Workforce, Community & Diversity Programs

Rural Energy for America Program Energy Audit & Renewable Energy Development Assistance Grants

Provides grants for energy audits and renewable energy
development assistance (REDA) to eligible agricultural producers and rural small businesses. This program helps promote American energy independence
by increasing the private sector supply of renewable energy and decreasing the demand for energy through energy efficiency improvements. Over time, these investments can also help lower energy costs for small businesses and agricultural producers.

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Energy Communities Clearinghouse

The Interagency Working Group created the centralized clearinghouse below that features billions of dollars in existing federal funding sources. This government-wide list offers easy access to Energy Communities applying to fund infrastructure, environmental remediation, job creation, and community revitalization efforts.

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State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed The American Rescue Plan Act, which reauthorized and funded the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The new version of the SSBCI program provides a combined $10 billion to states, the District of Columbia, territories, and Tribal governments to empower small businesses to access capital needed to invest in job-creating opportunities as the country emerges from the pandemic. The funds will also support recipient jurisdictions in promoting American entrepreneurship and democratizing access to startup capital across the country, including in underserved communities. Interested small businesses should contact their state government to find out how to apply for funding.

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Keeling Curve Prize 2023

The Keeling Curve Prize is looking for projects with a proven track record of taking greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. We’ve developed five categories, each one addressing a specific sector of climate innovation: Carbon Sinks, Energy, Finance, Social & Cultural Pathways, Transport & Mobility.

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Bethesda Green Innovation Lab

Bethesda Green’s Accelerator is the cornerstone of Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab program, an expansive suite of programming designed to support entrepreneurs through all stages of their business life cycle.

The Accelerator program is a fast-paced, high-touch, 4-month intensive curriculum. Each cohort launches in early January, utilizing an online platform to manage curriculum, and facilitate mentor engagement and feedback to entrepreneurs.

Bethesda Green seeks to build a cohort that reflects the diverse population of the region and encourages applications from people of color, women and non-binary founders, and members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. Bethesda Green does not discriminate based on age, sex, race, religious creed, sexual orientation, disability, or ethnic or national origin.

Specific areas of focus include: Environment (climateTech, blueTech, natural resources, circular economy, and sustainable fashion) and sustainable food cycle: AgTech, food & beverage, packaging, manufacturing, distribution, and retail).

 

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Walmart Local Community Grants

Our local community grants are awarded through an open application process and provide funding directly from Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities to local organizations in the U.S. There are eight areas of funding for which an organization can apply: Community and Economic Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Environmental Sustainability, Health and Human Service, Hunger Relief and Healthy Eating, Public Safety, Quality of Life.

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DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program

The purpose of the DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program is to fund public-private partnerships to develop, strengthen, and scale promising and evidence-based training models in H-1B industries and occupations critical to meeting the goals of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and to maximize the impact of these investments.

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Water Power Projects: Stakeholder Insight into Hydropower R&D Issues

This FOA seeks to support the efforts of a diverse group of hydropower stakeholders to work together to discuss and address issues regarding the modernization of the U.S. hydropower fleet, the sustainability of hydropower systems, and the impact of hydropower facilities on the environment. These efforts will enhance and inform the current and future needs of R&D for hydropower technologies and environmental mitigation efforts at DOE and in industry. The selected recipient will actively convene, engage, and facilitate discussions among a diverse group of hydropower stakeholders including but not limited to representatives from Tribal nations, hydropower developers, owners/operators of hydropower facilities, research institutions, hydropower industry representatives, NGOs, non-profit organizations, resource agencies, other interested parties, etc.

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2022 Mosaic Movement Infrastructure RFP

Mosaic will distribute $5.5M to build local to national movement infrastructure that enhances diverse and collaborative engagement on four major policies and efforts intersecting with the environmental and justice communities – the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Justice40, and 30×30. Our goal is to move resources quickly to maximize the climate, environmental, and community benefits now possible, and ensure no community bears disproportionate burdens as this effort unfolds.

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Advanced Transportation Technologies and Innovative Mobility Deployment (ATTIMD) Program

Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Program directs FHWA to award grants to eligible entities to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. FHWA intends for these model technology deployments to help demonstrate how emerging transportation technologies, data, and their applications can be effectively deployed and integrated with existing systems to provide access to essential services and other destinations.

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EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience

The CEC established this grant program in 2021 to fund projects that target underserved and vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities, in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, to prepare them for climate-related impacts.

The EJ4Climate Grant Program provides funding directly to community-based organizations and seeks to support environmental justice by facilitating the involvement and empowerment of communities searching for solutions and the development of partnerships to address their environmental and human health vulnerabilities, including those due to climate change impacts.

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Energy CLASS Prize

The Energy CLASS Prize is designed to provide training and cash prizes to school district administration and facilities staff to make energy management a sustainable feature of their communities while positioning them to make meaningful infrastructure improvements that will reduce utility costs, improve indoor air quality, and improve learning environments long-term. A total of $4.5 million in awards is available, including $3.75 million in cash prizes for selected LEAs to fund energy management professionals-in-training and an additional $750,000 in technical assistance from Energy CLASS Training Network partners. The Energy CLASS Training Network includes professional training organizations and energy efficiency experts who will provide training and support to Energy CLASS participants.

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