SB 1536, passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2022, allocated $10 million to the Oregon Department of Energy to support heat pump installations in Oregon homes.
The Community Heat Pump Deployment Program provides grants to
eligible entities to provide financial assistance for the purchase and installation of heat pumps and related upgrades to individuals who reside within the region or who are members of the tribe the entity has been awarded a grant for. Eligible entities are Oregon Tribes, local governments, local housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, coordinated care organizations, community action agencies, manufactured dwelling park nonprofits, and electric utilities. The grants may be allocated to one eligible entity for each region and one eligible entity for each federally recognized Indian tribe in Oregon. In 2023, ODOE identified initial awardees/regional administrators for six regions and one tribe. In 2024, ODOE identified regional administrators for the five remaining regions and two additional tribes.
Grant Opportunity Announcements
October 2023
Opportunity Announcement 23-065: Grant dollars to provide financial assistance for the purchase and installation of heat pumps and related upgrades.
The most recent application period to administer
Community Heat Pump Deployment Program funds closed January 26, 2024.
The Department has grant funds available to recruit additional eligible Regional Administrators, which will each design a heat pump deployment program that will best serve their community and support heat pump installation. Eligible entities that want to serve as Regional Administrators must demonstrate that they have the capacity to administer a grant program and that they serve or represent at least one environmental justice community within a region or members of a federally recognized Tribe.
Eligible entities include:
- Local governments as defined in ORS 174.116
- Local housing authorities
- Nonprofit organizations
- Federally recognized Tribes in Oregon
- Coordinated care organizations as defined in ORS 414.025
- Community action agencies as described in ORS 458.505
- Manufactured dwelling park nonprofit cooperatives as defined in ORS 62.803
- Electric utilities
| Opportunity Announcement Published | October 30, 2023 |
| Opening of the
Online Application Portal | November 15, 2023 |
| Deadline for Questions Relating to Application Evaluation | December 29, 2023 |
| ODOE to post final Q&A | January 3, 2023 |
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Closing of Opportunity Period & Applications Due | January 26, 2024 (5 p.m.)
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| Eligibility and Completeness Review | February 9, 2024 |
| Competitive Review | February 23, 2024 |
Award Notifications Start
| March 1, 2024
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Regional administrators may work with partners to implement their programs. If you are an eligible entity interested in leading or supporting heat pump program implementation, please fill out
this form.