Resilient Power Leadership Initiative (RPLI)

Resilient Power Leadership Initiative (RPLI)

Overview: The RPLI provides $10,000 grants to community-based organizations working to build internal capacity around energy resilience and leadership development. In addition to the grant, CEG provides one-on-one tailored technical assistance to awardees.

Geographic Scope: United States (multiple states), Washington D.C., California, Louisiana, Virginia, and other regions

Focus Areas:

Building internal organizational capacity around energy resilience

Community leadership development in clean energy

Solar+storage workforce training and job creation

Resilience hub development

Community organizing around resilient power

BIPOC-led energy justice initiatives

Eligible Applicants:

Community-based organizations (CBOs) with strong commitment to BIPOC leadership

BIPOC-led organizations

Environmental justice organizations

Community service providers

Organizations serving vulnerable and underserved communities

Diversity & Equity Commitment:

CEG awarded 100% of RPLI's to BIPOC-led organizations since 2020

To date, almost 65% of RPLI awardees are BIPOC-led

As of 2022, 17 RPLI's have been awarded total

Program Examples (2022 Awardees):

Feed the Second Line (New Orleans, LA): Supported community organizer position for solar+storage microgrid exploration and solar job training program

United Parents Against Lead & Other Environmental Hazards (UPAL, Petersburg, VA): Funded solar installation training cohort that graduated 20 installers

Program Examples (2021 Awardees):

Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center (Washington D.C.): Youth development organization focusing on environmental justice and solar energy knowledge building

East Yards Communities for Environmental Justice (Los Angeles, CA): Leadership capacity building for communities impacted by industrial pollution and oil/gas refineries

What RPLI Supports:

Internal capacity building and knowledge development

Community engagement and education

Workforce development and job training

Organizational leadership development

Technical assistance from CEG staff

Implementation of resilience-focused programs

Contact: Marriele Mango, CEG Project Director at [email protected]

Website/More Info: cleanegroup.org/resilient-power-leadership-initiative