Large Building Decarbonization Showcase Grant Program
Large Building Decarbonization Showcase Grant Program
Funding Overview:
Type: Reimbursement grant
Eligibility: Buildings covered under Building Performance Colorado (See Eligible Applicants for details)
Amount: $500,000 - $2 million per award; 50 - 65% of the implementation costs up to $2 million and 50% of planning costs up to $50,000 per award
Application Rounds: Request for Application (RFA) documents available September 15, 2025. Applications accepted September 30 - November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM MT. At least one additional round for implementation-only projects is expected in Summer 2026.
Background
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) designed the Large Building Decarbonization (LBD) Showcase Grant to resource, accelerate, and share example solutions that cost-effectively reduce large commercial building emissions. Through this program, CEO will distribute $35 million to achieve emissions reductions in large buildings by funding projects that are able to achieve compliance with their Building Performance Colorado (BPC) emissions reduction target before their deadline or reduce emissions beyond their selected target. Funding for this program comes from a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) implementation grant awarded to CEO in July 2024 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In Round 1 of the LBD Showcase, CEO will select awardees to maximize the emissions reduction potential and cost-effectiveness of measures. The selection of awardees will prioritize projects that are able to demonstrate a high level of readiness and leverage a significant amount of funding.
Contact Information:
Brittney VanCuran, brittney.vancuran@state.co.us
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Webinar and Office Hours
We will hold two webinars following the release of the RFA and prior to accepting applications to answer any questions and collect feedback from potential applicants. These webinars will take place from 11:30 AM MT - 12:30 PM MT and we will post the recordings here.
Register for the September 22, 2025 webinar
Register for the September 29, 2025 webinar
We will hold office hours weekly on Monday during the funding round from 11:30 AM MT - 12:30 PM MT beginning October 6, with the final office hour being held October 27.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants for the LBD Showcase include buildings that
- Are considered covered buildings under BPC
- Are compliant with the most recent year’s fees and benchmarking requirements
- Select, or plan to select, the Greenhouse Gas Intensity (GHGI) Target and pathway
- Demonstrate the ability to fund the remaining project costs after the LBD Showcase award is applied
Note: Building owners that have applied for and received non-covered building status will not be eligible to apply for LBD Showcase funding.
Eligible Projects
Applicants can request funding for planning costs or implementation costs in the first round. Proposed measures must result in the building achieving the selected 2030 GHG reduction target.
Planning Costs:
Eligible planning costs may include but are not limited to:
- Electrical design and planning
- Mechanical design and planning
- Energy audit that is at minimum an ASHRAE Level 2
- Administrative costs
All final design documents will be required at the completion of the planning phase before work on an awarded implementation project can begin.
Implementation Costs:
Eligible implementation costs may include but are not limited to:
- The electrification of fossil fuel based heating and water heating systems.
- The installation of high efficiency electric equipment for HVAC and heating systems.
- Installation of efficiency or electrification upgrades as identified in the completed emissions reduction assessment (see Additional Resources below).
- Installation of renewable energy and/or energy storage solutions onsite.
- The installation of innovative building technologies that result in an improved EUI and a decrease in the usage of fossil fuels.
- A commissioning report, which is required for installed equipment at the completion of the project.
- Administrative and indirect costs.
How to Apply
The RFA documents, including instructions on how to apply are available through the link below. CEO will accept applications starting September 30 until November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM MT.
View LBD Showcase Request for Application documents
Questions may be submitted through the form linked below.
LBD Showcase Question Submission Form
We will post frequently asked questions and answers as well as a running list of answers to questions received on this webpage during the application window.