The $50 million Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act spearheaded by the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center just became law.

The grant program for US nonprofits – including shuls, yeshivas and day schools – to make their buildings energy efficient, was included in the larger Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill President Biden signed today (Nov. 15).

The Act provides individual grants for nonprofits � in this case, up to $200,000 per institution � to purchase and install items such as HVAC systems, boilers and other equipment.

OU Advocacy worked tirelessly for over a decade to advocate for this legislation and spearheaded efforts leading to bipartisan support for this grant and its successful passage into law.

�We are very grateful to bipartisan leaders and the many rank-and-file lawmakers who worked to ensure this key provision ultimately was included in this legislative package,� said Nathan Diament, the Orthodox Union (OU)�s Executive Director for Public Policy, who helped craft the legislation and advocated for it in Congress. �The creation of the Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act will help our foundational institutions become more environmentally sound and enable them to expand their offerings through energy cost savings.�

�We seek to be good stewards of our environment and assist our synagogues and schools in devoting more resources to serving people than paying utility bills,� said Mark (Moishe) Bane, president of the OU. �The energy efficiency program…will provide a springboard for our institutions to make the upgrades they have so long and so badly needed.�