Grant Program for Municipalities
Conservation Block Grant
The Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program provides funding to local governments for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, including solar energy projects.
The Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program provides grants to local governments to support solar energy projects.
Eligible Applicants: The EECBG program provides grants to city and county governments.
- Plan: must have a plan that includes a comprehensive strategy to reduce fossil fuel emissions, conserve energy, and implement renewable energy technologies, including solar energy projects.
- Energy Audit: The applicant must have completed an energy audit or assessment that identifies energy-saving opportunities and evaluates the potential for implementing renewable energy projects, including solar energy.
- Matching Funds: The applicant must provide matching funds equal to at least 20 percent of the total project cost.
- Project Types: Eligible projects include solar energy projects, such as the installation of solar photovoltaic systems on buildings, and community-scale solar projects.
- Project Goals: The proposed solar energy project should have a clear and measurable goal of reducing energy consumption and/or greenhouse gas emissions.
- Performance Measurement: The applicant must have a plan for measuring and reporting project performance.
Grant Program for Municipalities
SETO Grants
The Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) offers funding opportunities for local governments to develop and implement solar energy projects. Here are the eligibility requirements :
- Local government entity: must be a local government entity, such as a city, county, or township.
- Project type: The funding opportunity may be specific to a certain type of solar energy project, such as rooftop solar installations, solar community projects, or solar energy storage systems.
- Project scope: The project should have a clear and well-defined scope, including specific goals, objectives.
- Funding match: required to provide matching funds or in-kind contributions towards the project.
- Technical and financial feasibility: The project proposal should demonstrate technical and financial feasibility, including a clear plan for project development, management, and maintenance.
- Environmental impact: The proposed project should have minimal adverse environmental impacts and comply with applicable environmental regulations.
- Demonstrated need: The project proposal should demonstrate a clear and demonstrated need for the solar energy project within the local community.
Grant Program for Municipalities
EPA Assistance
The Environmental Protection Agency's State and Local Climate and Energy Program provides technical assistance and funding to municipalities for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, including solar energy projects. The following eligibility criteria apply:
- Eligible Applicants: The program provides grants to state and local governments,
- Plan: a plan that includes a comprehensive strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, and implement renewable energy technologies, including solar energy projects.
- Project Types: Eligible projects include a range of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, including solar energy projects, such as the installation of solar photovoltaic systems on buildings, solar thermal systems for space and water heating, and community-scale solar projects.
- Project Goals: clear and measurable goal of reducing energy consumption and/or greenhouse gas emissions.
- Performance Measurement: a plan for measuring and reporting project performance.
- Matching Funds: requires matching funds, and the percentage of matching funds required may vary depending on the specific funding opportunity.
- Budget and Financial Plan: a detailed budget and financial plan that outlines the total cost, amount of funding requested f, and the sources of matching funds.
