Mapping DOE Community Benefits Plans

Tracking benefits from DOE investments under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

This interactive map shows U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) investments made through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This map identifies where DOE’s demonstration and deployment investments are occurring and includes high-level snapshots of the local benefits that may be associated with these investments. The map includes data for 635 projects, which are a subset of the publicly announced BIL and IRA selected and awarded projects.

Community Benefit Plans (CBPs) were required for nearly all BIL and IRA demonstration and deployment projects to de-risk DOE-backed funding and inspire local support and development. CBPs included a wide range of benefits, from local hire requirements to binding workforce agreements. While there were over 1,000+ projects competitively selected by the Department of Energy and 4,000+ formula funding awardees, this data reflects a subset of energy and manufacturing projects with public community benefits commitments, which included 635 projects. These projects represent $110 billion of loans, grants, and tax credits.


Benefits Dashboard

The dashboard data is based on publicly available information about the 635 deployment projects shown on the map.

Job and Workforce Activities 

Count

Jobs retained/created (Approx.)

475,087

Project Labor Agreement (PLA)

64

Collective Bargaining Agreement

71

Community Workforce Agreement

33

Recruitment and Training Activities

 

Workforce Supports

48

Local Recruitment

268

Inclusive Recruitment

258

Apprenticeship

195

Pre-apprenticeship

59

Training

328

Community and Oversight Activities 

 

Good Neighbor Agreement

21

Community Advisory Board

68

Community Benefits Agreement

72


Notes on the Data

The projects on this map represent a subset of publicly announced BIL and IRA selected and awarded projects that require community benefits plans. This information is based solely on data found in DOE public fact sheets at selection or, in some cases, updated information at award. 

At present, the locations of pins on the map represent the centroid of the city or county in which the project is located and is not specific to census tracts.

The map data is limited to projects that:

  • Are BIL/IRA demonstration or deployment projects or will inform future demonstration or deployment projects, such as Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies.
  • Have a specific location that is publicly available and identified at the county, city, or Tribal level. Please note that some projects listed are multi-location or may be a headquarters listed while work locations are finalized.  
  • Developed community benefits plans.  

Have publicly available information on local investment. Benefits mapped are not comprehensive of all benefits for each project.


DOE Programs Included on the Map

Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C)

Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program

Advanced Reactor Demonstration Projects

Advanced Solar Energy Manufacturing Initiative

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM)

Battery Material, Manufacturing and Recycling Grants

Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Recycling

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Competitive Program

Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects

Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilots

Carbon Capture Technology Program, Carbon Transport Front-End Engineering and Design

Carbon Storage Validation and Testing

Civil Nuclear Credit Program

Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land

Critical Material Innovation, Efficiency, and Alternatives

Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants

Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling and Second-Life Applications Program

Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas Grants

Enhanced Use of Defense Production Act of 1950

Grants for Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Improvements at Public School Facilities

Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines

Grid Innovation Program

Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants

Industrial Assessment Centers Program – Expansion of Industrial Assessment Centers

Industrial Decarbonization and Emissions Reduction Demonstration-to-Deployment

Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstrations

Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs

Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs

Renew America’s Nonprofits

Renew America’s Schools

Smart Grid Grants

Solar Energy Research and Development

Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program

Transmission Facilitation Program

Tribal Energy

Weatherization Assistance Program: Enhancement and Innovation Fund