Grant and Incentive Assistance

Non Profit Grants

These resources can assist non-profits seeking to advance solar energy initiatives in their communities.

EPA Environmental Justice Program Grants

May be used to help fund solar panels for nonprofits in underserved areas across the country, in addition to tribal communities.

Solar4All: Renew America’s Nonprofits Program

This first-of-its-kind investment in the nonprofit sector aims to help nonprofits make high-impact energy efficiency improvements that will create cleaner, healthier community spaces, while generating sustainable savings so that critical funds can be redirected toward mission-driven work.

Solar Leases and Power Purchase Aggreements

Before the IRA allowed nonprofits to claim the ITC, many nonprofit organizations financed their solar installation through a lease or power purchase agreement (PPA) rather than owning the system outright. This meant that the solar installer benefited from the tax credit instead of the nonprofit.

RE-volv

RE-volv is an organization dedicated to enhancing solar accessibility for non-profits through innovative financing solutions. Their approach, known as the Solar Seed Fund, enables non-profits to reduce their electricity bills by 15% using a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) or lease. As the non-profit makes payments toward the lease or PPA for the discounted solar energy, funds are reinvested back into the Solar Seed Fund, which supports ongoing solar projects for other non-profits nationwide. As RE-volv describes it, "It's a pay-it-forward model for solar energy."