code Adoption & Enforcement Grant Program supports the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of:
- The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
- The 2024 IECC
- Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code
- Model Low Energy and Low Carbon Code (once published)
- A different code that meets or exceeds the energy performance of the previously listed codes
Funding may be used to cover the cost of a variety of services, including:
- Technical consultants
- Cost, energy savings, and/or emissions reduction analyses
- Staff time
- Outreach and engagement activities
- Training and workforce development
- Compliance planning, review, and verification
- Improvements to the code enforcement process
- Pilots or planning of innovative enforcement and compliance tools
Visit the Energy Code Requirements and Toolkit page to learn more about the different types of energy codes.
How to Apply
Application materials are available to download below. Materials include the Request for Applications, a Budget Template with example budget lines, a Sample Emissions Reduction Calculation, a Sample Attestation Form, the Disproportionately Impacted Community Determination Guidance document, and responses to inquiries.
Energy Code Adoption & Enforcement Grant Application Materials
Please email your completed application to Adam Berry, adam.berry@state.co.us, no later than May 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM MT.
Note: The Request for Applications document is subject to change between each application review period. Please be sure to check this webpage for the most recent version.
Additional funding rounds will be available in the future. More details to come.
Q&A Period
Applicants may submit questions about the grant program online through the form linked below.
Submit Questions
CEO will answer questions on a rolling basis in the document linked below.
View Q&A Responses
Energy Code Funding Virtual Regional Meetings
The Colorado Energy Office is holding a virtual regional meeting for Southwest, Eastern Plains, and South Central Colorado communities on June 6, 8:00 - 10:00 AM MT. Attendees will learn about the energy code funding available, hear lessons learned from others that have utilized CEO's resources, and have an opportunity to provide feedback on the grant program. We will reserve time for Q&A to discuss opportunities and barriers to energy code adoption and enforcement.
Register for the Energy Code Funding Virtual Meeting
Additional Resources
Don’t have time or resources to apply for this grant? Contact NORESCO, our technical assistance vendor, for grant-writing assistance!
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