Posted on July 25, 2022 by Heather Adams

Grants Available for Green Building Projects, Clean Energy Workforce Development

by Berks County Community Foundation

Grants Available for Green Building Projects, Clean Energy Workforce Development

Two regional grant opportunities – one for green building projects and one for clean energy workforce development programs – are available through the Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund. The fund, which is co-managed by Berks County Community Foundation in Reading and the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies in Johnstown, distributes grants within the service territories of the Met-Ed and Penelec electric companies in Pennsylvania.

View a territory map, find an overview of both grant opportunities, and links to apply at bccf.org/sustainable-energy-fund. The application deadline is August 31.

Green Building Grant Opportunity

The fund will award one grant of $300,000 to $500,000 to support the construction of a green, sustainable, and/or natural building or the renovation of an existing building using energy efficiency principles. Projects may be new construction or a retrofit and must be completed within three years.

Workforce Development Grant Opportunity

The fund will award one grant of up to $100,000 to support clean energy workforce development programs. Requests should focus on the implementation of a workforce development program that can be deployed in 2023.

Eligible applicants for both opportunities must be located in and/or serve the residents located within the territories served by the Met-Ed and Penelec electric companies in Pennsylvania. Grant funding is prioritized for nonprofit entities, however commercial or industrial organizations may apply. Individuals/residents are not eligible to apply.

Since inception, the Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund has approved 259 grants totaling $5,861,637; 50 loans totaling $25,043,724; and three equity investments totaling $1,600,000.

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