CHARGE Act of 2025

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy, shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities for the conduct of qualifying projects (in this section referred to as the program).

The Secretary may award a grant under the program if an applicant submits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate, including a description of—

(A) the qualifying project proposed to be conducted by the eligible entity using such grant amounts; and

(B) as applicable, how the eligible entity plans to select any Federally qualified health center with respect to which such qualifying project will be conducted.

Grant amounts awarded under the program may only be used to conduct a qualifying project.

There is authorized to be appropriated to implement the program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

In this section:

The term applicant means an eligible entity that applies for a grant under the program.

The term eligible entity means—

(A) a unit of State or local government;

(B) a Federally qualified health center;

(C) a nonprofit membership organization that operates at the national, regional, or State level and includes within its membership one or more Federally qualified health centers; or

(D) a provider consortia or network that is majority owned or majority controlled by one or more Federally qualified health centers.

The term energy storage technology has the meaning given that term in section 48E(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

The term Federally qualified health center has the meaning given that term in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)).

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.

The term solar energy system —

(A) means an engineered assembly of components that capture solar radiation and convert such radiation into an energy source through technologies such as photovoltaic panels or solar thermal collectors; and

(B) includes any supporting infrastructure for the delivery of such energy for use.

The term qualifying project means a project—

(A) to install at one or more Federally qualified health centers a solar energy system or an energy storage technology; or

(B) to provide to one or more Federally qualified health centers technical assistance relating to the design, installation, operation, or use of a solar energy system or energy storage technology.