Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All (66.959)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All (Assistance Listing 66.959) is run by the Environmental Protection Agency. It awarded $7.0 billion in 60 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $117 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $121 million. Half of the 60 awards fell between $62.5 million and $156 million, and they ranged from $25.1 million to $250 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$7.0 billion
- Grant awards60
- Typical award$121 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank70 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreement
Key findings
- It is the 70th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 52% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 43 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Inflation Reduction Act amends the Clean Air Act to include Section 134 (42 USC § 7434), which authorizes the EPA to make competitive grants for Zero-Emissions Technologies. EPA awarded $7 billion in competitive grants to implement Clean Air Act Section 134 (a)(1) through the Solar for All program, which will prioritize residential and community solar projects, as well as storage technologies and upgrades related to these projects. In FY 2025 sixty (60) grant recipients will create new or expand existing low-income solar programs which will enable over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities to benefit from distributed solar energy. This program will deliver on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s objectives by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution, delivering cost savings on electric bills for overburdened households, and unlocking new markets for distributed solar in states and territories that have never had a statewide low-income solar program before.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States, Tribal governments, municipalities, and eligible recipients, as those terms are defined in the Clean Air Act, are eligible for grants from this competition. The term “state” is defined in Section 302(d) of the Clean Air Act to include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianna Islands. “Tribal governments” include Federally recognized Tribes, consistent with Section 302(r) of the Clean Air Act. “Municipality” is defined in Section 302(f) of the Clean Air Act to include a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or other public body created by or pursuant to State law. Definitions of states, municipalities, and Tribal governments include agencies or instrumentalities of states, municipalities, or tribes. Section 134(c)(1) defines “eligible recipient” as a nonprofit organization that (A) is designed to provide capital, leverage private capital and provide other forms of financial assistance for the rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission products, technologies, and services; (B) does not take deposits other than deposits from repayments and other revenue received from financial assistance using the grant funds; (C) is funded by public or charitable contributions; and (D) invests in or finances projects alone or in conjunction with other investors.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grantees must direct all funding to provide financial and technical assistance to enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy or benefit from zero-emission technologies. Please refer to the Frequent Questions about Solar for All web page (https://www.epa.gov/greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund/frequent-questions-about-solar-all#national) for information on how assistance may be used under this program, or if there are any funding use restrictions.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
EPA announced the competition in early Summer 2023 through Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) EPA-R-HQ-SFA-23-01, issued June 23, 2023. The NOFO closed on October 12, 2023. Sixty (60) grant recipients were selected for award. EPA does not anticipate additional competitions for Solar for All. The Inflation Reduction Act requires EPA to award all Solar for All funds by September 30, 2024.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
EPA awarded $7 billion in funding through the Solar for All program, drawn from the appropriation under Section 134(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act. Sixty (60) grant recipients received funding that ranged from $25,120,000 to $249,800,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2024: For more information about this grant program and view examples of the types of projects funded, please visit the following website: https://www.epa.gov/greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund/solar-all.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All (66.959) awarded$7.0 billion across 60 grant awards, an average of $117 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 64% of the money, nonprofits 32% and tribes 4.1%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 37 | $4.5 billion | 64% |
| Nonprofits | 19 | $2.2 billion | 32% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 4 | $285 million | 4.1% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3 | $562 million |
| Texas | 2 | $406 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $343 million |
| Colorado | 2 | $312 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $312 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $312 million |
| New York | 1 | $250 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $217 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $205 million |
| Arizona | 2 | $181 million |
| Florida | 1 | $156 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $156 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $156 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $156 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $156 million |
| Missouri | 1 | $156 million |
| Mississippi | 2 | $156 million |
| North Carolina | 1 | $156 million |
| New Jersey | 1 | $156 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $156 million |
| Nevada | 1 | $156 million |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $156 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $156 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $156 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $156 million |
| Washington | 1 | $156 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $136 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $125 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $125 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $124 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $117 million |
| West Virginia | 1 | $106 million |
| Guam | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Nebraska | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Utah | 1 | $62.5 million |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Vermont | 1 | $62.5 million |
| Maine | 1 | $62.1 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $43.5 million |