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. 

RFP Link: https://deptofcommerce.app.box.com/s/ypl4u26v7lkn330t3csu979izcny5y79/file/1506214905115 

RFP Announcement Link: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/contracting-with-commerce/general-solicitation-for-clean-energy-projects-now-open/ 

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