The first key deadline is approaching for states and industry participants to get in line for the $1.2 billion being offered by the Biden Administration to assist in costs incurred by state and local governments to update their building energy codes.

Concept papers are due to be submitted by Jan. 31 with full applications due by March 27, according to a summary of the programs by the National Association of Home Builders.

This available funding comes from two recent pieces of legislation. One is the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed in November 2021 that provides $225 million ($45 million per year for fiscal years 2022-2026) for the Department of Energy's Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation (RECI) program. Under the RECI program, states can receive grants to update to more recent model energy codes. The money can be spent on conducting studies, training, implementation, and a host of other purposes.