Funding Opportunities

Region 6 Energy Management Workshop, Energy Assesment, and Assistance in Development of an Energy Management Plan

EPA Region 6 is soliciting proposals from universities with an accredited 4 year engineering program to assist water and wastewater utilities improve energy efficiency using funds dedicated for energy management activities. Our objective for the use of these funds is to provide: (1) an energy management workshop on pumping efficiencies and demonstration of a pumping system assessment tool; (2) conduct one energy assessments at a water utility and one energy assessment at a wastewater plant with an emphasis on pumping systems, and (3) assist EPA Region 6 conduct 4 quarterly meetings to assist water and wastewater utilities develop an energy management plan. Funding available for these projects is $70,000.

Proposals are due no later than 5PM on December 30, 2011.

Please visit the Request for Proposals, or contact Sondra McDonald, for additional information.