Green School Works Technical Assistance Services
Green School Works Technical Assistance Services supports Massachusetts public K–12 schools with energy assessments and planning to advance energy efficiency, electrification, and decarbonization.
This grant was recently updated
The enrollment link changed, and the Participant Agreement and Program Services Manual dated May 28, 2026 were replaced with October 14, 2026 versions. MassCEC also expanded the vendor list and added ground-source feasibility scope listings; the reference enrollment PDF was replaced.
Funder: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Due Dates: Rolling (Enrollment until funds run out)
Funding Amounts: Technical assistance worth up to $250,000; $5 million program funding
Summary: Low- or no-cost technical assistance helps Massachusetts public K–12 schools plan energy efficiency, electrification, and decarbonization projects.
Key Information: Applicants must meet building ownership or ground-lease, 20-year public-use, and 40% low-income student requirements.
Description
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) administers Green School Works Technical Assistance Services on behalf of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The program helps eligible public K–12 schools, districts, and educational collaboratives incorporate energy efficiency, electrification, and decarbonization into capital planning. It complements Mass Save technical assistance while also serving eligible schools outside Mass Save territory.
Participants can receive building assessments, portfolio decarbonization roadmaps, focused studies, solar-plus-storage and renewable energy certificate analyses, or ground-source heat pump feasibility studies. Services identify planning options, costs, energy impacts, and available incentives for energy-efficient and fossil-fuel-free infrastructure. The program supports Massachusetts’ net-zero emissions goal for 2050, with an emphasis on accelerating adoption by schools serving low-income and environmental justice populations. Implementation funding is offered separately.
