DOSP and Colorado Nonprofit Association receive ARRA grant -
Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships along with the Colorado Nonprofit Association have been awarded a $250,000 ARRA grant through a program called Strengthening Communities Fund. Click here to read the full press release.
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DOSP awards $900,000 in grants for energy efficiency work - The first award goes to Energy Outreach Colorado to support the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Program. This unique effort provides energy audits and energy efficiency upgrades to nonprofit facilities within the City and County of Denver who serve low-income populations. Since 2007, this successful program has completed 50 energy audits on nonprofit facilities, 22 nonprofit facilities have received energy upgrades, and 10 more are slated to receive upgrades by the end of 2009. This has amounted to more than $137,000 in savings each year for nonprofits, as well as an energy savings of 400,000 kW and 100,000 terms. For more information about Energy Outreach Colorado or NEEP, visit www.energyoutreach.org
The second award goes to Groundwork Denver and their partner Mile High Youth Corps to provide neighborhood outreach, energy audits, energy efficiency upgrades, and energy education in eight low-income Denver neighborhoods as part of the Neighborhood Energy Action Partnership. NEAP is a group of community and City partners working together to reach 29 Denver neighborhoods to help residents save money on energy bills, increase
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