Project Grant 7200ME19FA00002

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $112,600 Project Grant to the Purpose Focused Alternative Learning Corporation under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604). The grant will fund the implementation of the Navajo 'Green Job Career Development' project to provide solar education, training leading to NABCEP certification, and employment projects on the Navajo Nation. Key deliverables include Red Cloud Renewables sponsoring two individuals for NABCEP solar...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $1,491,400 Cooperative Agreement to The Corps Network to assist four corps in starting or expanding solar and renewable energy workforce development programs. The award, funded through the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117), aims to train up to 300 participants and place up to 180 participants in solar...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) was awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the "Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance" program (CFDA 81.117). The purpose of this award is to develop an online platform that will collect solar training resources, improve solar recruitment and outreach processes, and...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (CFDA 66.312) program will support a multi-faceted project to install 600-800 kW of solar energy systems across five public school districts in Northeast Ohio. The project, led by Cuyahoga County's Department of Public Works, will: Develop and issue a solar installer RFP with considerations for living wages, apprenticeships, and supplier...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,153,869 Cooperative Agreement to the Kern Community College District (KCCD) under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The purpose of the "Solar Homes and Careers for Justice40 Communities (SHCJ40)" project is to provide worker-centric solar installation career training,...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $262,907 Project Grant to the Office of the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) through the Economic, Social and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) grant program. This funding will be used to install a 26.4 kW photovoltaic solar energy system at the Office on Aging (Man Amko) Center in Rota, CNMI, as well as 19 new 60W LED solar-powered outdoor lights throughout the facility's...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) provides $2,628,914 to install photovoltaic (PV) solar systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) with 3 kW capacities at 75 off-grid homes on Navajo lands in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The award also funds wiring upgrades to accommodate the new solar and energy storage equipment, as well as educational opportunities for tribal residents to learn how to operate the...

This $32,000,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Yakama Power, a tribally-owned firm and tribal government in Toppenish, Washington. The project aims to install solar photovoltaic (PV) and micro-hydro systems on recently converted irrigation pipelines within the Yakama Reservation, with the goal of increasing the Yakama Nation's renewable power supply, improving energy resilience and reliability,...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $450,200 Project Grant under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to the Northern Marianas Technical Institute (NMTI) for the "Energizing NMTECH" project. This initiative aims to modernize NMTI's campus infrastructure and enhance energy efficiency to significantly reduce its carbon footprint. Key deliverables include upgrading the HVAC system, installing a 52.80 kW...

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission will install fifteen solar photovoltaic units at Saipan coastal pavilions and parks through a $164,250 project grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. Funded through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program, the project aims to reduce power costs and provide safe environments for community members through solar installations at heavily frequented public...