Commercial and Industrial Grant Program

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Commercial & Industrial Grant Program

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June 8, 2026 UPDATE: FY26 Grant agreements are currently being distributed to awardees for their countersignature.

All stakeholders are invited to view this kick-off video for orientation to the agreement’s structure and contents.

“Stakeholders” should include the balance of the awardee facility’s decision makers, such as finance, procurement, operations, and facilities directors. It also should include the general contractor, subcontractors, and consultants who support the implementation of the agreement’s scope of work.

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Program Description: The Maryland Energy Administration’s (MEA’s) Commercial & Industrial Grant Program provides incentives to owners of Maryland-based commercial, industrial, data center, and non-profit facilities to invest in improvements that result in energy performance that exceeds current codes or standards. Both new construction and existing facilities may be considered for grants.

New For FY26: MEA is offering grants covering 100% of total project costs for qualified energy improvements made to non-governmental facilities with over 50% of their clientele defined as coming from Low Income Populations. In all other cases, FY26 C&I grants provide less than 100% coverage of proposal costs. See below for details.

Type of Grant Program: The FY26 C&I Program offers grants on a competitive basis. Each proposal received prior to the application deadline will be scored by MEA for its quality of documentation and for the magnitude of environmental benefits conveyed by its proposed scope of work. Awards will be issued in rank order as determined by scoring results until the program budget is deleted.

When winning a grant award covering less than 100% of project costs net of any utility rebates, a grantee may finance the balance of costs for a proposed scope of work either with (1) funds out-of-pocket, or (2) by applying to MEA separately for a Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan. MEA requires a separate application specific to the Lawton loan. If a loan is desired, applicants are encouraged to submit a Lawton application at the same time that the C&I grant application is submitted. NOTE that the FY26 program offers 100% project cost reimbursement to qualified applicants demonstrating that their facilities are utilized predominantly by low income populations.

Application Deadline: The FY26 program’s final program budget is $8,800,000. MEA received a total of 57 applications, submitted by 49 different entities. Awards will be divided into three separate areas of interest (AOI):

FY26 Program Activity and Budget: Subject to funding availability, the FY26 program has a total budget of up to $8,400,000, which will be divided into three separate areas of interest (AOI): AOI.1: EXISTING FACILITIES, GENERAL POPULATIONS Commercial, office, retail, hospitality, institutional, multifamily residential properties with five or more units, research, laboratory, data centers, private elementary school and college facilities, factories, material processing facilities, warehouses, or distribution centers. These are facilities already in use and will use the proposed energy improvements to continue the enterprise’s same activities. Stationary facilities only. AOI.2: EXISTING FACILITIES, LOW INCOME POPULATIONS Eligible facilities are those that are already in use and will use the proposed energy improvements to continue the enterprise’s same activities. “Low income populations” describes the individuals that comprise the majority,…

Topic areas: Energy and Environment, Advanced Manufacturing and Industry, Circular Economy and Sustainability.

Funding amount

This other provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Commercial and Industrial Grant Program is administered by Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), listed via Maryland Energy Administration.