DOE has awarded $120 million, including $90 million under
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to support
weatherization projects across the country under DOE’s
Weatherization Program, which completed a record number
of homes in June.

DOE has created a new energy innovation hub led by Penn
State. From the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the new hub will
pioneer energy-efficient building designs.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) has awarded more than $100 million in Recovery Act
funds for energy efficiency upgrades in 100 affordable
housing developments across the United States.

A team led by The Pennsylvania State University will
receive up to $122 million over the next five years from the
U.S. Department of Energy to establish an Energy
Innovation Hub focused on developing technologies to make
buildings more energy efficient.

DOE will award $188 million to small businesses in 34 states
to develop clean energy technologies that can be brought to
the marketplace.

DOE has announced up to $30 million in funding for 15
research partnerships that aim to deliver innovative energy
efficiency strategies to the residential housing market.