Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Description:
Grants to states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and eligible nonprofits to provide funding and technical assistance, including workforce development and community outreach, to residential rooftop solar projects and residential-serving community solar projects in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
Bill Section:
60103(a)(1)
US Code:
42 USC 7434
New or Existing:
New
Potential Cost:
$7,000,000,000
Timeline:
FY22-24
Implementation Status/Rulemaking:
On June 28, 2023, EPA issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Solar For All Program competition. Applications were due October 12, 2023. EPA anticipates making up to 60 awards and plans to have all awards finalized by September 30, 2024: Source
TCS Notes:
The legislative text appropriated Section 60103 funding ($27 billion total) into the following buckets: $7 billion for grants for States, municipalities, Tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of providing grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance, as well as technical assistance, to enable low- income and disadvantaged communities to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies, including distributed technologies on residential rooftops, and to carry out other greenhouse gas emission reduction activities; $11.97 billion for grants to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of providing financial and technical assistance to projects that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution; $8 billion for grants to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of providing financial and technical assistance to projects that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of air pollution in low-income and disadvantaged communities; and $30 million for administrative costs.
The Solar For All Program is funded by $7 billion provided in Section 60103(a)(1) for grants to enable low- income and disadvantaged communities to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies. Click here for more information on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Framework: Source