State Energy Program
The State Energy Program provides financial and technical assistance to states through formula and competitive grants. States use their formula grants to develop state strategies and goals to address their energy priorities. Competitive grant solicitations for the adoption of energy efficiency/renewable energy products and technologies are issued annually based on available funding. States provide a 20% match under SEP annual formula allocations. SEP emphasizes the state's role as the decision maker and administrator for the program activities within the state. The energy offices in each state and territory are a vital resource for delivering energy benefits, addressing national energy goals, and coordinating energy-related emergency preparedness across the nation.
Quick Links
- Stimulating Energy Efficiency Action in States
- Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Investment Program
- Historic Preservation Programmatic Agreements
- Davis-Bacon and other Recovery Act Documents
- Draft Recovery Act Reporting Program Guidance
The 2009 Recovery Act and the State Energy Program 
SEP will distribute $3.1 billion of funding to the states and U.S. territories under the 2009 Recovery Act.
Recovery Act Program Guidance
Find DOE program guidance to documents to the SEP grant recipients in the states and U.S. overseas territories dealing with funding under the 2009 Recovery Act.
Technical Assistance
DOE provides states and U.S. territories with technical assistance on how to use Recovery Act funding to improve their energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
- Solution Center
The home for technical assistance resources for recipients of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants and State Energy Program grants - Technical Assistance Project for State and Local Officials
States and U.S. territories take advantage of quick, short-term access to technical experts at DOE national laboratories
