GOALS: SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE’S (SOUTHFACE) PROGRAM GOALS INCLUDE COMPLETING APPROXIMATELY 29 SUBRECIPIENT PROJECTS (~10 PER CYCLE) IN THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN REGIONS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUBRECIPIENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE BUILDING EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS AND ENERGY SYSTEMS UPGRADES RESULTING IN UTILITY COST-SAVINGS AND CLIMATE EMISSION REDUCTIONS. BEYOND SAVINGS, SUCCESS INCLUDES DEVELOPING BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SUBRECIPIENTS, EFFECTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITIES SOUTHFACE SERVES, AND EDUCATING SUBRECIPIENT STAFF ON PROPER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SUBRECIPIENT BUILDING SYSTEMS INSTALLED TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY EFFICIENCY LONG-TERM, ONCE UPGRADES ARE COMPLETE. OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES: SOUTHFACE WILL USE AN EXISTING AND PROVEN PROGRAM MODEL, GOODUSE, TO IMPLEMENT ITS RENEW AMERICA’S NONPROFITS PROGRAM. OVER THE LAST 15+ YEARS, GOODUSE HAS HELPED OVER 500 NONPROFIT BUILDINGS ACROSS 31 STATES IMPLEMENT EFFICIENCY PROJECTS. THIS GRANT WILL EXPAND THE GOODUSE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL NONPROFITS LOCATED IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, STRENGTHEN SOUTHFACE’S PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH OR WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.