WFH Learning Bundle 13: Getting $$$ with Grants
SJVCEO 2020 Learning Bundles
13th Edition
July 6th, 2020
SJVCEO UPDATE: We hope these WFH Learning Bundle resources have been beneficial to you all in the last few months and that you have learned something new. Moving forward into July, the SJVCEO has launched our new program, the Central California Energy Watch (CCEW)! With this in mind, we will be altering the frequency of these bundles to monthly rather than weekly. Please be on the lookout for more updates and information from us. We are eager to start this new chapter and continue serving rural California communities! If you have missed any of our past WFH Learning Bundles, click here!
Get Money with GRANTS!
Running out of options for funding? We have the answer for you! Grants are an EXCELLENT way that you can receive funding for energy projects and oftentimes, the process is fairly simple. Click through below to learn more about different resources and avenues where you can find grant funding for your local government.
BLOG EE & Other Reads
Please take a read through these articles and see how to identify various forms of grant funding and how they can positively affect your community!
1. Finding Funding Opportunities
2. USDA Loans and Grants
3. The Energy Commission- Local Government Challenge Grants
4. Grant Writing USA
Fund-It Fast Chats:
Have you missed one of SJVCEO’s past Fund-It Fast Chats? Click here for our full portfolio and access over 20 quick videos on various ways you can save, fund, or finance with EE Projects!
SJVCEO will be hosting our July Fund-It Fast Chat on the 14th of next month so be sure to register! The topic this month will be EM&V (Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification).
Spotify:
Need some new tunes in your queue? Look no further, the SJVCEO has you covered! Please click here to access SJVCEO’s favorite tunes and playlists!
WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE DOING
SoCalREN:
Energy retrofits save money and resources in the long run but finding the funds to pay for them can be a big challenge for public agencies. SoCalREN Public Agency Programs offer a suite of free services to overcome this challenge, including providing objective third party advice, identifying funding/financing solutions that best fit your needs, and assisting with applications and other paperwork. Learn more about SoCalREN's services at socalren.org!
SCE Announcements:
SCE and Edison International have partnered with local nonprofits and everyday community heroes to brighten our communities and build a better tomorrow, and today Edison International is one of the largest corporate charitable contributors in the state! More than 90% of our giving helps underserved residents and low-income families. Click here to learn more about SCE’s various grant programs.
PG&E Resources:
PG&E is dedicated to building better communities for our employees and our customers with a program that addresses critical social, educational, and environmental challenges, helping to ensure a safe and prosperous future for all Californians! One of PG&E’s grant program’s this past year focused on Wildfire Risk and Community Resiliency. To learn more about this program and its success, click here!
SCG Updates:
SCG’s focus remains centered on sustainability, education and innovation, safety and resiliency, homelessness, and veterans. Their commitment to providing customers with safe, reliable service extends beyond natural gas. To assist local governments in planning for events like natural disasters or wildfires, SoCalGas initiated the Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Planning Grant Program. Please click here to access more information about this grant program,