Open — proposals due December 1, 2026; controlling submission documents are in CTsource solicitation DEEP-2027-003-SW
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
<p>Connecticut DEEP's 2026 Energy Resilience Construction Grant Program is open through December 1, 2026, with up to $24 million in combined state and federal funding and grants from $10,000 to $6 million. The current DEEP program page does not publish an exact submission clock time or time zone and directs applicants to CTsource solicitation DEEP-2027-003-SW for the controlling RFP and supporting documents.</p>
Required next actionRetrieve the current CTsource package for solicitation DEEP-2027-003-SW and verify the controlling RFP, all addenda and Q&A, any mandatory Letter of Intent, exact deadline clock time and time zone, submission method, required attachments, scoring rules, cost-match mechanics and material restrictions. Keep this record in draft and do not begin outreach or package execution until those controlling requirements are verified from the authoritative solicitation package.
Open — Block 4
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Massachusetts DOER’s Regional School District Decarbonization Grant Block 4 is open through March 5, 2027 at 4:00 PM. Eligible Massachusetts regional school districts may seek up to $250,000 for qualifying electrification projects, subject to remaining program funds and the required pre-application Statement of Interest process.
Required next actionEligible Massachusetts regional school districts should first submit the Superintendent-signed Statement of Interest to Green.Communities@mass.gov and Caitlin.Hart@mass.gov, allowing at least 30 days before the application deadline. After DOER issues a notice to proceed, obtain compliant vendor quotes and submit through the EEA Grants Management System. The program generally requires a 25% project-cost share after incentives, so do not advance an applicant submission without Marc approval unless a verified applicable Climate and Economic Justice adder or other controlling waiver eliminates that cost share.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 12, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Massachusetts DOER competitive clean-energy funding for designated Green Communities, including energy-efficiency and decarbonization projects in municipal buildings, facilities, and schools. The current fall block closes October 9, 2026.
Required next actionConfirm the municipality is a designated Green Community in good standing, complete the Annual Report, close prior designation/competitive grants with final reports and site inspection, identify eligible municipal or school-building energy projects, confirm the applicable community-match requirement and any special-status reduction under the controlling PON, and submit the Fall 2026 block before October 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM.
Readiness gate closed — full application phase for qualified schools
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 11, 2026 after 5:00 PM CDT
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Minnesota Department of Commerce funding for eligible K-12 districts, Tribal Contract Schools, cooperative districts, and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to purchase and install solar energy systems.
Required next actionThe Round 2 Readiness Assessment closed September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT. Do not initiate new Round 2 applicant outreach. Schools that timely submitted and are deemed ready may proceed to the Full Grant Application due January 11, 2027; monitor Commerce eligibility notifications and current RFP materials.
Open — rolling October 1 through September 30; RUS accepts applications year-round
Atlas Opportunity Score 80/100
Verified October 7, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program (EECLP) as open. USDA states that applications are accepted from eligible utility systems on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle and that the Rural Utilities Service accepts applications year-round through the General Field Representative process. Rural healthcare and community relevance EECLP […]
Required next actionEligible utility systems serving rural areas should contact the USDA Rural Utilities Service General Field Representative, confirm service-territory eligibility and the proposed energy-efficiency or conservation activity, and prepare the RUS loan application package. Eligible utilities may finance energy-efficiency measures, distributed generation, demand-side management, energy audits, and other approved investments; applications are accepted year-round.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 75/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Massachusetts certified Climate Leader Communities may seek up to $150,000 for municipal decarbonization technical support. DOER's current program page lists November 30, 2026 as the deadline; no clock time or timezone is published there. No community match is required.
Required next actionEligible certified Climate Leader Communities should review the current PON, complete Attachment A Technical Studies Form and Attachment B Certificate of Application, and submit through the controlling COMMBUYS opportunity. No N9+ or QC Healthcare outreach path is established.
Open — rolling October 1 through September 30; first-come, first-served until available funding is depleted
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified October 3, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) as open. Applications are accepted from eligible utilities and utility-like energy-efficiency service providers on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle, with letters of intent reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis until available funding is depleted.
Required next actionRoute only qualifying rural small-business or community-serving energy-efficiency prospects through an eligible RESP borrower or qualifying energy-efficiency service provider. Before advancing any applicant or downstream consumer, verify borrower eligibility, rural service area, approved RESP program terms, eligible measure, current funding availability, and the current Letter of Intent/application requirements.
Open — rolling October 1 through September 30
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development currently lists the Energy Resource Conservation (ERC) Program as open. Applications are accepted from eligible existing Rural Utilities Service borrowers with direct loans on an ongoing October 1 through September 30 cycle. Rural healthcare and community relevance The ERC Program allows qualifying RUS electric borrowers to defer principal and interest on existing […]
Required next actionIdentify potential rural healthcare, school, EMS, and community-facility projects within this federal workflow together with an existing RUS direct-loan borrower. Confirm direct federal borrower eligibility, qualifying loan status, project eligibility, current GFR application requirements, and any project-specific environmental or underwriting requirements before package production or original outreach.
Open - Rolling
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)
MassDEP's $5 million Wastewater Energy Recovery Pilot supports assessment, design, and construction of wastewater thermal-energy projects. The amended RFR accepts rolling applications through May 31, 2028 or until funds are expended.
Required next actionEligible Massachusetts facility owners should confirm project and facility eligibility, register for the EEA Grants Management System, select the appropriate WWER phase, prepare the required online questionnaire, project narrative, budget/funding information, appendices, and supporting materials, and submit through GMS while phase and program funds remain available.
Open — LOIs accepted through October 9, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 66/100
Verified September 21, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Utilities Service is accepting Letters of Interest through October 9, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time for approximately $410 million in Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) financing for eligible operating electric utilities serving qualifying rural territories.
Required next actionIdentify eligible operating electric utilities within this federal workflow whose qualifying PART projects could improve reliability for rural hospitals, clinics, EMS, schools, or other community anchors. Before advancing any applicant, verify operating-utility status, rural service-area calculation, eligible generation or storage technology, project restrictions, cash or equity contribution or applicable exception, SAM.gov and UEI status, required shapefile and financial information, and the current LOI and application instructions. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Open — Annual/appropriation-dependent; current timing through Denali Commission
Atlas Opportunity Score 63/100
Verified September 19, 2026
USDA Rural Development
Opportunity Overview USDA Rural Development currently lists the Denali Commission High Energy Cost Grants program as open. USDA partners with the Denali Commission to reduce energy costs in remote Alaska communities with exceptionally high household energy costs. Rural Community and Health Relevance Eligible pass-through investments may support energy generation, transmission, and distribution serving remote Alaska […]
Required next actionSeptember 19, 2026 checkpoint: the current Denali Commission Funding Requests page does not list a High Energy Cost pass-through solicitation. Keep the USDA federal-program publication active for Alaska intelligence, but do not create organization-specific outreach or applicant/package work until Denali publishes a controlling pass-through opportunity. Before any downstream action, verify the eligible high-energy-cost area, recipient legal authority, eligible generation/transmission/distribution use, award amount, match if any, exact deadline and time zone, and submission mechanics.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Illinois EPA is offering $766,600 for competitive energy-efficiency upgrades at eligible Illinois local-government public buildings, with awards of $50,000 to $200,000. Applications close September 30, 2026; the controlling public opportunity does not publish an exact closing time or time zone. School districts are not eligible.
Required next actionPrioritize Illinois municipalities, counties, townships, special districts, and other eligible units of local government that own qualifying public-health or human-services buildings and have an energy assessment or audit completed within the previous five years. Before any outreach, verify applicant-specific eligibility, GATA prequalification, building ownership/use, match capacity, audit date, deadline status, authoritative recipient identity, CRM opt-out, and queue/sent-history deduplication.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Lexington / Richland County School District Five seeks a secure cloud-based energy and utility management platform under Solicitation 2027-006. Proposals are due September 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM; the public notice does not state a timezone. The District has posted Amendment One.
Required next actionMonitor the District procurement page for further amendments or deadline changes. No Dr. Miltie direct-vendor pursuit absent a verified capability match.
Open — rolling until remaining funds are fully reserved
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 24, 2026
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Minnesota Department of Commerce rolling matching-funds program for eligible entities pursuing pre-approved federal clean-energy funding opportunities.
Required next actionBefore applicant-specific work or ORIGINAL outreach, verify the exact associated federal opportunity is on Commerce’s current eligible list or has been pre-approved; verify the applicant is eligible for that federal opportunity and satisfies Minnesota/partner eligibility; determine the applicable statutory priority category and match formula; review the current Round 5+ RFP, Q&A, required forms, financial-support guidance, portal instructions, and any later amendments; confirm applicant-specific procurement, match, federal-award timing, Contact/email, opt-out, hard-bounce, duplicate, and authoritative send-history controls.
Opening Soon — LOI window begins October 19, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time
Atlas Opportunity Score 52/100
Verified September 20, 2026
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Utilities Service has announced the FY2026 Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Energy Program. Letters of Interest open October 19, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time and close November 20, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time. The opportunity is not yet open.
Required next actionKeep in draft until the LOI window opens. Reverify USDA Rural Development and Grants.gov on or after October 19, 2026 before publication or applicant routing. Do not begin applicant outreach while the opportunity remains forecasted/opening soon. If open and still Atlas-relevant, continue applicant-specific eligibility and execution within this federal workflow for verified eligible rural electric cooperatives, with any recipient-facing outreach routed only through Atlas_Email_Queue and the authorized central email processor.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 30/100
Verified September 16, 2026
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Vermont schools and municipalities can receive reimbursement for up to 50% of eligible advanced wood heating project costs, with awards up to $25,000 for upgrades and $50,000 for new installations. Applications are currently accepted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis.
Required next actionConfirm school or municipal eligibility, define the heating project and match source, obtain current project estimates, and submit promptly while funds remain available.
