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Innovation Fund

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Funding Amount

At least $1,000,000 total

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Innovation Fund

Status: Active fundraising campaign (launched December 2021)

Geographic Scope: United States and Global South; worldwide

Focus Areas:

  • Grassroots organizations using solar energy to address social and economic disparities

  • Scalable and precedent-setting solar energy projects

  • Solutions addressing energy inequity in underserved communities

  • Multifaceted solar applications (education, water access, transportation, etc.)

    • Funding Goal: Raise at least $1 million over 12 months from launch

    Purpose:

  • Support current Honnold Foundation grantee partners to scale and expand their work

  • Fund new grantee partners with innovative solar solutions

  • Address the identified $90 million funding gap for potential projects

    • Geographic Examples:

  • Indian Himalayas

  • Ecuadorian Amazon

  • Memphis, Tennessee (USA)

  • Navajo Nation (USA)

    • Partner Requirements:

  • Grantee Partners must be scalable and precedent-setting

  • Must demonstrate how solar can address global energy inequity

  • Community-centered approach

    • Funding Sources:

  • Sunrun committed $50,000 as matching funds (December 2021)

  • Additional donations sought through fundraising

  • Foundation working to identify values-aligned corporations and foundations for matching gifts

    • Background:
    Launched in partnership with Sunrun (nation's leading home solar provider). Sunrun has prior partnership history with Honnold Foundation through Community Fund (launched September 2020).

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Call for Applications: Opened January 2022

    Applications welcome from:

  • Community-based organizations serving marginalized communities

  • Organizations in the U.S. and around the world

  • Both new and existing Honnold Foundation partners

    • Application Details: Specific application materials and step-by-step process details not provided in source material.

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    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    grassrootssolarenvironmental-justice

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