MEMBER ADVISORY

January 26, 2022

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is providing the following information about the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize and a related webinar for HACU members.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) has launched the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize, a two-phase competition that will award up to $2.5 million total in cash prizes to organizations that support entrepreneurship and innovation in communities historically underrepresented and underserved in the energy sector.

HACU will host an introductory webinar on February 9, 2022, at 1 p.m. EST to cover details about the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize, ways to leverage the American-Made Network, and strategies for developing a successful submission package. Register here.

The Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize aims to fund organizations for ongoing and/or proposed activities related to climate and clean energy that support, build trust, and strengthen relationships and partnerships with disadvantaged communities. Specifically, this prize seeks to enable and enhance business and technology incubation, acceleration, and other community-based and university-based entrepreneurship and innovation in climate and clean energy technologies.

Advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity is the responsibility of the entire government. Through this prize, DOE seeks to identify and support:

  • Organizations that are community-centric and have experience in successfully engaging with disadvantaged communities
  • Organizations that promote environmental, climate, and energy justice and demonstrate strong community ties
  • Organizations that can use their experience to serve as bridges between DOE and disadvantaged communities
  • Clean energy grassroots innovation related to technology advancement in climate and clean energy with a focused impact on disadvantaged communities.

For more information please visit: americanmadechallenges.org/inclusiveenergyinnovation/

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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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