▁to ▁reduce ▁energy ▁use ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy ▁at ▁federal ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁The ▁Advanced ▁Man ufact uring ▁Office ▁works ▁with ▁industry , ▁small ▁business , ▁univers ities , ▁and ▁other ▁st ake hold ers ▁and ▁supports ▁research ▁into ▁energy - efficient ▁techn ologies ▁for ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁The ▁We ather ization ▁and ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁Program s ▁Office ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁for ums ▁for ▁helping ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁implement ▁cost - effect ive ▁and ▁product ive ▁energy ▁systems ▁for ▁American ▁homes , ▁communities , ▁business es , ▁and ▁indust ries . ▁The ▁program ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁enable ▁strateg ic ▁invest ments ▁in ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁innov ative ▁practices ▁across ▁the ▁U . S . ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁government , ▁community ▁and ▁business ▁st ake hold ers , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁organizations ▁and ▁community - based ▁non prof its . ▁ ▁W IP ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁two ▁programs ▁focused ▁on ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁and ▁two ▁teams ▁that ▁develop ▁and ▁deliver ▁target ed ▁technical ▁assistance ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁initi atives ▁to ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments . ▁▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Energy ▁Program ▁( SE P ) ▁provides ▁fund ing ▁and ▁technical ▁assistance ▁to ▁states , ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁to ▁enh ance ▁energy ▁security , ▁advance ▁state - led ▁energy ▁initi atives , ▁and ▁maxim ize ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁decre asing