New Hampshire Small Business Energy Audit Fund

Scott Maslansky
603.226.2170
smaslansky@nhcdfa.org

The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) will provide grants to cover 75% of the cost of comprehensive energy audits for New Hampshire agricultural producers and rural small businesses, including rural healthcare providers and health-related businesses.

Program objectives include:

• Provide access for New Hampshire businesses to reduced cost energy audits in order to guide implementation of comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable energy installations that:
  • Reduce operating costs
  • Reduce energy use and related environmental impacts
  • Improve non-energy benefits including building durability, occupant comfort and safety, and workplace productivity
• Provide technical assistance to prospective applicants as well as to contractors and partners including in the early stages of a project
• Coordinate with contractors, utilities and other partners to identify projects that might benefit from a broader assessment of energy opportunities
• Inform applicants about financial and technical resources from CDFA and other entities
• Inform prospects of CDFA's other programs about energy opportunities related to their proposed projects

Program summary

To be eligible, New Hampshire agricultural producers and rural small businesses must meet the following criteria:

• Be a for-profit businesses with a location in New Hampshire
• Rural small businesses must be located in eligible rural areas
• Be a small business as defined by the Small Business Administration

Up to 75% of the cost of comprehensive energy audits

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.

A pre-application consultation with CDFA staff is required before submitting a formal application. Contact Scott Maslansky (603.717.9123) to begin the process.