Note: These funding opportunities are not related to those issued through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). For a list of current ARRA grant and loan opportunities, please click here.

The Ohio Department of Development is the recipient of federal funding through the annual State Energy Program (SEP), which is formula-based funding provided by the United States Department of Energy. Each state is allocated grant funding to address energy priorities such as adopting emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. For more information on this federal program, please click here.

The Ohio Department of Development issues competitive solicitations that direct grant funding to education, outreach, technical assistance, and other services. The goals are to increase jobs, reduce energy use, and/or reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the increased adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies across Ohio.

Ohio Solar and Wind Working Group Request for Proposal

Through this Request for Proposal, Development is launching the Ohio Solar Working Group and re-launching the Ohio Wind Working Group. These two distinct working groups will facilitate discussion among Ohio’s solar and wind supply chain stakeholders aimed at identifying common strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to Ohio’s solar and wind industry. Targeted groups include those engaged in wind or solar power generation, installation and deployment, technology research and development, workforce development, component manufacturing, and state and local governments. A single award will be issued for these two groups to improve the economies of scale for meeting locations and other Program costs. Click the link below to access the Request for Proposal guidelines and application forms:

• Ohio Solar and Wind Working Group Request for Proposal #12-01 (pdf)
• Questions and Answers (pdf)