# SOLAR FOR ALL

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/epa-r-hq-sfa-23-01-solar-for-all/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348957

> Environmental Protection Agency offered grants of up to $400 million (at least $25.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 60 awards worth $7.0 billion in total. Applications closed on October 12, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01 |
| Agency | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 12, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $400 million |
| Award floor | $25.0 million |
| Expected awards | 60 |
| Total funding | $7.0 billion |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 66.959 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Please see Section III of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.

## What the grant funds

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. 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01 still open?

No. It closed on October 12, 2023.

### Who can apply for SOLAR FOR ALL?

Environmental Protection Agency accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for SOLAR FOR ALL?

Closed October 12, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $400 million each. About $7.0 billion in total across about 60 awards.

### Who has won Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Grid Alternatives, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, California Public Utilities Commission. The program made 60 awards worth $7.0 billion in that time.