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DOE Communities LEAP.

Communities LEAP provides cohort-based technical assistance for community-driven energy and economic transition planning.

Offered byU.S. Department of Energyverified 2026-07-10

Overview

What it does.

This is primarily a technical-assistance partnership, not a construction grant. A future Chester-area team would need to meet the criteria in a new cohort notice and assemble public, nonprofit, educational, and community partners.

Best for: A multi-organization community energy and economic transition initiative.

Eligibility

Who and what may qualify.

Eligible applicants

  • Multi-stakeholder teams representing communities that meet a cohort's economic, energy burden, and environmental criteria

Applicants excluded by the source

  • Single businesses seeking project funding

Eligible uses

  • Community-driven energy planning
  • Technical analysis
  • Stakeholder facilitation
  • Identifying implementation resources

Uses excluded by the source

  • General-purpose project grants

Application

How to start.

  1. Monitor DOE for a new cohort notice.
  2. Assemble a representative local team.
  3. Document energy burden, economic conditions, and community priorities.

Timing: No open cohort was verified.

Planning notes

Limits to account for.

  • No current application window was verified.
  • Selection criteria are cohort-specific.

The resulting plan can position a community for later public, philanthropic, or private investment.

Evidence

Official sources.