SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR UNIVERSITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF GRANT PROGRAM.—Not 
later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a program to award, 
on a competitive basis to covered universities, grants to 
support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate 
resilience improvements at such universities. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under the Program, a covered university shall submit to 
the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants 
under the Program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) give priority to covered universities that are 
minority-serving institutions; and 
(2) award grants in a manner that ensures geo-
graphically diverse recipients. 
(d) ELIGIBLE USES.—A grant awarded to a covered 
university under the Program may be used for the fol-
lowing projects on the campus of such university: 
(1) The purchase and installation of solar pan-
els. 
(2) The purchase, or contracting for use, of 
electric vehicles. 
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(3) The purchase and installation of electric ve-
hicle charging infrastructure. 
(4) The purchase and installation of energy-effi-
cient windows. 
(5) Construction, repairs, or renovations to 
buildings to improve occupant health, including con-
struction, repairs, or renovations that improve air 
quality or ventilation. 
(6) Construction, repairs, or renovations to 
buildings to improve climate resilience. 
(7) Investigation and analysis with respect to 
energy efficiency and climate resilience improve-
ments. 
(8) The purchase and installation of microgrid 
systems. 
(9) The purchase and installation of energy 
storage systems. 
(10) Repairs or renovations to district energy 
systems. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) 
MAXIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—A 
grant 
awarded under the Program may not exceed 
$10,000,000. 
(2) TRAINING
COSTS.—A covered university 
awarded a grant under the Program may use not 
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more than ten percent of grant funds for training 
costs related to a project carried out with grant 
funds. 
(f) REPORTING.—Not later than three years after the 
date on which a covered university receives a grant under 
the Program, the university shall submit to the Secretary 
a report detailing the use of grant funds. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLIMATE RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘climate 
resilience’’ means the ability to anticipate, prepare 
for, and respond to hazardous events, trends, or dis-
turbances related to climate. 
(2) COVERED UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
university’’ means the following: 
(A) A public institution of higher edu-
cation, as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001(a)). 
(B) A public Tribal college or university, 
as defined in section 316 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act. 
(C) A public institution of higher education 
located in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of 
the United States, Guam, American Samoa, 
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and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands. 
(3) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy storage system’’ means any system, equipment, 
facility, or technology that uses a mechanical, elec-
trical, chemical, electrochemical, or thermal process 
to store energy that was generated at an earlier time 
for use at a later time, including any generated en-
ergy that would otherwise be wasted. 
(4) MICROGRID SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘microgrid 
system’’ means an integrated energy system that 
consists of interconnected loads and distributed en-
ergy resources within clearly defined electrical 
boundaries that— 
(A) acts as a single controllable entity; and 
(B) can operate while connected to, and 
while disconnected from, the national or local 
electric grid. 
(5) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti-
tution described in section 371(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the grant program established under subsection (a). 
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(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$76,100,000,000. 
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