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Budget reconciliation threatens billions in funding for efficient buildings
Budget reconciliation has been hectic. After disagreements between the Senate and House between which discretionary budget items should be prioritized, the Senate finally adopted its version of the topline funding levels of the reconciliation [...]
Home Energy Rebates Tracker provides the latest on HEAR and HER rollout
Today, the Atlas Buildings Hub is rolling out a new tool, the Home Energy Rebates Tracker, to provide more clarity about the program status of the Home Energy Rebates programs in states and territories. [...]
The loss of LIHEAP
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal, multi-billion dollar direct federal spending program managed by the Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [...]
Solar for All prompts uncertainty for all
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) has been a particular target for funding pauses, freezes, and rollbacks. One part of the program, however, the $7 billion subsection comprising the Solar for All program, has [...]
Federal funding freeze chills Tribal electrification
According to Buildings Hub’s Federal Policy and Funding dashboard, Tribal governments are eligible for more than $16.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $5.5 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), [...]
New tariffs may make constructing and operating buildings more expensive
On February 1st, President Trump signed executive orders instituting an array of new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico. These included a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, with a ten [...]