2026 CFEBA Grant Applications
The window for 2026 CFEBA Grant Letters of Inquiry closed on August 7, 2026. Thank you to all applicants - our committee is excited to review your submissions.
Grant Submission Timeline:
- Letters of Inquiry were due by Friday, August 7, 2026.
- Responses to all Letters of Inquiry will be provided by Friday, August 28, 2026. Organizations deemed to be a good fit for grant consideration will be invited to complete a Grant Application.
- Grant Applications are due by Friday, October 3, 2026.
- A final decision will be made by the CFEBA Board by late November 2026.
Proposals to support local, regional, national or international non-profit organizations with energy-related charitable projects focused on improving lives will be considered for a financial grant.
Examples of past grants include funding to support:
- Construction of solar-energy drying huts in Sierra Leone villages to help recover 20–30% of farmers’ yields lost to moisture or rodents
- Sustainable home-energy kits to provide resilience in areas affected by natural disasters and conflict
- Immediate assistance for North Carolina residents whose homes and communities were destroyed by Hurricane Helene
- Installation of solar-electric infrastructure designed to reduce food-bank utility costs and provide resilience during natural disasters in Northeast Florida
- Energy-education programs to help U.S. high school students learn about energy efficiency, solar and wind power systems, shale oil and gas exploration, and other energy technologies
- Purchase and installation of generators to support essential services in hospitals and warming centers throughout war-torn Ukraine
- Installation of a solar photovoltaic system to provide electricity for a Native American tribe as part of a planned microgrid
- Installation of integrated hybrid solar-power systems to power refrigeration units at primary-care clinic delivery sites throughout Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria
- Installation of a solar water pump and drip-irrigation system in Uganda
- Solar heating for low-income Native American families living on tribal reservations in the Great Plains
- Equipment, labor, and related costs to improve the heating system in an indoor pool area and repair electrical outlets and switches in rooms at a multicultural center in Houston affected by Hurricane Harvey
- Replacement of an outdated and inefficient HVAC system at a community health clinic in Boston
For more information, please contact Claudia Pitarque (Sr. Marketing Manager, Energy Bar Association) via email or at (202) 499-5841.