Local Government Retrofit

The Wyoming Energy Authority administers the Local Government Retrofit Grant Program for local governments in Wyoming seeking to complete approved energy efficiency retrofit projects. The program is presented through the Wyoming Energy Authority State Energy Office as a funding opportunity for Wyoming local governments. The source identifies the program specifically as the Retrofit Grant Program and states that Local Government Retrofit grants are available to local governments looking to complete approved energy efficiency retrofits. The program supports a defined group of energy efficiency improvements. Approved retrofit activities listed by the Wyoming Energy Authority include installation of energy efficient lighting using LED technology, installation of insulation, HVAC upgrades, weather sealing, purchase and installation of ENERGY STAR appliances, and replacement of windows and doors. The source does not identify other eligible retrofit measures, administrative expenses, indirect costs, planning expenses, or other spending categories, so eligibility for expenditures outside the listed improvements is not established by the provided information. The maximum grant amount is 50000 dollars. The source does not state a minimum award amount, total amount of funding available for the program, expected number of awards, or whether the maximum represents a project total or another funding period. A 10 percent match is required. The source does not provide additional information regarding the form of the match, such as whether it must be cash, whether in kind contributions are permitted, or how the required match is calculated against total project costs. Eligibility is limited by the source to local governments seeking to complete approved energy efficiency retrofits. Because the program appears under the Wyoming State Energy Office Local Government section and is described as an opportunity for Wyoming local governments, the geographic scope is Wyoming. The source does not provide a more restrictive county, municipality, service area, or other substate geographic limitation. It also does not provide organizational qualifications beyond local government status or identify private businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals, schools, or other entities as eligible under this particular retrofit program. The source establishes an important prerequisite through the WYLite Energy Audit program. It states that WYLite provides free energy audits to municipalities interested in the Local Government Retrofit Grant Program and that interested applicants are required to complete the WYLite Energy Audit program first. After signing up online for a WYLite Energy Audit, applicants are contacted by the Wyoming Energy Authority consultant. WYLite Energy Audit applications are accepted from March 1 through May 31 each year. These dates are explicitly associated with the WYLite Energy Audit rather than with submission of a Retrofit Grant Program application, so they are not treated as the Retrofit Grant Program application opening and closing dates. The provided source does not state a Retrofit Grant Program application opening date, final application deadline, application form, application portal, required application documents, evaluation or scoring criteria, award notification date, project start date, performance period, or recurring application schedule for the retrofit grants themselves. Because those details are not provided, no unsupported submission process or deadline is inferred. The program contact is State Energy Program Director Patrick Millin. The source provides the email address patrick.millin@wyo.gov and lists 307-631-6652 as the contact phone number for the program.