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PREVIOUSLY AWARDED GRANTS

Mainspring Energy, Inc.

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Manufacturing & Energy Supply Chains

Accelerating Clean Energy Manufacturing in America's Energy and Industrial Communities

October 2024

$87,000,000 Award - the highest award in Round 2

Establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility near Pittsburgh to produce 1,000 linear generators annually, creating 291 construction-related jobs and 600 operations positions.

 

Batteries Plus

U.S. Department of Energy

Retailers Battery Collection and Recycling Program

June 2024

$7,028,640 Award

The high-level objectives of this project are to incentivize consumer participation by eliminating recycling fees, launching innovative educational and proportional campaigns, and focusing on reaching disadvantaged communities to ensure equitable access to this program.

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McAllister & Quinn | Radius Recycling, Inc.

Environmental Protection Agency

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) 

April 2024

$1,499,000 Award

Client won 3 of 4 regions.

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McAllister & Quinn | Radius Recycling, Inc.

Environmental Protection Agency

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) 

April 2024

$2,497,500 Award

Client won 3 of 4 regions.

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Sky Harvest

USDA Forest Service

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Forest Landowner Support

March 2024

$4,000,000 Award

Market innovations are needed to compensate underserved, small-acreage landowners for the public benefits of harvest deferral. The Sky Harvest Landowner Access Project uses a new carbon methodology that addresses landowners' needs while creating a more valuable credit to buyers.

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Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)

U.S. Department of Transportation | Federal Highway Administration

Changing and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Program

January 2024

$6,120,067 Award

300+ EV charging ports across the 20-county Atlanta region.

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MP Assets Corporation (Microporous)

U.S. Department of Energy

Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Program

November 2023

$100,000,000 Award - the largest award in Round 1

Produce world-class separators for lithium-ion batteries integral to the electric vehicle supply chain.

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Xcimer Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

Milestone-based Fusion Development Program

October 2023

$9,000,000 Award

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Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company / MidAmerican Energy Company

U.S. Department of Commerce

NTIA Middle Mile Broadband Grant

June 2023

$37,800,000 Award

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FYTO

CDFA CA Livestock Methane Measurement, Mitigation, and Thriving Environments - Research Program (CLIM3ATE-RP)

Impact Area 3

July 2023

$2,000,000 Award

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Fourth Wave

Sacramento Innovation | Women Entrepreneurs

City of Sacramento

August 2023

$109,000 Award

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Hoonah Indian Association

NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

August 2023

$500,000 Award

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ASHRAE

DOE BIL Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation

July 2023

$2,800,000 Award

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Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Metro)

CalSTA Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Cycle 6

April 2023

$38,589,000 Award

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CEC BESTFIT Innovative Charging Solutions (GFO-20-605)

ChargePoint Depot Charging Pantograph Solution Project

$1,999,154 Award

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CEC BESTFIT Innovative Charging Solutions (GFO-20-605)

Light-Duty Electric Vehicle Fleet Charging Project 

ChargePoint

Award: $996,060

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CA Energy Commission

Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (GFO-20-601)

City of Porterville, CA

Ranked 2nd out of 45 applicants

$200,000

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CA Energy Commission

Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (GFO-20-601)

Santa Barbara Zero-Emission Resilient Transportation Blueprint

$200,000

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U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Transit Administration

Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) Youngstown, OH

Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM)

$2,331,000

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KVIE Public Television

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

2022

$500,212

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KVIE Public Television

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

2021

$449,770

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California Energy Commission

Clean Energy Program

Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN)

Electrify Anaheim: ATN Microgrid Project   

Ranked #1 in the grant competition

$5,000,000 Award/Total Project $15,156,645

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CA Energy Commission

Marine Proposal

Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine, Inc.

Small Fast Multi-Use Hydrogen Fuel Cell Harbor Craft

Ranked #1 in the grant competition.

$2,000,000 Award/Total Project $3,401,178

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GFO-20-602

CEC Zero-Emission Transit Fleet Infrastructure Deployment 

Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)

Washington Yard Microgrid Project 

Ranked 2nd with a 80.81%

$6,000,000

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U.S. Department of Commerce

Economic Development Association (EDA)

Bering Sea Fishermen's Association, Anchorage, Alaska 

$599,053

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U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL-ETA)

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - Mature Workforce Assistance

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NACPA)

$14,000,000

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San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

Clean Vehicle Fueling Infrastructure Program Grant

CNG Fuel Station on Highway 99 in Fresno, CA for RV Jensen, Inc.

$669,941

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California Department of Housing and Community Development

Local Early Action Planning Grant – LEAP

City of Willows

$65,000

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National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF)

Capital Area Realtors Federal Credit Union, Rockville, MD

$500,000 

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Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLB)

Capital Area Realtors Federal Credit Union, Rockville, MD

Facilitated membership with FHLB - providing the Credit Union

with a steady supply of lendable real estate funds at lower rates

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DOE - Fiscal Year 2020 Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM)

FOA FTA-2020-012-TRI-AIM

Western Reserve Transit Authority 

Enhancing Life with Automated Transportation for Everyone (ELATE)

$2,331,000

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California Test Bed Initiative (CalTestBed) 2020 

Research Testing Voucher with Research One University

Second Life EV Batteries

$211,426 - up to this amount - final contract in negotiation

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DOE - Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research

FOA # DE-FOA-0002197

Cummins Inc., Milpitas, CA

Integrated Fuel Cell Electric Powertrain Demonstration

$3,443,663

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Federal Transit Administration

Fiscal Year 2020 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects – State of Michigan Department of Transportation – Award for Zero Emission Electric Buses and related charging infrastructure, maintenance and first responder training for new technology.

$6,393,031 

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California Energy Commission – GFO-19-305 – Category 2

Developing non-Lithium Ion Energy Storage Technologies –

Form Energy, Inc. – Winning Grant Score - 102.24

$1,998,215 Funded ($1,998,215 Requested, $1,603,079 Match Funding)

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Shasta County Community Action Agency

California Department of Housing and Community Development - CalHOME Grant

$3,600,000

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CALSTART

HVIP (Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project) - Jan 2020

$7,838,113

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Nikola Motors

Department of Energy - Advanced Fuel Cell Membrane-Assembly Technology

$1,700,000

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CALSTART

EV Deployment - Data Collection

$2,160,000

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Aha Macav Power Service (AMPS)
Department of Energy - Office of Indian Energy

Utility-Scale Solar - Energy Infrastructure Deployment Projects
$2,000,000 Funded/$2,000,000 Match Funding

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Strategic Growth Council

Danco Communitites and City of Arcata – Isaacson's Multifamily Housing HRI and STI Project

$4,460,700

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Improving Online CTE Pathways Grant Program

Yuba College  - CTE Distance Education Expansion 2019

$500,000​

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California Energy Commission GFP-18-901

Food Production Investment Program (FPIP) - Ingomar

$3,500,000

 

California Air Resources Board - Off Road Solicitation

$16,667,167

 

California Energy Commission GFP-18-901

Food Production Investment Program (FPIP) 

$3,111,200

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LADOT

US Department of Transportation - 5339 Funding - Grants for Bus and Bus Facilities

$3,215,977

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CA Department of Housing & Community Development

Strategic Growth Council Award, Block 7 Net Zero Housing & Downtown Activation Project

$19,960,000

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LADOT

112 Electric Buses including mobile eye safety automated braking systems plus infrastructure at 5 depots

$32,250,000

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Shasta Regional Transportation Agency (SRTA)

16 Northern California Counties to fund electric buses for the North State I-5 Corridor

$8,600,000

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California Air Resources Board
CALSTART for Ultra-Low NOx Heavy-Duty Truck Demonstration

$7,000,000

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CA Energy Commission GFO 16-604

South Coast Air Quality Management District - Southern California Advanced Sustainable Freight Demonstration

$10,000,000

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El Dorado County

Superior Court Recidivism Reduction Grant | CA Superior Court

$600,000

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Webber Creek

Fire Suppression | Cal Fire

$196,500

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CWPP

Fire Suppression | Cal Fire

$73,250

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Thermalito Water and Sewer District

East Trunk Line | State Water Resource Control Board – SRF Loan Program

$2,700,000

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City of Redding/Shasta Transportation Authority

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program | Strategic Growth Council

$20,000,000 Award/Total Project $27,000,000

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Riverside County EDA

Riverside County Renewable Energy Development | CA Energy Commission PON 13-504

$549,996 CEC/$699,996 Total Project

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Recargo

EVSE Deployment | CA Energy Commission PON 15-603

$804,220 CEC/$842,029 Total Project

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Frontier Wind

CA Energy Commission PON 14-309

$862,875 CEC/$900,000 Total Project

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Blue Planet

Innovative Carbon Uses | Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC)

$940,767

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AltAir

CA Energy Commission PON-13-609

Pilot-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production

Facilities|CA Energy Commission – PON 13-609

$5,000,000 CEC/ $29,300,000 Total Project

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Mendocino County - 2016

Groundwater Planning and Project Implementation

$2,000,000 (Proposition 1)

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Zip Power

Olidata Smart Cities | CA Energy Commission

$1,400,000 CEC/$1,900,000 Total Project

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OhmConnect

Empowering Prosumers to Access Wholesale Energy Products | CA Energy Commission

$3,900,000 CEC/$5,800,000 Total Project

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Alameda County

Lewelling Blvd. SRTS | 2017 Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 3

$400,000​

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Paradise Park and Recreation District

CA State Parks | Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program

$5,225,277

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CALSTART

Federal Transit Administration | Research to Practice (R2P) Initiative

$545,000

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ChargePoint

CEC CARTS Grant | Scalable Approach to EV Infrastructure for TNCs in SoCal

GFO-21-601

$2,000,000

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ChargePoint

CEC CARTS Grant | Scalable Approach to EV Infrastructure for TNCs in NorCal

GFO-21-601

$2,000,000

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ChargePoint

CEC REACH Grant | Replicable Approach to EV Charging for MFH Residents in Southern California

GFO-21-603

$2,125,000

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Lassen Municipal Utility District

CEC REV Charging Grant | Lassen Rural Access to EV Fast Charging Project

GFO-21-604

$500,348

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Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (TRLIA)

Floodplain Management, Protection, and Risk Awareness Grant Program | Yuba River North Training Wall - Phase 2

$9,703,842

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City of Clearlake

CA Dept. of Parks and Recreation -  Rural Recreation and Tourism Grant | Burns Valley Sports Complex

$3,000,000

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Clemson University

DOE Research at Energy Frontier Research Centers | Artificially Intelligent Manufacturing Paradigm for Composites

$10,350,000

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Home Place Pastures

USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program

$508,784

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State of New Jersey

USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program

$508,784

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(Partial listing – some clients wish to remain anonymous.)

Golden Empire Transit District

California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)

Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program

October 2024

$117,877,595 Award - Total Project $147,346,993

The project funds the expansion of transit services, installation of equipment to accept credit cards on buses; procurement of zero-emission and hydrogen buses; hydrogen fueling stations; construction of a downtown transit plaza; car share and micro-mobility solutions; and an outreach and promotional campaign.

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Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products

July 2024

$9,975,000 Award

The project will empower precast concrete manufacturers to develop and produce compliant Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), and provide transparent and verifiable embodied carbon information to buyers and sellers of precast concrete.

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Carbon Blade Corporation

CalSeed

Hardware for Carbon Dioxide Removal

May 2024

$150,000 Award

The proposed innovation is building an energy-efficient hardware solution for carbon dioxide removal that can be placed directly at sequestration/usage locations with no additional cost for electricity or pipeline infrastructure.

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McAllister & Quinn | Radius Recycling, Inc.

Environmental Protection Agency

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) 

April 2024

$1,555,500 Award

Client won 3 of 4 regions.

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Sonocharge Energy, Inc.

California Energy Commission | Realizing Accelerated Manufacturing and Production for Clean Energy Technologies (RAMP) Round 2

March 2024

$3,000,000 Award

Pilot Production of High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Packs

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Current Ways, Inc.

California Energy Commission | Realizing Accelerated Manufacturing and Production for Clean Energy Technologies (RAMP) Round 2

March 2024

$2,191,398 Award

Accelerating the Low-rate Initial Production of CWUBIC, Current Way's Next Generation Bidirectional OBC

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Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments | Ecology Action

U.S. Department of Transportation | Federal Highway Administration

Changing and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Program

January 2024

$1,500,000 Award

Creation of the Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Framework.

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ZEV Station

California Energy Commission

Innovative Hydrogen Refueling Solutions for Heavy Transport

December 2023

$4,000,000 Award

Multimodal Station for MDHD On-road & Other End Uses.

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City of Lake Worth Beach, FL

U.S. Department of Energy

GRID Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program

October 2023

$23,462,167 Award

7MW Solar, Fiber Optics, GRID Integrity

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ReJoule

Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)

Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstrations

September 2023

$10,000,000 Award

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Ramapo College of New Jersey

OSHE Higher Education Capital Facilities Programs Joint Solicitation - May 2023

$31,700,000 Awarded

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Michigan DOT on behalf of 4 rural transit agencies

U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Transit Administration

Buses and Bus Facilities Program

July 2023

$514,002

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Ohio DOT on behalf of 10 subrecipients

U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Transit Administration

Buses and Bus Facilities Program

July 2023

$29,331,665

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Iowa DOT on behalf of MTA, RBT, HIRTA, CWITA, and Coralville

U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Transit Administration

Buses and Bus Facilities Program

July 2023

$17,853,710

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Enchanted Rock, LLC

California Energy Commission - Energy Research Development Division

Hydrogen Blending and Lower Oxides of Nitrogen Emissions in Gas-Fired Generation (HyBLOX)

July 2023

$2,142,968 Awarded

Scored #2 in the Competition

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Alameda County

Somerset Ave. School Corridor | 2017 Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 3

$330,000

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Alameda County

Fairview Elementary | 2017 Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 3

$542,000

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Alameda County

DOT | Fairmont Drive HSIP guardrail project

$908,000

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Alameda County

FHWA | Castlewood HBP

$589,000

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CALSTART

California Air Resources Board | Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project

$688,215​

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California EPA - State Water Resources Control Board

Proposition 84 Stormwater Grant Program - Round 2

$648,284​

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Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation

CCEMC Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses

$500,000

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CA Energy Commission PON-13-606

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

$498,475

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CA Energy Commission PON-13-606

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

$474,052

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CA Energy Commission PON-13-606

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

$491,290​

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CA Energy Commission PON-13-606

Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

$497,357

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California Energy Commission PON-13-504

Renewable Energy and Conservation Planning Grants

$699,996

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CA Energy Commission PON-13-501

Emerging Technology Demonstration (ETDG III-Natural Gas)

$1,700,000

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California Energy Commission

PON-13-603 Alternative Fuel Readiness Plans

$360,000

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Department of Justice

Coordinated Tribal Assistance FY13

$223,769

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New York State Research and Development Authority

PON-2301 Round 2 - Workplace EVSE Demonstration Program

$334,000

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New York State Research and Development Authority

PON-2301 Round 2 - Workplace EVSE Demonstration Program

$1,000,000

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California Energy Commission

PON-11-602 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure, EV Chargers

$71,500

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California Energy Commission

PON-11-602 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure, EV Chargers

$499,512

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California Energy Commission

PON-11-602 Alternative Fuels Infrastructure, EV Chargers

$16,000

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CA Energy Commission PON-09-006

Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

$5,200,000​

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New York State Research and Development Authority

Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Demonstration Program

$1,000,000

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Great Valley Center Legacy Funds

North Valley Renewable Energy Strategic Plan Development Support

$6,500

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Child Abuse Prevention Center

Program Evaluation Services

$10,000

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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Non-native Removal at Big Creek Ecological Reserve

$25,000

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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Non-native removal on Deer Creek in Tehama County, CA

$25,000

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State Parks Department

rundo [giant cane plant pest] removal and GIS mapping

$32,000

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Portland Cement Association

National Recycling Study

$45,000

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Association of Bay Area Governments

CA Energy Commission Grant Administration Services

$50,000

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Butte County Resource Conservation District

Watershed coordination on Big Chico and Little Chico Creeks

$68,640

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Lindo Channel Monitoring Program

Lindo Channel Monitoring Program - Team Arundo del Norte

$75,000

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Tehama County Resource Conservation District

Subcontract with Tehama County RCD

$85,000

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Deer Creek Roads Survey

Deer Creek Roads Survey

$175,000

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California Watershed Funding Database

California Watershed Funding Database - Developed prototype and conducted training

$211,000

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State Water Resources Control Board - Subcontract

Joint program with the Big Chico Creek Watershed Alliance

$450,000

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City of Chico subcontract to conduct restoration work

Verbena Fields and Bidwell Avenue Restoration

$498,000

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Red Bank and Reeds Creek Watershed Projects

Permit coordination and over-all project administration

$540,000

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Iron Canyon Fish Ladder

Iron Canyon Fish Ladder - Phase 1 of multi-phase project: Permits and pre-construction

$599,821

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Deer Creek 204 Project

Included permit coordination and overall project management

$600,000

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US Fish and Wildlife Service

Iron Canyon Fish Ladder

$630,000

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Resources Legacy Fund

Funding for land acquisition and watershed outreach

$650,000

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Brickyard Creek Watershed Project

Brickyard Creek Watershed Project- Phase 1 and Phase 2

$659,000

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National Science Foundation

Concrete Industry Management Expansion Program (one of three partners)

$667,000

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CALFED Ecosystem Roundtable

Sacramento River Conservation Area Working Landscapes Grant

$671,000

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Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Iron Canyon Fish Passage Construction

$1,000,000

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State Water Resources Control Board

Big Chico Creek and Lindo Channel Floodplain, Wetland and Riparian restoration

$1,300,000

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CALFED

Sacramento River Monitoring Program

$1,400,000

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California Energy Commission

Energy Innovations Small Grant Transportation Program

$2,100,000

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California Energy Commission

Alternative Renewable Fuel

$2,200,000

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CA Energy Commission PON-09-006

Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program

$6,400,000

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California Energy Commission

Alternative and Renewable Fuel Infrastructure

$15,700,000

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Department of Energy

Industrial Capture - Beneficial Reuse of Carbon (Phase 1)

$3,400,000

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Department of Energy

Industrial Capture - Beneficial Reuse of Carbon (Phase 2)

$25,000,000

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Improving Online CTE Pathways Grant Program

Yuba College  - CTE Distance Education Expansion 2019

$500,000

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California Energy Commission GFP-18-302-Sepion

Production Scale-Up for Clean Energy Technology

$2,675,793

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California Energy Commission GFP-18-302-Primus Power

Production Scale-Up for Clean Energy Technology

$4,000,000

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AMPLY Power, Inc

CEC CARTS Grant | Robust Airport Charging for Electric Ride Hail Fleets "RACER" Project

GFO-21-601

$2,000,000

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ConSol, Inc.

CEC EPIC Challenge | Reimaging Affordable Mixed-Use Development in a Carbon-Constrained Future

GFO-20-305

$999,936

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Jamboree Housing Corporation

CEC EPIC Challenge | Paseo Adelanto: A New Paradigm

GFO-20-305

$1,000,000

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Sacramento Municipal Utility District

CEC REACH Grant | ChargeReady Community

GFO-21-603

$2,229,000

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ChargePoint

CEC REACH Grant | Replicable Approach to EV Charging for MFH Residents in Northern California

GFO-21-603

$2,125,000

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Tulare County Regional Transit Agency

CalSTA TIRCP Cycle 5 | Tulare Cross-Valley Corridor ZEB Expansion

$33,769,000

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Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (SBMTD)

CalSTA TIRCP Cycle 5 | Next Wave: Expanding MTD's Electric Legacy on the South Coast

$14,480,000

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Iowa Department of Transportation (IADOT)

Low or No Emission Vehicle Program

$15,844,561

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City of Paradise Recreation and Parks District

CA Dept. of Parks and Recreation -  Rural Recreation and Tourism Grant | Improvement of Billie Park

$1,439,535

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Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Dept. of Health and Human Services - Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | Medstar Washington Hospital Center Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center Federal Emergency Management Agency Region III

$3,000,000

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RV Jensen

USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP)

$1,700,000

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