Legislative Services

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Assistance for the Adoption of the Latest and Zero Building Energy Codes

The Assistance for the Adoption of the Latest and Zero Building Energy Codes, under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will provide grants for states and units of local government that have authority to adopt building codes in adopting, implementing, enforcing, and measuring compliance rates of certain building energy codes that meet or exceed the minimum energy savings specified in the IRA, while training and educating their workforce and building localized capacity.

Recipients must develop an implementation plan that provides approaches to achieve full compliance with the adopted code, plans for capacity building to support ongoing implementation, and active workforce training and enforcement programs.

Submission Deadline for First Round of Concept Papers: 2/9/2024
Submission Deadline for First Round of Full Applications: 4/30/2024