NDMU Receives $895K State Grant to Invest in Clean Energy

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Maryland Energy Administration has awarded Notre Dame of Maryland University a $895,000 grant to implement a Campus Clean Energy Master Plan to reduce the University’s carbon footprint and advance its commitment to sustainability.

Notre Dame is one of 11 higher education institutions across the state to receive funding from the Higher Education Clean Energy Grant Pilot Program, supported by the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund. NDMU plans to install solar panels around the campus to meet a significant portion of the University’s energy needs from renewable sources. The grant enables the University to increase solar capacity, upgrade critical infrastructure, and create operational cost savings over the long term.

NDMU’s sustainability and clean energy goals reflect the principles of Laudato Si’, an encyclical written by the late Pope Francis in which he calls for humanity to respond to the urgent needs of our common home. As a Laudato Si’ university, NDMU is a signatory and part of the first cohort of colleges and universities with the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. The Laudato Si’ Action Platform informs NDMUs sustainability work.

Maryland’s Higher Education Clean Energy Grant Pilot Program is designed to foster holistic approaches to sustainability by funding renewable energy technologies at colleges and universities. The program seeks to create sustainable, energy-efficient campuses that act as practical learning environments and hubs for renewable energy education and job creation.

Established in 1895, Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame has been named one of the best "Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report.