U.S. Energy Department Announces $150 Million Contractor Training Grants to Drive Clean Energy Workforce Development

The U.S. Energy Department on July 17 announced $150 million for states through a grant program to train residential energy efficiency and electrification contractors. The initiative,  State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Grants Program, is funded by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA. The purpose of the initiative is to train a new generation…...