(ii) receives funding from a State, In-
dian tribe, or utility; 
(D) an electric cooperative group; and 
(E) an entity with a public-private partner-
ship under the Hollings Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership established under section 
25(b) of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(b)). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(8) SMALL- 
OR
MEDIUM-SIZED
MANUFAC-
TURER.—The term ‘‘small- or medium-sized manu-
facturer’’ means a manufacturing establishment— 
(A) classified in Sector 31, 32, or 33 in the 
North American Industry Classification System; 
and 
(B) that employs not more than 750 em-
ployees. 
SEC. 3. FINANCING ENERGY EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program, to be known as the ‘‘Financing Energy Effi-
cient Manufacturing Program’’ to provide grants to quali-
fied entities to fund energy efficiency improvement 
projects in the manufacturing sector. 
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(b) GRANT APPLICATIONS; SELECTION OF GRANT 
RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) GRANT APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
qualified entities desiring a grant under sub-
section (a) shall submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication in such manner and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding a description of— 
(i) how the qualified entity will work 
with small- and medium-sized manufactur-
ers to assess the most promising opportu-
nities for energy efficiency improvements; 
(ii) how the qualified entity will work 
with small- and medium-sized manufactur-
ers and, if appropriate, licensed engineers 
to establish an energy management plan 
for the small- or medium-sized manufac-
turer to carry out a project; 
(iii) the methods and cost-sharing 
plans the qualified entity will use to dis-
tribute funds to small- and medium-sized 
manufacturers to subsidize the costs of 
carrying out a project; 
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(iv) the standards by which the quali-
fied entity will set energy efficiency goals 
for a project that will result in meaningful 
reductions in electricity or natural gas use 
by the small- or medium-sized manufac-
turer carrying out the project; 
(v) how the qualified entity will pro-
vide support to the small- or medium-sized 
manufacturer carrying out a project during 
the implementation of the energy manage-
ment plan; 
(vi)(I) any history of the qualified en-
tity of working collaboratively with the re-
gional technical assistance programs of the 
Department of Energy; and 
(II) how the qualified entity plans to 
involve the regional technical assistance 
programs in the activities to be funded by 
a grant; and 
(vii) how the qualified entity will col-
lect measurements throughout the imple-
mentation of the energy management 
plan— 
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(I) to demonstrate how energy ef-
ficiency 
improvements 
are 
being 
achieved; and 
(II) to maximize opportunities 
for project success. 
(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—Two or more quali-
fied entities may form a partnership to apply, 
and act as program manager, for a grant under 
this subsection. 
(2) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives 
an application under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) review the application; 
(ii) provide the applicant with an op-
portunity to respond to any questions of 
the Secretary regarding the application; 
and 
(iii) select or deny the applicant based 
on the criteria described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
select for grants under this subsection 
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qualified entities that demonstrate a his-
tory of successfully implementing energy 
efficiency improvement programs for small- 
and medium-sized manufacturers. 
(ii) PRIORITY.—In making selections 
under clause (i), the Secretary shall give 
priority to qualified entities that dem-
onstrate— 
(I) effective methods for reducing 
barriers to entry that might otherwise 
prevent small- and medium-sized man-
ufacturers from participating in the 
subgrant program under subsection 
(c); 
(II) flexibility in addressing the 
needs of different small- and medium- 
sized manufacturers; and 
(III) a commitment to hiring for 
projects contractors that comply with 
the labor requirements described in 
subsection (d)(2). 
(c) SUBGRANTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified entity (including 
a partnership of one or more qualified entities under 
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subsection (b)(1)(B)) that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) shall act as a program manager to 
distribute subgrants to small- and medium-sized 
manufacturers located in the State in which the pro-
gram manager is located to carry out projects— 
(A) to improve the energy efficiency of the 
small- or medium-sized manufacturer; and 
(B) to develop technologies to reduce elec-
tricity or natural gas use by the small- or me-
dium-sized manufacturer. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—A small- or medium-sized 
manufacturer desiring a subgrant under paragraph 
(1) shall submit to the program manager an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the program manager may re-
quire, including a proposal describing the project to 
be carried out using the subgrant funds. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting small- or medium- 
sized manufacturers for subgrants under this sub-
section, the program manager shall give priority to 
small- or medium-sized manufacturers that commit 
to hiring for projects contractors that comply with 
the labor requirements described in subsection 
(d)(2). 
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