Deadline: 01-Aug-21
The City of Portland is pleased to launch the 2021-22 Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) Mini Grant Program of taking climate action and advancing racial and social justice.
PCEF Mini Grants aim to reduce barriers for organizations engaging in climate and racial justice work by offering this quarterly grant opportunity that is responsive to small, time-sensitive funding needs through a simple application.
PCEF Priority Populations
Providing benefits to specific populations is central to the PCEF program. These populations are called out in the legislative code and are the focus of PCEF’s grant programs. It is important that organizations applying for PCEF grants understand these priority populations.
The PCEF legislative code identifies two “priority populations”:
- Priority populations for clean energy, green infrastructure, and regenerative agriculture projects: People with low income and people of color are priority populations for grants that address clean energy, green infrastructure, and regenerative agriculture.
- Priority populations for workforce and contractor development projects: Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and people who are chronically underemployed are identified as priority populations for grants that address workforce and contractor development.
Funding Information
The mini grants program has a total annual budget of $400,000. $100,000 is available each quarter. Applicants can apply for one grant of up to $5,000 per quarter.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only non-profit organizations, including fiscal sponsors, may apply
- Projects that are physical improvements must be done within the City of Portland to benefit residents of the City of Portland
- Projects that do NOT include any physical improvements must benefit residents of the City of Portland
- Funding request must advance PCEF goals of tackling climate change and advancing racial and social justice
- Organizations can submit a maximum of one mini grant application per quarter
- Each application must be for a unique request
- Requests cannot add funds to other funded PCEF grant projects
For more information, visit City of Portland.
For more information, visit https://www.portland.gov/bps/cleanenergy/pcef-mini-grants/mini-grants-apply