FON-026-2026
Through this Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) Efficiency Maine is seeking applications for energy efficiency projects in low-income multifamily buildings in Maine.
This initiative offers incentives that are approximately 30% higher than typically provided under the Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Initiatives (CIPI), with the intent of accelerating the conversion to efficient systems. Interested participants can find more information about this program and instructions on how to apply in the FON document posted below under “Program Documents.”
Retrofit incentives are for the replacement of existing (operating) equipment that’s less than 16 years old.
Schedule
- Application Submission Deadline: December 31, 2026
- Project Completion Deadline: June 30, 2027
Informational Webinars
Building Eligibility
- Multifamily buildings with 3 or more apartment units
Participant Eligibility
- Owners of multifamily buildings within which at least 50% of the dwelling units are reserved for low-income households, designated as:
- Public Housing (housing owned and operated by Public Housing Authorities)
- Buildings that were financed by Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
- Privately owned multifamily buildings receiving project-based or tenant-based assistance that have a low-income based restrictive covenant (Section 8, Section 202, Section 811)
- Participants must have a restrictive covenant indicating that at least 50% of the building’s dwelling units are preserved for low-income residents (<80% of county Area Median Income [AMI]).
Eligible Equipment Includes
- Single-zone and Multi-zone Heat Pumps
- Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems
- Linear Expansion Valve (LEV) Kits
- Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHPs) and Vertical Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (VPTHPs)
- Single Packaged Heat Pump Splitless (SPHP) Systems
- Rooftop Heat Pump Units (RTUs)
- Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS)
- Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs)
- Attic Insulation
- Basement Insulation
Program Documents
