Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACF OCS EE 0081
The Community Economic Development (CED) Focus on Energy Communities grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS). It is designed to help communities that have been hit hard by changes in the fossil fuel economy, including areas tied to coal, oil, gas, and power plants. These "energy communities" are defined broadly as places that have experienced job losses or economic disruption due to fossil fuel industry declines, as well as communities that remain heavily dependent on fossil fuel energy production or distribution. The intent is to support practical, locally driven economic transition efforts that rebuild employment and stabilize local economies while also addressing environmental and public health challenges linked to legacy energy infrastructure.
Funding under this opportunity totals about $3.2 million, with an expectation of making roughly four awards. Individual grants can be as large as $800,000 (the award ceiling). The program is part of the CED portfolio (CFDA 93.570) and falls under the federal activity category of income security and social services, reflecting its emphasis on job creation, economic mobility, and community well-being. The funding instrument is a standard grant, and the opportunity is classified as discretionary, meaning awards are competitive and based on application quality and fit with program priorities rather than formula allocation.
Eligible applicants are Community Development Corporations (CDCs), with eligibility referenced in the opportunity materials as "Others (see additional information on eligibility)," indicating that applicants should confirm they meet the CDC requirements and any other conditions described in the full notice. Conceptually, this program is oriented toward organizations with deep community roots and the ability to plan and execute real economic development projects that produce measurable employment outcomes.
The projects supported are meant to be concrete economic development initiatives, particularly those that create or expand businesses in energy communities. A key emphasis is on business activity that reduces harmful emissions and mitigates environmental damage tied to existing or abandoned infrastructure. In practice, that can include enterprises that address pollution from old industrial sites, reduce toxic substance releases, cut greenhouse gas emissions, or otherwise prevent environmental harm that can threaten community health and safety. At the same time, the opportunity is not limited to environmental businesses alone: projects can also employ workers from energy communities while focusing on a wide range of other industries. This leaves room for communities to pursue different transition pathways based on local needs, such as manufacturing, construction-related trades, remediation services, clean energy supply chains, or other sectors that can generate stable employment.
The overall policy goal is straightforward: generate good-paying jobs, accelerate economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support workers and families affected by energy-sector shifts. In other words, it is not just about launching businesses for their own sake, but about using business development as a tool for community transition, workforce stability, and improved environmental conditions in places that have carried a disproportionate share of the economic and environmental burden of fossil fuel dependence.
Administratively, this specific funding notice was created on July 29, 2022, with an original application deadline of August 29, 2022. Applications were required to be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date. The opportunity number is HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081, which applicants would use to locate the official notice and application instructions, confirm eligibility details, and review required project narratives, budgets, and reporting expectations.Apply for HHS 2022 ACF OCS EE 0081
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OCS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.570.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 29, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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