Sustainable Maryland, in a new partnership with Pepco, will offer Sustainable Communities Grant awards to eligible municipalities and nonprofit organizations. This program will provide $60,000 support to fund environmental stewardship projects and $40,000 for community resilience projects across the Pepco service area in Montgomery County,... Read More
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Climate and Energy Leadership Awards recognize organizations that develop climate stewardship projects and programs that engage and serve the region’s underserved communities. The awards program highlights a broad range of climate solutions for their unique engagement practices as... Read More
As work continues on a new Arlington Transit bus facility in Green Valley, Arlington is taking steps to make it work for electric buses. Electrifying buses is part of the county’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To reach that goal, it needs to... Read More
Starting in Summer 2023, the Department of Public Works’ Office of Waste Diversion will launch the Curbside Composting Pilot Program, which will provide curbside food waste collection to 12,000 single-family households in the District of Columbia for one (1) year. Interested households must sign-up to... Read More
The American-Made Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar (The Sunny Awards) is a $200,000 prize competition that will recognize community solar portfolios and programs that employ or develop best practices to increase equitable access to the meaningful benefits of community solar for subscribers and their... Read More
Habitat for Humanity DC-NOVA’s homeownership program provides affordable housing solutions while promoting sustainability within the community. This innovative program offers qualified low-to-moderate-income families the opportunity to purchase energy-efficient, safe, and comfortable homes. Emphasizing green building practices and resource conservation, the program incorporates eco-friendly materials, solar... Read More
The Board of Supervisors has adopted the 2023 Loudoun County Energy Strategy, which provides a blueprint to achieve the county’s long-term vision for a community that uses less energy and has lower greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring that energy is clean, reliable and affordable for... Read More
The Town of Washington Grove’s Sustainability Committee is seeking a consultant grant writer to apply for funding to support their efforts. This work would be ad hoc as grant opportunities are identified. Terms for any identified projects will be agreed upon based on the estimated... Read More
This position will focus on identifying and developing options and opportunities that would enable the scaling of finance for Nature Based Solutions (NBS). Your research will be conducted at the intersection of nature, climate, and people. This research is likely to contain quantitative and qualitative elements as... Read More
This grant opportunity is announced under the authority of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 and is funded by IIJA. EPA is announcing a two-year competitive funding opportunity for awards to eligible entities, including the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands,... Read More