Applications are open for the next round of Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) grassroots education funding! Community-based non-profits across the state are invited to submit a proposal for education campaigns. Selected organizations will conduct campaigns beginning in late summer 2022.

As trusted members of their communities, these Grassroots Education organizations will provide information to income-eligible households on the basics of solar energy and the ILSFA program’s benefits and eligibility requirements.

Please download the Grassroots Education Request for Proposals (RFP).

More about the RFP:

• Eligibility: Community-based non-profits serving cities, towns, and rural communities anywhere in Illinois with strong local ties and a history of successful education campaigns; solar experience is unnecessary.
• Successful proposals will demonstrate how the organization will connect with community members (using methods flexible to COVID-19 circumstances) to drive awareness of the benefits of solar and ILSFA. Proposals should focus their outreach efforts on income-eligible households that can participate in ILSFA.
• Learn more about the role of Grassroots Education organizations in ILSFA.

Timeline:

• May 6, 2022: Request for Proposals is available, and the submission window opens
• May 16, 2022: First Q&A Webinar at 1 p.m. CDT (Register today)
• May 24, 2022: Second Q&A Webinar at 2 p.m. CDT (Register today)
• June 15, 2022: Proposal submission deadline
• August 2022: Selected grassroots education campaigns announced
• Late August 2022: Onboarding for selected organizations