MEA FY27 Commercial & Community Buildings Grant Program

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ValueFY27 anticipated budget $103,949,085 across five tracks; Track 1 Commercial Buildings $48,049,085; funds energy efficiency, electrification, renewable energy, and storage projects for Maryland buildings (award caps in FOA)

Deadlines2026-12-09 — FY27 launched Sept 9, 2026; application deadline 3:00 PM ET Dec 9, 2026 via My MEA portal

RequirementsLarge and small commercial buildings with for-profit or nonprofit owners; also BEPS-covered, local-government, and LEA buildings (separate tracks); competitive application via My MEA portal; FY27 Fossil Fuel Policy compliance and Self-Verification of Minimum Eligibility required

CaveatsConsolidates the former Commercial & Industrial, L-GEM, and Decarbonizing Public Schools programs; per-award amounts/caps only in the FOA; industrial/process-facility eligibility within Track 1 should be confirmed against the FOA (former C&I explicitly covered factories)

Official sourcehttps://energy.maryland.gov/Pages/Commercial&CommunityBuildingsGrantProgram.aspx

Applyhttps://mea.maryland.gov/

Last verified2026-10-30

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