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membership. Grants will be calculated using the same averaging method 9 9 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 required, 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 profile 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. All communities will need to create a new online profile in 2022 in the new grant platform. As part of the profile, all communities will upload a pdf file of the legislation approved by the member community accepting the NEC grant 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, 2022. Any grant funds not accepted with an approved community profile will be returned to the grant pool. Communities must complete disbursement requests to draw down their accepted NEC Grant funds. New requests will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Appropriate supporting documents (e.g., invoices, AIA forms, or receipts) must be attached. All disbursement requests must be submitted electronically in the grant system. Staff will review each request to determine if it meets the criteria and formally approve each project funded. Communities may begin the work during the review process but it does not guarantee funding approval. Work that is determined to be emergencies, based on immediate health and/or safety issues, may be eligible to begin without formal approval. Eligible uses 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. Streetlights 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 gasoline or diesel, and do not reduce utility costs. Project examples for eligible energy infrastructure include natural gas filling stations, electric vehicle charging stations and emergency generators. Installing power to a facility such as a gazebo or baseball field are other examples of eligible energy infrastructure. 14421489v1