SOLAR FOR ALL
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
- 66.959 -- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Section 134(a)(1) - Zero Emission Technologies Grant Program
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a historic $27 billion investment to combat the climate crisis by mobilizing financing and private capital for greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects in communities across the country. As part of this program, EPA is launching a $7 billion Solar for All competition — designed to spur the deployment of residential distributed solar energy to lower energy bills for millions of Americans and catalyze transformation in markets serving low-income and disadvantaged communities. Solar for All will tackle the financial and non-financial barriers that limit the ability of low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country to benefit from the rapid growth in distributed solar capacity, thus advancing the Biden-Harris Administration’s climate and environmental justice goals.
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This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for the $7 billion Solar for All competition. This competition will award up to 60 grants to states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and eligible nonprofit recipients to expand the number of low-income and disadvantaged communities primed for distributed solar investment—enabling millions of low-income households to access affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy. Grantees will use funds to expand existing low-income solar programs or design and deploy new Solar for All programs nationwide. EPA will not fund individual projects under this competition.
EPA’s $7 billion Solar for All competition will help deliver on the climate and environmental justice goals of the United States. To achieve these goals, Solar for All grantees will provide subsidies and other financial assistance to residential rooftop and residential-serving community solar projects in and benefiting low-income and disadvantaged communities in addition to project-deployment technical assistance such as workforce development, community outreach, and other project-deployment support (e.g., interconnection technical assistance, siting and permitting support) to help overcome barriers to solar deployment.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01_Revised_2023_08_31.pdf | Revised Announcement | Aug 31, 2023 04:45 PM UTC |
| EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01_-_Template_-_Attachment_E_Budget_Table.xlsx | Attachment E - Budget Table | Jun 28, 2023 03:26 PM UTC |
| EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01_-_Template_-_Attachment_D_Timeline__Workplan_rev_7.5.23.xlsx | Attachment D - Timeline & Workplan (rev. 7-5-23) | Jul 5, 2023 08:41 PM UTC |
| EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01_-_Residential_Distributed_Solar_Resources.xlsx | Residential Distributed Solar Resources | Jun 28, 2023 03:24 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: October 26, 2023
Award
$7,000,000,000
Program Funding
60
Expected awards
$25,000,000
Award Minimum
$400,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
3
Posted date:
June 28, 2023
Archive date:
October 26, 2023
