The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has announced a Request for Proposals to secure a contractor to aid the agency respond to the recently launched Solar for All program.The Environmental Protection Agency originally announced the Solar for All program in June. The program’s funding draws from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $27 billion investment that was passed through last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. Photo courtesy of Google.

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has announced a Request for Proposals to secure a contractor to aid the agency respond to the recently launched Solar for All program.

Solar for All is a $7 billion program intended to fund residential solar efforts. The goal of Solar for All is to help lower energy costs for families in low-income areas.

60 grants are expected to be awarded to states, territories, tribes, municipalities and eligible not-for-profits to establish or expand their low-income solar programs.

The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is applying for funds on behalf of Indiana in the “Medium Program” category of Solar for All. If granted, Indiana could be allotted between $100 million and $250 million.

Through the Request for Proposals, the IHCDA is looking for an associate to aid in developing a response to the Solar for All program. The deadline is Sept. 26. This position would include assisting in creating budgets, narratives, obtaining letters of support or other relevant documents, conducting research into the solar marketplace and current landscape in Indiana.

The contractor would be responsible for helping construct an effective residential solar program. Part of that responsibility would be to blueprint a second Request for Proposals to find a firm that could serve as program administrator.

The IHDCA reiterates the firm selected in the first Request for Proposals will not be eligible to be selected in the second Request for Proposals. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14. The full Request for Proposals is available by clicking here.

The Environmental Protection Agency originally announced the Solar for All program in June. The program’s funding draws from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $27 billion investment that was passed through last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.

Learn more about the Solar for All project by clicking here.