Taking local action on climate change and clean energy is hard enough. Let us help you identify ways to pay for it.
The opportunities below are a curated list of open, upcoming and past opportunities relevant to local climate and energy practitioners that can help them advance fair and equitable climate change and energy practices.
This database defaults to showing active opportunities by due date first. Please use the search and filter function to the right to find the open or upcoming funding opportunity that works for you.
The goal of the PACE Program is to support clean, affordable energy growth across America. The PACE Program provides loans to eligible entities, with varying levels of loan forgiveness, for Projects that generate and/or store electricity from RER.
Total Funding: $1,000,000,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Round 2 of the American-Made Community Power Accelerator Prize: Accessing Capital to Deploy Equitable Community Solar launched in July 2023. The $10 million prize from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is designed to fast-track the efforts of new, emerging, and expanding solar developers and co-developers to learn, participate, and grow their operations to support multiple successful community solar projects. The goal of this prize is to expand a robust ecosystem of community solar project developers that incorporate meaningful benefits into projects across the United States.
Total Funding: $10 million
Award Amount: $50,000 to $400,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, CBOs, Nonprofits, Private Entities
DOE’s Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program is managed by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). OCED will provide financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions that benefit rural and remote communities. ERA aims to fund clean energy projects with three specific goals:
Fund energy projects in rural areas for cost reduction, improved access, resilience, and environmental benefits.
Back innovative rural energy systems with climate-resilient tech, resilient business models, financing, and community engagement.
Foster clean energy knowledge, capacity, and self-reliance in rural America.
Total Funding: $1 Billion - $200 million appropriated annually
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits, Private Entities
Through this competition, Solar for All will award up to 60 grants to states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits to expand the number of low-income and disadvantaged communities primed for residential solar investment—enabling millions of low-income households to access affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy.
Total Funding: $7 Billion
Award Amount: $25 to $400 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
The purpose of this solicitation is to fund applied research and development projects that develop decarbonization solutions for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in large commercial buildings with an emphasis on technology advancements, energy efficiency, replicability, and use of ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.
Total Funding: $20 Million Total
Award Amount: $1-$6 Million
Grant Period: 2024-2029
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Private Entities
The Equity, Engagement, and Education Grant Account Cycle 1 is now open from September 8 to October 31, 2023. Please refer to the EEE Grant Account Application Coversheet and Grant Guidelines, both located on the right sidebar under Applicant Resources.
The Equity, Engagement, and Education (EEE) Grant Account will award grants up to $200,000 for the purpose of building CBO, Tribal, and community capacity to understand and engage with CPUC decision-making processes.
Total Funding: $9.7 Million
Award Amount: $200,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits
On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened submissions for a $10 million funding and technical assistance program that supports the creation of new, or the expansion of existing, state-based programs or initiatives that improve renewable energy siting processes at the state and local levels. DOE anticipates awarding approximately five to seven state-based collaboratives up to $2 million each. Collaboratives will also benefit from tailored technical assistance and peer-learning opportunities.
Interested applicants can join R-STEP Office Hours on October 11 between 1-2 pm ET
Total Funding: $10 Million
Award Amount: $2 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
How to Apply: Submit an application on ENERGYWERX’s Ratio Exchange website
STEP funds a variety of clean transportation and supporting projects, such as public transit and shared mobility services, active transportation infrastructure, land use planning and housing policy, workforce development, and clean transportation planning and education. Funded projects work together within low-income and disadvantaged communities to increase transportation equity. Funded projects are designed and implemented with community residents to address community needs, reducing GHG emissions and vehicle miles traveled while increasing access to key destinations and services.
Total Funding: $32.65 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Tribal Government, CBOs
Pre-Application Deadline: Questions Deadline: October 13, 2023Opens: September 26, 2023
Source: California Energy Commission
This solicitation will provide up to $20 million to support Medium- and Heavy- Duty infrastructure along designated corridors for both electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. Designated corridors were provided through the efforts of the Clean Transportation Commission mandated by Senate Bill 671.
Source: Governor's Office of Planning and Research
The CERF was created to promote a sustainable and equitable recovery from the economic distress of COVID-19 by supporting new plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create high-quality, broadly accessible jobs for all Californians. Specifically, the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program (CERF) would support communities and regional groups in producing regional roadmaps for economic recovery and transition that prioritize the creation of accessible, high-quality jobs in sustainable industries.
Total Funding: $182 Million
Grant Period: May 2024-September 2026
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Tribal Government
How to Apply: Each region's Fiscal Agent can apply during this closed solicitation, and must register for the System for Award Management (SAM)
EPA is authorized under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) to offer funding assistance to accelerate the upgrade, retrofit, and turnover of the legacy diesel fleet.
EPA anticipates awarding a total of approximately $115 million under this NOFO: $58 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funding and $57 million in FY 2023 funding, subject to the availability of funds, the quantity and quality of applications received, and other considerations.
All application packages must be submitted electronically to EPA through Grants.gov no later than Friday, December 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. (ET) to be considered for funding.
Total Funding: $115 Million
Award Amount: $1.5 Million - $4 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
The Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Program is a new capacity building grant program for under-resourced communities in California. Administered by the Strategic Growth Council, RCC enables community-rooted and cross-sectoral partners to deepen their relationships and develop the processes, plans, and projects that will drive and sustain climate action.
Total Funding: $8.5 Million
Award Amount: $500,000 - $1.75 Million
Grant Period: 36 Months
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits, Private Entities
The California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) offers incentives for the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at publicly accessible sites throughout California.
Award Amount: Up to $100,000 per active connector
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits, Private Entities
Notable Requirements: Funding is only available for sites in disadvantaged community (DAC) or low-income community (LIC) census tracts.
Pre-Application Deadline: If your entity has not yet submitted the Pre-Award Information Sheet, please do so as soon as possible.
Source: US DOE
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is designed to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency.
The goals of this new combined prize are to support community-based organizations, the private sector, nonfederal government entities, and collegiate teams in developing and carrying out activities related to clean energy that enable business and technology incubation and acceleration as well as other community-based capacity building, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Total Funding: $7.49 million
Award Amount: $15,000 to $100,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, CBOs, Private Entities
The California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency Program (CalSHAPE) provides funding to upgrade heating, air conditioning, and ventilation (HVAC) systems in public schools and replaces noncompliant plumbing fixtures and appliances that fail to meet water efficiency standards.
To meet its clean energy goals, California needs new renewable and storage resources, including rooftop solar and storage projects. Per the 2021 Senate Bill 100 Joint Agency Report, achieving 100% clean electricity in California requires an acceleration of the development of rooftop solar projects. CalAPP funding is intended to encourage cities and counties to further enhance permitting processes and accelerate processing and turnaround time, particularly regarding plan review.
The Public Participation Grant Account begun accepting applications on September 8, 2023. Please refer to the PP Grant Account Application Coversheet and Instructions below.
The Public Participation (PP) Grant Account is intended to remove financial and capacity-based barriers to participation while creating a flexible and accessible process to apply for and receive compensation. Eligible organizations are compensated for their time up to a maximum of $15,000 for participating in day-to-day CPUC activities that drive and influence policy decisions.
Total Funding: $3.1 Million
Award Amount: $15,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits
By empowering the work of nonprofit organizations and government entities through grant-making, we’re striving towards a state that is a healthier place to live, free from social inequality and racial injustice; one that can become a model for the rest of the nation.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Nonprofits
The Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Program is authorized to directly provide low-cost public financing to state and local government entities.
ISRF financing is available in amounts ranging from $50,000 to $25 million with loan terms for the useful life of the project up to a maximum of 30 years.
A few examples of ISRF financed projects include water and wastewater treatment plant upgrades or construction, venue or airport construction or street repair and upgrades.
Eligible applicants must be located in California and include any subdivision of a local government, including cities, counties, special districts, assessment districts, joint powers authorities and nonprofit organizations sponsored by a government entity.
Please note, while ISRF financing is available for many types of projects, housing is not allowed per our legislative statute.
Award Amount: $1 Million - $65 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies
If your community is seeking critical facility energy resilience for extreme weather, Public Safety Power Shutoff events or other events, PG&E’s Community Microgrid Enablement Program can help. Through Enhanced Technical Support and cost offsets for certain distribution system upgrades, CMEP can assist your community in taking its resilience ideas from concept to reality.
The VW Mitigation Trust has $130 million in funds to replace older, high-polluting transit, school, and shuttle buses with new battery-electric or fuel-cell buses. Replacing an older bus with a zero-emission bus eliminates particulate matter and other pollutants that impact children and residents riding the buses, as well as residents throughout California communities. During the project’s 10-year period, approximately 425 vehicles will be replaced with an incentive amount of up to $400,000 per vehicle.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Tribal Government
The CPUC’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) offers rebates for installing energy storage technology at both residential and non-residential facilities. These storage technologies include battery storage systems that can function during a power outage.
President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. One of the many things this act accomplishes is the expansion of the Federal Tax Credit for Solar Photovoltaics, also known as the Investment Tax Credit (ITC). This credit can be claimed on federal income taxes for a percentage of the cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system.
Those who install a PV system between 2022 and 2032 will receive a 30% tax credit. Energy storage devices that have a capacity rating of 3 kilowatt hours or greater are included.
Award Amount: 30% tax credit on the cost of a solar system
GoGreen Multifamily offers a variety of financing options, including leases, equipment financing agreements and energy service agreements. It also leverages and complements existing rebates and incentives from other sources and integrates with state-administered multifamily energy incentive programs.
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Private Entities
How to Apply: Contact available financing institutions
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program supports community development activities to build stronger and more resilient communities. To support community development, activities are identified through an ongoing process. Activities may address needs such as infrastructure, economic development projects, public facilities installation, community centers, housing rehabilitation, public services, clearance/acquisition, microenterprise assistance, code enforcement, homeowner assistance, etc.
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Private Entities
In recent years, IBank’s programs have financed more than $3 billion in green projects, including, but not limited to, green bonds to replenish the state’s Clean Water and Drinking Water Fund, loan guarantees for climate entrepreneurs, and municipal lending for climate-smart wastewater management infrastructure.
Financing options include:
Green Municipal Loans & Green Bonds for ClimateSmart Infrastructure
Credit Enhancements & Venture Capital Investment for Climate Entrepreneurs and Investors
Debt Financing to Scale Climate Solutions
Project types include Clean Energy Transmission Projects that increase access to zero-carbon resources through new clean energy transmission infrastructure. Projects may include (but are not limited to):
Clean energy transmission project infrastructure
Other necessary technical elements of transmission infrastructure, such as environmental planning, permitting, and pre-construction costs for projects
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Private Entities
How to Apply: Complete Intake Forms on IBank site.
The Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program is designed to provide technical assistance and incentives for new all-electric low-income residential buildings that reduce GHG emissions.
Award Amount: $2 million maximum
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits, Private Entities
How to Apply: Complete an Incentive Application: https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/building-initiative-low-emissions-development-program-build/build
RCAC’s Loan Fund is a financial resource for rural communities. The Loan Fund fills financing gaps and serves in unconventional markets. RCAC offers loans for affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure, community facilities and small businesses in rural locations.
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Nonprofits, Private Entities
Notable Requirements: Projects must be located in rural areas with populations of 50,000 or less.
The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.
Award Amount: $1,500 - $1 Million
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Individuals, Private Entities
Notable Requirements: Agricultural producers and small businesses are eligible to apply. Projects must be located in rural areas with populations of 50,000 or less.
The California Energy Commission’s Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) offers zero-interest rate loans to public schools and 1 percent rate loans to public entities and California Native American Tribes. Loans finance , energy efficiency and energy generation projects, energy storage systems, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Examples of eligible projects include:
Lighting and lighting control systems
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment
On-site clean energy generation, such as photovoltaic systems
Building envelope and insulation
Energy storage systems
Electric vehicle infrastructure used to power public fleets
To provide cost share funding to applicants that apply for and receive one of the following: An award under an eligible federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and meet the requirements of this solicitation, or follow-on funding from the U.S. DOE to continue research from PON-14-308, GFO-18-902, or this GFO and the proposed project meets the requirements of this solicitation.
Total Funding: $20 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits, Individuals, Private Entities
The Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program (CMO) is making $1 million in voucher funding available to eligible applicants and communities to conduct Community Transportation Needs Assessments. The vouchers, worth up to $100,000 each, help underserved communities identify and address their transportation challenges; increase residents’ awareness on clean transportation; educate community members about zero-emission mobility options such as car sharing, bike sharing, and other unique transportation modes; and prepare residents to share input on preferred solutions. Additionally, a set-aside of at least $200,000 is available to eligible tribal governments. The application window opens at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on November 2, 2022, and vouchers will be awarded on a first‑come, first-served basis.
Total Funding: $1 million
Award Amount: $100,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Notable Requirements: Located in a 535-designated disadvantaged community or AB 1550 designated low-income community or within a tribe
There are two tax credits available for businesses and other entities like nonprofits and local and tribal governments that purchase solar energy systems. Generally, project owners cannot claim both the ITC and the PTC for the same property:
The investment tax credit (ITC) is a tax credit that reduces the federal income tax liability for a percentage of the cost of a solar system that is installed during the tax year.
The production tax credit (PTC) is a per kilowatt-hour (kWh) tax credit for electricity generated by solar and other qualifying technologies for the first 10 years of a system’s operation. It reduces the federal income tax liability and is adjusted annually for inflation.
Solar systems that are placed in service in 2022 or later and begin construction before 2033 are eligible for a 30% ITC or a 2.75 ¢/kWh PTC if they meet labor requirements issued by the Treasury Department or are under 1 megawatt (MW) in size.
Award Amount: 30% Investment Tax Credit or a 2.75 ¢/kWh
Grant Period: Available through 2035
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Low carbon fuels below the benchmark generate credits, while fuels above the CI benchmark generate deficits. Credits and deficits are denominated in metric tons of GHG emissions. Providers of transportation fuels must demonstrate that the mix of fuels they supply for use in California meets the LCFS carbon intensity standards, or benchmarks, for each annual compliance period. A deficit generator meets its compliance obligation by ensuring that the amount of credits it earns or otherwise acquires from another party is equal to, or greater than, the deficits it has incurred.
There are three ways to generate credits in the LCFS: fuel pathways, projects, and capacity-based crediting.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies
Homeowners, including renters for certain expenditures, who purchase energy and other efficient appliances and products. Fill out IRS Form 5695, following IRS instructions, and include it when filing your tax return. Include any relevant product receipts. Consumers can claim the same or varying credits year after year with new products purchased, but some credits have an annual limit.
Opens: No expected open date is available at this time
Source: California Energy Commission
The goals of the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program are to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in homes and advance energy equity. The Direct Install Program provides decarbonization retrofits to low- and moderate-income households. The Statewide Incentive Program incentivizes the increased adoption of low-carbon technologies.
In addition to reducing GHG emissions, the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program will strive to encourage resiliency to extreme heat, improve indoor air quality, improve energy affordability, provide electric grid support, and increase payment of prevailing wage to the implementing workforce.
Due to the highly technical nature of the SGIP, MIP, and TECH, the CPUC will provide technical assistance for applicants as well as for grantees. A Clean Energy Subject Matter Expert (SME) will provide technical assistance based on the needs of the Tribe’s or CBO’s community.
Total Funding: $15.6 Million
Award Amount: $500,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program will provide grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution. Section 60114 of the Inflation Reduction Act provides an investment of $5 billion to support efforts by states, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and groups thereof to develop and implement strong, local greenhouse gas reduction strategies. This two-staged grant program provides funding of $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants, and $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants.
For states and municipalities – Priority Climate Action Plans were due by March 1, 2024. Applications for the general implementation grants competition will likely be due on or around April 1, 2024.
Total Funding: $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants, $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants
Award Amount: $2 million to $500 million for implementation
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
Previous program opportunities: Phase 1 planning grants closed Spring 2023
The California Electric Homes Program (named in statutes as the Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development Program Phase 2 by Assembly Bill 137) will provide incentives for the construction of all-electric market-rate residential buildings and installation of energy storage systems to encourage deployment of near-zero-emission building technologies.
The California Electric Homes Program provides technical assistance and financial incentives to residential developers and builders constructing new, market-rate homes with all-electric appliances and equipment. The program supports all-electric new construction practices, drives energy savings, and supports California’s advanced energy efficiency policy goals.
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits, Individuals, Private Entities
Buildings Upgrade Prize (BuildingsUp)
Application Status: Future
Opens: October 2023 (Phase 2 expected)
Source: US Department of Energy Building Technologies Office
Upgrading existing buildings to efficiently run on clean energy will help address climate change. Building upgrades may include transitioning to efficient electric equipment, including heat pumps and heat pump water heaters, and improving building efficiency through measures such as insulation and air sealing. Together, efforts will help reduce carbon emissions and energy costs, while improving indoor air quality and occupant comfort.
Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office (BTO), Buildings UP aims to build capacity to rapidly and equitably transform U.S. buildings. Teams will submit innovative concepts to leverage the billions of dollars available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), utility rebate programs, and many other funding sources, capitalizing on this once-in-a-generation opportunity to equitably transform a wide variety of buildings across diverse geographies. As teams progress through the prize, they will receive cash prizes and technical assistance to help bring their ideas to life.
Total Funding: $22 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits, Private Entities
EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) will invest approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to respond to environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. They are designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments.
Grants to States or units of local governments with code making authority to adopt updated building energy codes, zero energy codes, or equivalent codes or standards.
Funding awards will support states and local jurisdictions in adopting, implementing, and enforcing the latest model, zero energy codes, or equivalent codes and standards, improving residential and commercial new construction and retrofits, and transitioning the building stock to more efficient, decarbonized buildings for all.
Total Funding: $1 Billion
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
The Grid Innovation Program, also known as the Program Upgrading Our Electric Grid and Ensuring Reliability and Resiliency, is designed to provide federal financial assistance to governmental entities to coordinate and collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience, implemented through states by public and rural electric cooperative entities on a cost-shared basis.
Total Funding: $5 Billion
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
The Community Energy Resilience Investment (CERI) program will fund projects across California that increase community energy resilience and reliability, promote decarbonization of the electric system, improve energy justice and equity, and create good-paying jobs.
The CEC is collaborating with relevant stakeholders to develop program objectives, criteria, and metrics to ensure successful outcomes and maximize the impact of CERI Program investments.
Total Funding: $170 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
In January 2021, the Commission authorized the Microgrid Incentive Program, with a $200 million budget, to fund clean energy microgrids to support the critical needs of vulnerable communities impacted by grid outages and to test new technologies or regulatory approaches to inform future action.
On April 6, 2023, the Commission approved rules for the MIP for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). It allocates $79.2 million for PG&E, $83.3 million for SCE, and $17.5 million for SDG&E. Projects selected under the MIP can receive up to $15 million in award funding.
Timeline
April 14, 2023 – Commission Decision approving the MIP Implementation Plan issued
Early October 2023 – Within 180 days upon issuance of the decision, the utilities shall make available the Microgrid Incentive Program Handbook.
Early July 2024 – The first MIP application window opens no later than nine (9) months after the publication of the MIP Handbook.
Total Funding: $200,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government
The purpose of ATP is to encourage increased use of active modes of transportation by achieving the following goals:
Increase the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking.
Increase safety and mobility for non-motorized users.
Advance the active transportation efforts of regional agencies to achieve Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction goals, pursuant to SB 375 (of 2008) and SB 341 (of 2009).
Enhance public health.
Ensure that disadvantaged communities fully share in the benefits of the program.
Provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of active transportation users.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
The purpose of this solicitation is to fund applied research and technology demonstration and deployment projects that accelerate development of technologies allowing individual or fleets of plug-in electric vehicles to power homes or buildings during electricity outages or intentional islanding events.
Total Funding: $19.5 Million
Award Amount: $2-4 Million
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Notable Requirements: At least 25% of available Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) technology demonstration and deployment funding must be allocated to project sites located in, and benefiting, disadvantaged communities; and an additional minimum 10% of funds must be allocated to projects sites located in and benefiting low-income communities.
Previous program opportunities: This deadline for this funding opportunitiy was January 2022
The U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program invested $500 million in American Rescue Plan funding to help plan, build, innovate, and put people into quality jobs in hundreds of communities across the nation. As part of the suite of EDA American Rescue Plan programs, the EAA program is funding 256 grantees that will implement projects in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to address some of the most pressing economic development challenges in their communities. As a result, these projects are estimated by applicants to garner over $11 billion in private investment and create and retain over 64,000 jobs.
Total Funding: $500 Million
Award Amount: $100,000 - $10 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: This NOFO closed March, 2023
EPA funds Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) grants to support research, investigation, experiments, surveys, study, demonstration, education and training using source reduction approaches (also known as P2 or pollution prevention).
EPA is particularly interested in projects that promote practical source reduction practices, tools, and training on P2 approaches to measurably improve human and environmental health by reducing the use of hazardous substances, reducing toxic pollutants, reducing resource use (e.g., water and energy) and reducing expenditures and liability costs to businesses, non-profit organizations and/or communities.
Total Funding: $1.1 Million
Award Amount: $40,000 - $250,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: Previous request for applications closed July 22, 2022. This grant is offered every 2 years.
Through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program, NREL offers in-depth technical partnerships that support communities in developing secure, reliable, resilient, equitable, and affordable clean energy systems.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: Program ran in 2023
This program assists rural small businesses and agricultural producers by conducting and promoting energy audits and providing Renewable Energy Development Assistance (REDA).
The assistance must be provided to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Rural small businesses must be located in eligible rural areas. This restriction does not apply to agricultural producers. Assistance provided must consist of:
Energy audits.
Renewable energy technical assistance.
Renewable energy site assessments.
Award Amount: $100,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
Notable Requirements: Assistance must be provided to agricultural producers and rural small businesses.
Previous program opportunities: Applications for this program were due January 2023
The California Energy Commission’s Renewable Energy for Agriculture Program (REAP) has offered grants that encourage the installation of renewable energy technologies serving agricultural operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Tribal Government, Nonprofits, Private Entities
Previous program opportunities: A solicitation was released in January 2019 and awardees were announced in April 2019.
On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, tribes, and partnering organizations implement updated energy codes for buildings. Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these awards will support 27 projects across 27 states and the District of Columbia to ensure buildings meet the latest standards for energy efficiency—reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering energy bills for American families and businesses. Awardees will provide technical assistance for updating state and local building codes, as well as their successful implementation across the country.
Total Funding: $45 Million
Award Amount: $500,000 - $10,000,000
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies
The Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program empowers the communities most impacted by pollution to choose their own goals, strategies and projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, CBOs, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: Round 5 applications were due August, 2023
AB 617 seeks to ensure that all Californians benefit equitably from our State’s air quality and climate efforts, especially those who live in the areas of California most severely impacted by air pollution. The Air Grants Program aim is to provide support for community-based organizations to participate in the AB 617 process, and to build capacity to become active partners with government to identify, evaluate, and ultimately reduce air pollution and exposure to harmful emissions in their communities.
The Community Air Grants Program (Program) received a number of competitive applications, and the 2022 Community Air Grant (Cycle 4) applications are still under review. The Program has updated the grant process timeline and CARB now plans to announce grant award selection in October 2023. Grant terms are still expected to start in Fall 2023.
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, CBOs
Previous program opportunities: Grant Award Selections estimated for October 2023
The California Energy Commission’s Gas Research and Development (R&D) Program invests in technologies and solutions that help the gas sector support California’s energy and environmental goals.
These projects are geared toward improving entrepreneurial support; resiliency, health, and safety; building decarbonization; gas system decarbonization; industrial and agricultural innovation; and transportation in California.
While no solicitations are currently active, new funding opportunities may arise in the future.
Total Funding: $20 Million/Year
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Private Entities
Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development
REAP 2.0 was a flexible program that accelerated progress towards our state housing goals and climate commitments through a strengthened partnership between the state, its regions, and local entities. REAP 2.0 funds were intended to accelerate infill housing development, reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), increase housing supply at all affordability levels, affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH), and facilitate the implementation of adopted regional and local plans to achieve these goals.
Total Funding: $600 Million
Grant Period: Funds must be encumbered by June 2024, and fully expended by June 30, 2026
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government
Previous program opportunities: The last deadline to submit a legally binding agreement for the Higher Impact Transformative allocation was March 31st, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER) was a $33 million funding program supporting projects that enabled communities to use solar and solar-plus-storage to prevent disruptions in power caused by extreme weather and other events, and to rapidly restore electricity if it goes down.
ICLEI USA has partnered with non-governmental organizations in U.S. cities to develop and implement highly visible and replicable local climate action projects that are data-driven, impactful, and action-oriented.
ICLEI USA provided three awards of $1,000,000 to U.S. non-governmental organizations to take further local climate action by funding projects that are data-driven, highly replicable, and action-oriented. Through the ICLEI USA Action Fund, ICLEI USA aims to accelerate local climate action by reducing the effects of climate change by helping cities reduce their emissions and become more resilient.
Total Funding: $3 Million
Award Amount: $1 Million
Grant Period: Funds must be spent and projects completed by January 15, 2024
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies
Previous program opportunities: Awards were announced on September 16, 2022
On August 3, 2022, EDA announced awards to 32 industry-led, worker-centered training partnerships and systems across the country, which will impact 31 states and Puerto Rico. These workforce partnerships are providing tangible opportunities and security for American workers and connecting employers with the trained workforce they need to grow and maintain competitive economies.
Total Funding: $500 Million
Award Amount: $100,000 - $10 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
Previous program opportunities: Awardees were announced on August 3, 2022
In 2023, SoCalGas will award grants up to $50,000 through a competitive process. An advisory panel of planning and sustainability experts will select the winning applications from across Southern and Central California. Local governments and tribal communities that are participating in climate vulnerability assessments, climate adaptation and resiliency plans, emergency management, or updating their local hazard mitigation plans to address climate adaptation are eligible to apply. Local governments and tribal communities seeking funding to implement already-approved climate adaptation initiatives are also eligible to apply.
Grant Period: Projects must commence in 2024 or 2025 and be 85% completed by December 31, 2025
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Tribal Government
Previous program opportunities: The deadline for proposals was June 2, 2023
The Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) program (formerly called the Empowering Insular Communities program) provides grant funding for sustainable energy strategies that mitigate climate change, reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fuels, develop and utilize domestic energy sources, and improve the performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency in the territories. This program is intended to support the Secretary’s priority to utilize our natural resources by ensuring American energy is available to meet security and economic needs.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments
Notable Requirements: Demonstrate that project can be accomplished within 24-36 months
How to Apply: Through Grants.gov
Previous program opportunities: Last award date was September 1, 2022
The purpose of this solicitation was to demonstrate replicable and scalable business and technology models for large-scale deployment of EV charging infrastructure capable of maximizing access and EV travel for MFH residents. Proposed projects must include charger installations that will benefit and be used by MFH residents within disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, or a combination of both (see Definitions of Key Words, Section V.A.), and Applicants are encouraged to pursue installations for affordable housing.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits, Individuals, Private Entities
Previous program opportunities: Version 2 of this program closed August, 2023
The Charge! Program provided grant funding to offset the cost of purchasing and installing new publicly accessible (multi-unit dwelling located projects are not subject to public accessibility requirements) chargers for light-duty electric vehicles (EVs) at workplaces, destinations, transit parking locations, along transportation corridors, and at multi-unit dwelling facilities. The goal of the Charge! Program is to rapidly expand access to EV charging stations to help achieve the Bay Area’s EV-adoption goals of 90 percent of the overall vehicle fleet by 2050. As of the end of 2020, there were more than 210,000 EVs registered to Bay Area drivers. This program has been funded through the Air District’s Transportation Fund for Clean Air Regional Fund and Mobile Source Incentive Fund which provides grants to improve air quality within the nine-county Bay Area by reducing emissions of pollutants from on-road vehicles, and may include additional funding sources as available.
Total Funding: $5 Million
Award Amount: $250,000 - $1 Million
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Nonprofits, Individuals, Private Entities
Previous program opportunities: The FY '23 Rank List was issued September 19, 2023. The FY '22 Rank List was issued June 8th, 2022
The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was to select a prime contractor to lead a team of professional architectural and engineering consultants to provide technical support for evaluating and implementing strategies to advance decarbonization of residential and nonresidential buildings and to increase Energy Code compliance.
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Private Entities
Previous program opportunities: Submission Deadline was March 01, 2022
The purpose of this solicitation was to demonstrate replicable and scalable business and technology models that can deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to serve rural EV drivers; support travel by rural EV drivers, provide EV charging access in rural areas, provide support and maintenance services to ensure reliable and readily accessible chargers, engage local rural communities and businesses to promote EV adoption.
Total Funding: $4.8 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits
On November 3, 2022, EPA announced the selection of 132 air monitoring projects in 37 states to receive $53.4 million in funding to enhance air quality monitoring in communities across the United States with environmental and health outcome disparities stemming from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic. With monies made available through the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP) and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), EPA is funding projects from community-based nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and Tribal governments to conduct air monitoring in communities, particularly in communities that are underserved and historically marginalized.
Total Funding: $20 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
Previous program opportunities: Previous awards were announced November 3, 2022
Funds for the FY 2023 RAISE grant program were awarded on a competitive basis, per statute, for surface transportation infrastructure projects that would improve:
Safety;
Environmental sustainability;
Quality of life;
Mobility and community connectivity;
Economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism;
State of good repair;
Partnership and collaboration; and
Innovation.
Total Funding: $2.275 Billion
Award Amount: $1 Million - $45 Million
Grant Period: Projects awarded with FY 2023 Appropriations Act funding are to be obligated by September 30, 2027
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
Previous program opportunities: Previous awards announced June 28, 2023
The Rural Energy Pilot Program (REPP) grant offers financial assistance for rural communities to further develop renewable energy. Eligible applicants to this program are Rural Energy Community Partnerships as defined in the REPP Notice of Funding Opportunity, Federal Register Notice.
Award Amount: Maximum $2 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: program application period closed July, 2022
The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program offers grant assistance to create and augment high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, support industry clusters and maximize the use of local productive assets in eligible low-income rural areas.
The RISE project must serve a rural region small enough to allow close collaboration among partners. It also must include important elements of the region’s prioritized industry cluster (concentrations of related industries). The RBCS Administrator may award points to applications from distressed communities with high concentrations of employment in coal, oil and gas industries, and coal-fired generation facilities transitioning away from fossil fueled energy production. A list of qualifying communities – which includes both county and zip code – is provided for applicants to determine if they may qualify for the points. The Administrator also may award points to an application to help ensure uniform geographic distribution across a maximum number of states, and to promote diversity among targeted industries.
Award Amount: $500,000 - $2,000,000
Grant Period: 4 years
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Notable Requirements: Must serve low-income rural areas
Previous program opportunities: Application window closed in April, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, sought applications proposing community-engaged research that will address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved communities. For purposes of this competition and the evaluation of applications, “underserved communities” referred to populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life, including people of color, low income, rural, tribal, indigenous, and other populations that may be disproportionately impacted by environmental harms and risks.
Total Funding: $10 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: This solicitation closed on April 28, 2022
The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program (formerly known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) funded projects that will provide workforce training and development that support zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), ZEV infrastructure, and ZEV-related commercial technologies in California.
Projects demonstrated community and employer engagement and a path toward ZEV jobs in the State. The Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible, and Local (IDEAL) ZEV Workforce Pilot focuses investments on and provides benefits to priority communities.
Total Funding: $6.8 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits, Private Entities
The $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge (PDF) is the marquee of EDA’s American Rescue Plan programs that aims to boost economic recovery from the pandemic and rebuild American communities, including those grappling with decades of disinvestment.
On September 2nd, 2020 the Biden-Harris Administration announced awards for 21 regional coalitions that were finalists in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC). This $1 billion grant competition, created through the American Rescue Plan Act, challenged communities to identify a set of interconnected investments that, together, could transform their local economy, expand economic opportunity and competitiveness, and create thousands of good jobs.
BBBRC awardees each received between $25 million and $65 million to fund 123 individual strategic projects to advance economic strategies benefiting 24 states. This federal funding was matched by more than $300 million of local investment and leveraged support from over 450 private sector and 27 labor unions or workers organizations.
Total Funding: $1 Billion
Award Amount: $25 Million - $65 Million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) will support states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards.
The BRIC program guiding principles are supporting communities through capability- and capacity-building; encouraging and enabling innovation; promoting partnerships; enabling large projects; maintaining flexibility; and providing consistency.
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, State Agencies, Tribal Government
Notable Requirements: As part of FEMA’s commitment to the Justice40 Initiative to instill equity as a foundation of emergency management, FEMA prioritized and selected project subapplications which includes tribes, Economically Disadvantaged Rural Communities and other disadvantaged communities.
Previous program opportunities: the last round of this program was in 2022
The program solicited applications nationwide for a grant competition to fund the replacement of existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) school buses.
Total Funding: $400 Million
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Tribal Government, Nonprofits
Previous program opportunities: This program closed applications on August 22, 2023
The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides financial assistance to eligible organizations working to address local environmental or public health issues in their communities. The program assists recipients in building collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders (e.g., local businesses and industry, local government, medical service providers, academia, etc.) to develop solutions to environmental or public health issue(s) at the community level.
Total Funding: $30 million
Award Amount: $150,000 to $500,000
Eligible Entities: CBOs
Previous program opportunities: 1st request for applications closed April, 2024
The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) program provides funding at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to support government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.
Model EJG2G programs should leverage existing resources to develop processes or tools that integrate environmental justice considerations into governmental decision-making at all levels. Formerly known as EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Program (SEJCA), this program has been renamed to better reflect the spectrum of entities eligible for this funding.
The EJG2G program goals are to:
Achieve measurable and meaningful environmental and/or public health results in communities;
build broad and robust, results-oriented partnerships, particularly with community-based nonprofit organizations (CBO) within disproportionately impacted areas;
pilot activities in specific communities that create transferable models, which can be expanded or replicated in other geographic areas and;
strengthen the development and implementation of meaningful approaches to achieve environmental justice.
Total Funding: $70 million
Award Amount: Up to $1 million
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, State Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs
Previous program opportunities: 1st request for applications closed in April, 2023
The purpose of this solicitation is to fund a design-build competition that will challenge multi-disciplinary project teams to design and build a mixed-use development – using cutting-edge energy technologies, tools, and construction practices – that is affordable, equitable, emissions-free, and resilient to climate change impacts and extreme weather events.
Total Funding: $48 million
Award Amount: $1,000,000
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Nonprofits, Individuals, Private Entities
Previous program opportunities: Applications for the Design Phase ended December 1, 2021. Application Materials for the Build Phase was September 22, 2023.
Source: California Dept. of Community Services and Development
LIWP was an energy efficiency and renewable energy generation program administered by the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD). LIWP consisted of several program components, including the Multi-Family Energy Efficiency and Renewables Component (Multi-Family Component), and was one of California’s Climate Investments funded by State Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. The LIWP Multi-Family Program Administrator provided technical assistance, project monitoring, and inspection of energy efficiency measures and solar photovoltaics installed in multi-family dwellings and common areas at qualifying properties to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The Administrator also disbursed incentives to property owners upon satisfactory completion of scopes of work.
Total Funding: $14,250,000
Grant Period: 9/1/2022 - 8/31/2025
Eligible Entities: Local Governments, Public Agencies, Tribal Government, CBOs, Nonprofits, Private Entities
The federal Inflation Reduction Act includes two residential energy rebate programs and funding for contractor training grants related to these programs. More than $582 million is anticipated to be allocated to California for the whole-house Homeowner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) rebate program and the point-of-sale High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate (HEEHRA) program.
The CEC will hold workshops to seek input on program development in late 2023. The CEC expects rebates will become available in 2024. The CEC has established a docket to receive written input.
Total Funding: $582 Million
Eligible Entities: Public Agencies, Individuals
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