General Solicitation for Clean Energy Projects GSCEP: Overview Page
Opportunity Overview Video
Project Overview
Funding Entity/Grantor: Washington Department of Commerce
Applications Open: April 18th 2024
Applications Closes: June 14th 2024
Deadlines Month: June
Geographic Focus: Washington State
Areas of Interest: Muitple
Funding type/methods: reimbursement
Funding Min: $50,000
Funding Max: $3,000,000
RFP Overview: The primary purpose of grants funded under this solicitation must be to plan or construct clean energy
projects in Washington that will bring a public benefit to the state. Projects cannot negatively impact
tribal rights or resources and all awards made under this solicitation will be required to follow
executive order 21-02.
Who is eligible?
Associate development organization
Federally recognized tribal government
For-profit entity
Investor-owned, co-operative, or public retail electric utility
K-12 school district
Local government (see definition in Section 1.7)
Non-profit organization
Private educational institution or public higher education institution
Other academic or research institution
State agency
Tribes’ contracted service providers
Approach: Multiple Submissions from multiple different types of applications from
Project (A) Example: Community Solar System on Evergreen State College Tacoma Campus.
Project (B) Example: ) Installing an Agrivoltaics on Black-Owned Farmland in Centra
Project (C) Example: Solar Green Energy Retrofits for a 306-unit mixed-use urban building in Renton, WA, supports low to modulate income community members l WA
Project (D) Example: EV Charging Station plans for high traffic area in BIPOC community in Seattle.
Project (E) Example: Planning Projects for a Solar MicroGrid in IUrban Teen's Seattle Urban Garden
Project (F) Example: Installing a 150kW solar system at Pacific Middle School in the Highline School District to lower the school's operational expenses and provide a new revenue opportunity from the excess summer solar production for schools encountering financial difficulties.
Notes
RFP COORDINATOR: Kaitlyn Sledge
Email to Coordinator:epicgrants@commerce.wa.gov
Link to Funder Website: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/
Pre-application conference: May 1, 2024:
Pre-application conference Sign up link: https://wastatecommerce.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I02rPpBxS02T7vehx4boaw
Link to video: General Clean Energy Grants_Conference #1 Video.mp4
Embeded RFP Webpage
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