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membership. Grants will be calculated using the same averaging method as the community grants. County and regional COG members will receive [$1.50] for gas and [$2] for electric, per enrolled account per year, in communities enrolled for both programs, and [$.50] for gas or [$1.00] for electric, in communities enrolled for a single aggregation program. The Chief Elected Official and the Chief Financial Official of member communities, regional COG and counties will be notified by letter in January of the grant amount available for its use. Each community must enter into a grant agreement, if it has not already done so, with NOPEC, Inc. Each year, the community must pass legislation accepting the grant and identifying the position (with person currently holding that position) authorized to conduct on-line program activities on behalf of the community. All grant activities, including the application and disbursement request processes, will be completed and submitted online. Processing: The first step for the NEC grant program is creating a community profile in the on-line grant program for a new community. Communities that completed this step in a previous year should review the profile and update the information, as needed. As part of the profile, all communities will upload a pdf file of the legislation approved by the member community accepting the NEC grant. Communities that are receiving a grant for the first time will also execute and upload a pdf file of executed Grant Agreement. The deadline to accept the grant and upload the required documents for the profile step is June 30, 2021. Any grant funds not accepted with an approved community profile will be returned to the grant pool. Communities must complete the application process to qualify a project for grant funds. New applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Appropriate supporting documents (e.g., project quotes) should be attached, if available. All applications must be submitted electronically in the grant system. Staff will review each application to determine if it meets the criteria and formally approve each project funded. Communities may begin the project during the review process but it does not guarantee funding approval. Projects that are determined to be emergencies, based on immediate health and/or safety issues, may be eligible to begin without formal approval. Eligible projects include those that reduce electric and/or gas utility consumption through facility improvements and/or implementing infrastructure improvements. Examples include interior and exterior lighting, windows and doors, insulation, HVAC, geothermal and solar. Street lights and traffic lights are also eligible, if a demonstrated utility savings to the community will result. Examples of ineligible projects would include vehicles or equipment (other than an emergency generator) that are powered by battery, gasoline or diesel, and do not reduce utility costs. Project examples for eligible energy infrastructure include natural gas filling stations, electric vehicle charging 14421489v1