The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Aug. 17 that the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been selected to receive a $1,111,418 grant funding research to address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved communities. UMass Amherst was one of only 11 institutions selected nationwide to share in $11 million for this initiative.
In this program, UMass Amherst will engage with lower income households and neighborhoods in Holyoke to improve knowledge on drivers, barriers and environmental benefits of shifting to using electric sources of energy within households. Professor Krista Harper is the UMass Lead Principle Investigater.