Technical Assistance Fund (TAF)
Funding Amount
Varies; $200,000 awarded to 21 organizations in 2022; $180,000 in TAF grants specifically
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Municipalities and municipal offices
- Nonprofit organizations
Geography
- Community-based organizations (CBOs)
Other requirements
- Affordable housing developers and providers
- Emergency management offices
- Fire stations and first responders
- Service providers in underserved communities
Overview
The TAF provides one-on-one technical support and small grants to community-based organizations, municipalities, affordable housing developers, emergency services, and first responders to conduct solar+storage feasibility assessments.
Geographic Scope: United States (26+ states), Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico
Focus Areas:
- Solar+storage feasibility assessments for critical facilities
- Projects serving low-income communities and/or BIPOC communities
- Community-based solar+storage deployment
- Emergency response and disaster recovery applications
- Affordable housing resilience
- Municipal facilities and critical infrastructure
Eligible Applicants:
- Community-based organizations (CBOs)
- Municipalities and municipal offices
- Affordable housing developers and providers
- Emergency management offices
- Fire stations and first responders
- Nonprofit organizations
- Service providers in underserved communities
Program Highlights:
- Since inception in 2014, TAF has awarded over $1.3 million to 112+ organizations
- Resulted in installed solar+storage systems at 44+ facilities
- About 25% of TAF awards move forward to system installation
- CEG committed to awarding at least 50% of funds to BIPOC-led projects
- In 2022: 40% of awardees were BIPOC-led organizations receiving $92,000
- In 2021: Almost 40% of $200,000+ in funding went to BIPOC-led projects
What TAF Funds:
- Solar+storage feasibility assessments at specific facilities
- One-on-one technical support
- Engineering analysis including sizing, cost, backup power strategies, critical loads supported, and economic benefits
Key Features:
- Assessments help organizations advocate for resilient power funding
- CEG connects awardees with mission-aligned engineering partners
- Ongoing CEG engagement and support throughout assessment process
- Tailored educational opportunities and amplification of partner voices
- Three-year goal (from 2021): Expand TAF to award another $1 million
Website/More Info: cleanegroup.org/technical-assistance-fund
What Clean Energy Group Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $140K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $10K–$20K
- By dollars: Colorado 14%, Maryland 14%, Wisconsin 14%. Top recipient cities: Boulder, CO; Baltimore, MD; Milwaukee, WI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Clean Energy Action · Boulder, CO
Build capacity for Clean Energy Incentive Navigators
$20K
Baltimore Green Justice Worker · Baltimore, MD
Build capacity for Clean Energy Incentive Navigators
$20K
Forward Together Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI
Build capacity for Clean Energy Incentive Navigators
$20K
Green Building United · Philadelphia, PA
Build capacity for Clean Energy Incentive Navigators
$20K
People United for Sustainable Housing Inc · Buffalo, NY
Build capacity for Clean Energy Incentive Navigators
$20K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Solar
- Nonprofits
- BIPOC
- Community services
- First responders
- Affordable housing
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