The Office of the General Counsel operates an email hotline for legal questions related to the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including the State Energy Program (SEP), Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

State, county, municipal, and tribal government representatives are welcome to email their legal questions to GChotline@hq.doe.gov.  Questions will be fielded to the appropriate GC attorney or program contact.  Responses will be emailed as quickly as possible to the questioner, and will be posted on the FAQ below.

Our attorneys can expedite a response to your question if you include any or all of the following information in your email:

  • Name of the project
  • Grant or procurement number
  • Program under which you are receiving the grant 
  • Your contracting officer’s first and last name