$67 million available for Community Decarbonization Grants
Grant applications are now open exclusively for clean energy projects that advance equity, resiliency, and environmental justice.
Commerce is now accepting applications to support the planning, design, and construction of clean energy projects that will improve health, resiliency, and economic outcomes for communities that face inequitable risk from energy burden, pollution, and other environmental factors. For this round of grant funding, applicants will be required to demonstrate that projects benefit overburdened communities and vulnerable populations by improving environmental health conditions, reducing energy inequities, or strengthening community resiliency.
The following 2023-2025 budget appropriations will be included in this funding opportunity:
- Solar Energy Retrofits for Public Buildings
- Solar Plus Storage for Resilient Communities
- Community Solar and Storage for Low-income Communities
- Large Scale Solar Innovation
- Dual Use Solar Pilots
- Clean Energy Fund: Federal Match, Grid Integration and Innovation
- Clean Energy Siting and Permitting
- Hard to Decarbonize Sectors
Timeline:
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Application opens:
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Pre-application conference #1:
- Feb. 28, 2 p.m. Pacific Time – Register (Zoom)
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Pre-application conference #2:
- March 13, 11 a.m. Pacific Time– Register (Zoom)
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Completed applications due:
- April 5, noon, Pacific Time
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Awardees and non-awardees notified:
- May 2024 (Exact date will be shared at a later time)
The Energy Programs in the Communities unit will offer one more funding round launching in the spring, in addition to this round and the Tribal Clean Energy Grants.
The three solicitations will be the primary opportunity to apply for these funds. The Energy Programs in Communities unit is not planning additional solicitations for individual programs.
Funding levels for each solicitation are approximate and may be adjusted. See the Request for Applications for more details.
How to apply:
- Applicants only need to submit one application per project to apply for grant funding.
- You may submit applications for multiple projects.
- Commerce will evaluate each application across all potential programs and match projects to the relevant funding source(s).
Questions?
Contact EPICgrants@commerce.wa.gov.
You can learn more at the Clean Energy Grant Programs webpage.
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