Attention, community organizations! We’re excited to announce that funding will be available for selected grassroots education campaigns to begin in June 2020. We’re accepting proposals now through Monday, March 23, 2020.

Community-based organizations are invited to propose strategic face-to-face outreach campaigns that engage underserved communities, with the goal of directly and indirectly driving participation in Illinois Solar for All. We’re looking for organizations with experience successfully implementing education campaigns in low-income or environmental justice communities. Experience with solar is not required.

Resources:

• Learn more about the role of grassroots education organizations in ILSFA here.
• View the Grassroots Education Request for Proposals here.
• Attend a  webinar to review the ILSFA Grassroots Education Request for Proposal (RFP) followed by a question and answer session!
  • Register here for the Thursday February 13, 2020 webinar from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM CST.
  • Register here for the Wednesday March 4, 2020 webinar from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM CST.
• Questions? Contact Grassroots@IllinoisSFA.com

Timeline:

• Thursday, January 30, 2020: Request for Proposals is posted on IllinoisSFA.com and submission window opens
• Monday, March 23, 2020: Proposal submission window closes
• Late May 2020 (tentative): Selected grassroots education campaigns announced
• Monday, June 1, 2020 (tentative): Contract period begins for selected organizations and will last up to 12 months