Skip to Content

Grant Category: Energy

Closed Grants

The date by which the grant application must be submitted to the grantmaking agency.Sort by: Deadline
Grant TitleSort by: Grant Title
The date that a grant’s information was made available on the portal. If the grant is Active (i.e. not Forecasted), the Open Date also marks the start of the application period.Sort by: Open Date
State Agency / Department
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
The total projected dollar amount of the grant.Sort by: Estimated Total Funding
A range indicating the smallest dollar amount that a grant award might be and the highest dollar amount that a grant award might be.
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Disbursement methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant

    Open Date
    Mar 8, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Strategic Growth Council
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $105,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $35,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Strategic Growth Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8408
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The TCC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 (Nunez, 2006) and AB 2722 (Burke, 2016) by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple coordinated GHG emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Project Areas must be contiguous and no larger than five square miles. At least 51% of the Project Area must be disadvantaged or a within a federally-recognized tribal boundary, and the remaining 49% or less must be disadvantaged or a low-income community as defined by AB 1550. The methods for designating whether a community is disadvantaged differ for incorporated and unincorporated communities. See Section II.A of the Guidelines.

    View Full Grant Details: Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-22-501 – Advancing Window Retrofits and Reducing Fireplace Air Leaks to Improve Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings

    Open Date
    Sep 22, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,638,222
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-22-501
    Portal ID
    14462
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to fund energy efficiency research to advance high-performance windows in existing commercial buildings and reduce air and energy leakage in existing residential wood-burning and gas fireplaces.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    All projects in this solicitation must benefit Gas IOU ratepayers.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-22-501 – Advancing Window Retrofits and Reducing Fireplace Air Leaks to Improve Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-22-402 – Advancing Designs for Floating Offshore Wind Mooring Lines and Anchors

    Open Date
    Sep 7, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    10%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,700,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-22-402
    Portal ID
    13916
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This solicitation focuses on advancing the design of floating offshore wind mooring lines and anchors to address the site-specific needs of California’s Wind Energy Areas. Projects resulting from this solicitation will optimize costs by developing efficient designs and will reduce the risk of impacts to wildlife and their habitats. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    No local publicly owned electric utilities.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-22-402 – Advancing Designs for Floating Offshore Wind Mooring Lines and Anchors>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-22-401 – Advancing Environmental Monitoring Technologies for Floating Offshore Wind

    Open Date
    Aug 17, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    10%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-22-401
    Portal ID
    13295
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to fund applied research and development projects that support the 2021 Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Interim Investment Plan initiatives 8b. “Inspection and Monitoring Systems for Floating Offshore Wind (FOSW) Applications” and 8c. “Environmental Research for FOSW Development."

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    This solicitation is open to all public and private entities with the exception of local publicly owned electric utilities.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-22-401 – Advancing Environmental Monitoring Technologies for Floating Offshore Wind>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program RFP for Technical Assistance Providers

    Open Date
    Apr 28, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $900,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10118
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program funds energy efficient refrigeration units in corner stores, small businesses, and food donation programs in low-income or low-access areas to stock California-grown produce, nuts, dairy, meat, eggs, minimally processed, and culturally appropriate foods. This opportunity will onboard technical assistance providers to provide outreach, application assistance, and technical expertise for underserved areas.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    The focus of this program is on serving low-income, low-food access, and underserved communities throughout the state. Project reach including providing services in program priority areas and to target populations, in locations with many low-income or low food-access census tracts or other barriers to food access, such as affordability, language, cultural or other, is a key part of scoring criteria for applications.

    View Full Grant Details: Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program RFP for Technical Assistance Providers>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant

    Open Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $59,400,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10007
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Creative Corps pilot program, a media, outreach, and engagement campaign designed to increase: (1) public health awareness messages to stop the spread of COVID-19; (2) public awareness related to water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, and emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery; (3) civic engagement, including election participation; and (4) social justice and community engagement.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    The CAC will identify a minimum of one and no more than three AOs in each regional and statewide service area, as follows:

    Statewide Service Area

    Bay Area Regional Service Area

    Capital Regional Service Area

    Central Coast Regional Service Area

    Central Valley Regional Service Area

    Far South Regional Service Area

    Inland Empire Regional Service Area

    South Regional Service Area

    Upstate Regional Service Area

    View Full Grant Details: California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-22-502 – Innovative Hydrogen Refueling Solutions for Heavy Transport

    Open Date
    Oct 3, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $16,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-22-502
    Portal ID
    14582
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to develop and demonstrate innovative hydrogen refueling solutions to support the decarbonization of emerging MDHD on-road and off-road vehicle applications, reduce hydrogen delivery and refueling costs, improve reliability, enable higher fill rates, and minimize energy losses.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    All projects under Group 1 and Group 2 in this solicitation must benefit Gas IOU ratepayers.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-22-502 – Innovative Hydrogen Refueling Solutions for Heavy Transport>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-20-305 – The Next EPIC Challenge: Reimagining Affordable Mixed-Use Development in a Carbon-Constrained Future

    Open Date
    Dec 15, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $48,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-20-305
    Portal ID
    4828
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to fund a design-build competition that will challenge multi-disciplinary project teams to design and build a mixed-use development – using cutting-edge energy technologies, tools and construction practices - that is affordable, equitable, emissions-free and resilient to climate change impacts and extreme weather events.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    At least 25% of available Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) technology demonstration and deployment funding must be allocated to project sites located in, and benefiting, disadvantaged communities; and an additional minimum 10% of funds must be allocated to projects sites located in and benefiting low-income communities.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-20-305 – The Next EPIC Challenge: Reimagining Affordable Mixed-Use Development in a Carbon-Constrained Future>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-20-503 – Strategic Pathways and Analytics for Tactical Decommissioning of Portions of Natural Gas Infrastructure

    Open Date
    Dec 7, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-20-503
    Portal ID
    4663
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to fund natural gas infrastructure safety and integrity projects that meet the following initiatives:

    Natural Gas Infrastructure Analysis and Strategic Pathway to a Low-Carbon Energy Future; and
    Analytics for Pilot Demonstration of Strategic Electrification and Decommissioning of Natural Gas Infrastructure.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Demonstration projects in this solicitation must be located in the service territory of a California natural gas Investor Owned Utility (NG IOU), which includes Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Gas Company.  All projects in this solicitation must benefit natural gas IOU ratepayers.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-20-503 – Strategic Pathways and Analytics for Tactical Decommissioning of Portions of Natural Gas Infrastructure>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    GFO-20-502 – Solar Heating, Cooling, and Power for Industrial and Commercial Applications

    Open Date
    Oct 26, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    10%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-20-502
    Portal ID
    4366
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to fund research and development projects that will advance the development and technology readiness of concentrating and non-concentrating solar thermal technologies along with solar combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) technologies. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    All projects in this solicitation must benefit natural gas IOU ratepayers.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-20-502 – Solar Heating, Cooling, and Power for Industrial and Commercial Applications>/span>