Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Peninsula Clean Energy is accepting applications for its 2021 Community Outreach Grant Program to help the environment and assist residents in saving money at the same time.
Goals
- Communicate basic messages about Peninsula Clean Energy: through providing cleaner energy at lower rates, Peninsula Clean Energy is an essential part of the fight against climate change in their communities
- Explain how Peninsula Clean Energy savings appear on residential energy bills
- Communicate eligibility for Medical Baseline, CARE, FERA and other discount programs, and help customers enroll
- Help residents avoid the PG&E disconnection process
- Conduct outreach around Peninsula Clean Energy’s used electric vehicle programs
- Conduct outreach around Peninsula Clean Energy’s forthcoming income-qualified home upgrade program
- Conduct outreach for other income-qualified programs from Peninsula Clean Energy as they are launched
- Resilience and Distributed Energy Resources (DER): Inform residents about Peninsula Clean Energy’s residential backup battery, resilience programs, and other Distributed Energy Resources (DER) programs
- Electric Vehicles: Educate residents and key community influencers about the benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), how to adopt them, and Peninsula Clean Energy programs supporting EVs
- Building Electrification: Educate residents and key community influencers about the benefits of building electrification and specific programs and incentives. Examples include education on heat pump water heaters, induction cooking, and on-bill financing.
- Climate Action Planning: Actively engage community members in climate change planning and empowering them to take action
- Conduct outreach for other programs from Peninsula Clean Energy as they are launched
Funding Information
- Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $40,000 per outreach project for work to be completed within one year. Organizations may apply for funding for more than one project.
Eligibility Criteria
- All 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or their fiscally sponsored projects with an established track record of public outreach, communications, providing social services, or case management in San Mateo County or the City of Los Banos are eligible and encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/solicitation/rfp-2021-community-outreach-grant/