Federal Grant Program

States offer a variety of grant programs to encourage the use and development of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures. Most programs offer support for a broad range of technologies, while a few programs focus on promoting one particular technology, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems. Grants are available primarily to the commercial, industrial, utility, education and government sectors. Most grant programs are designed to pay down the cost of eligible systems or equipment. Others focus on research and development, or support project commercialization. In recent years, the federal government has offered grants for renewables and energy efficiency projects for end-users. Grants are typically available on a competitive basis.

Federal Grant Program Incentives

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Incentive	Incentive Type	Place	Applicable Sector	Eligible Technologies	Active
2003 Climate Change Fuel Cell Buy-Down Program (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Commercial Nonprofit Schools Local Government State Government Fed. Government	Fuel Cells	No
Tribal Energy Program Grant (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Tribal Government	Building Insulation Caulking/Weather-stripping Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building Duct/Air sealing Lighting Lighting Controls/Sensors Water Heaters Biomass Geothermal Electric Hydroelectric energy Solar Power Solar Space Heat Solar Water Heat Boilers Central Air conditioners Chillers Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls Furnaces Programmable Thermostats Refrigerators Roofs Siding Windows Wind	Yes
U.S. Department of Treasury - Renewable Energy Grants (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Agricultural Commercial Industrial	Biomass CHP/Cogeneration Fuel Cells Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels Geothermal Electric Hydroelectric energy Landfill Gas Microturbines Municipal Solid Waste Ocean Thermal Solar Power Solar Space Heat Solar Thermal Electric Solar Thermal Process Heat Solar Water Heat PRIMRE/Basics/Current Energy Wave Energy Wind Geothermal Energy	No
USDA - High Energy Cost Grant Program (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Commercial Industrial Residential Nonprofit Schools Local Government State Government Tribal Government Municipal Utility Institutional	Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Solar Thermal Electric Solar Thermal Process Heat Solar Power Wind Biomass Hydroelectric energy Small Hydroelectric	Yes
USDA - Repowering Assistance Biorefinery Program (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Commercial Industrial Local Government Construction Utility State Government Tribal Government Fed. Government Municipal Utility Investor-Owned Utility Rural Electric Cooperative Agricultural Institutional	Landfill Gas Biomass Municipal Solid Waste Ethanol Biodiesel	Yes
USDA - Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grants (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Commercial Schools Local Government State Government Tribal Government Rural Electric Cooperative Agricultural Institutional Public Power Entities	Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Solar Thermal Electric Solar Power Wind Biomass Hydroelectric energy Geothermal Electric CHP/Cogeneration Hydrogen Anaerobic Digestion Small Hydroelectric PRIMRE/Basics/Current Energy Wave Energy Ocean Thermal Renewable Fuels Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels Microturbines Geothermal Energy	Yes
Value-Added Producer Grant Program (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Agricultural	Solar Power Wind Biomass Hydroelectric energy Anaerobic Digestion Renewable Fuels Ethanol Biodiesel	No
Weatherization Assistance Program (Federal)	Federal Grant Program	United States: Energy Resources	Low-Income Residential	Solar Water Heat	No

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