The Mária Telkes Fellowship is a 2-year executive leadership program for up-and-coming/mid-career cleantech professionals from underrepresented communities and demographics.

The Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) co-hosted the two-day Community Clean Energy Coalition (CCEC) Prize Summit at the Atlanta University Center. This blog provides an in-depth overview of various events held during the summit.

The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR), known as “America’s Seed Fund,” provides nondilutive grants to small businesses to help them develop and commercialize technology innovations.

The Manufacturing of Advanced Key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (MAKE IT) Prize will make approximately $30 million in total funding available to catalyze domestic manufacturing of critical clean energy technology components, moving manufacturing facilities from planning to shovel-ready and enabling strategies for vibrant manufacturing activity in communities.

CEBN provides a summary of the goals and various programs and initiatives of the Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs, which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The first two phases of the Community Clean Energy Coalition Prize have drawn to a close. In Phase One, ten teams were awarded $30,000 each for their winning plans to form a local coalition and address a pressing energy challenge in their community. All ten Phase One winners also won Phase Two and have each been awarded $150,000. Meet the winning teams as they advance through Phase 3!

In a guest blog post, BPC’s Natalie Tham highlights exciting new changes to DOE’s SBIR/STTR program that align with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s recommendations to help this important program achieve its full potential.

The Community Energy Innovation Prize (CEIP) will offer approximately $7.49 million in total funding to support community-based organizations, the private sector, nonfederal government entities, and collegiate teams in developing and carrying out activities related to clean energy that permit business and technology incubation and acceleration and other community-based capacity building, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

On August 15, CEBN hosted a webinar with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) celebrating the one-year Anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and exploring federal programs that support innovation.

CEBN provides a summary of key details from the IRS updated guidance on eligibility requirements for energy communities for the bonus credit program under the Inflation Reduction Act.

CEBN provides a summary of key details of the new domestic content requirements for the IRA’s bonus tax credits and their significance towards boosting the American clean energy manufacturing industry. 

Since 1954, the section 174 R&D tax deduction has enabled businesses conducting research and development to deduct these expenses in the year they are incurred. Unfortunately, this provision lapsed in 2022, significantly increasing the cost of performing R&D and receiving federal grants, such as SBIR/STTR. Many small businesses have been caught unprepared and face potential closure.