The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded grants under the $7 billion Solar for All program, which will create or expand existing low-income solar programs. The 60 selected applications include 49 state-level awards, six awards to Tribes and five innovative multistate awards, spanning the entire country.
Congratulations to NH&RA member National Housing Trust for being awarded $250 million under GRID Alternatives’ Solar Access for Nationwide Affordable Housing (SANAH) program. Program benefits include expanded access to solar and storage for income-qualified households; deep energy savings and burden relief; efficiency and electrification co-benefits; job training and inclusive workforce development opportunities; support for American manufacturing; opportunities for small- and disadvantaged business enterprises; increased community and grid resilience; and community-centered engagement and participatory governance based on relationships of respect and trust.
