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Clean Energy and Sustainability Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for clean-energy, sustainability, and green businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Browse open grant programs for clean-energy, sustainability, and green businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

MORolling

Missouri Clean Energy District – Commercial PACE Financing

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Missouri Clean Energy District (MCED)

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Missouri basedcommercial property
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NHRolling

NH Business Finance Authority C-PACER Program

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New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA)

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NH basedcommercial property owner
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NJRolling

NJCEP Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Participating Contractor Program

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New Jersey Clean Energy Program

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businesscontractors
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WYRolling

Wyoming Energy Authority — Industrial Revenue Bond Financing for Energy Facilities

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Wyoming Energy Authority

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wyoming basedenergy facility
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CTRolling

Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund – Sustainability and Clean Technology

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Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) / CCAT

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Connecticut manufactureradvanced technology
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NHRolling

NH Department of Energy Low-Moderate Income Solar Grant Program

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NH Department of Energy

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NH basedsolar developer
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WVRolling

WVEDA Equipment Financing Program for Green Businesses

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West Virginia Economic Development Authority

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West Virginia businessin operation at least 1 year
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NYRolling

76West Clean Energy Competition

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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startup_fundingaccelerator
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MDRolling

Maryland Energy Administration Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural (CIA) Grant Program

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Maryland Energy Administration

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commercial businessindustrial facility
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ALRolling

ADECA Weatherization Assistance Program

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Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)

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energy efficiencyAlabama based
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NYRolling

NY Green Bank — Clean Energy Project Financing

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NY Green Bank (NYSERDA)

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clean energysustainable infrastructure
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NJRolling

NJBPU Community Energy Plan Implementation Grant

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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

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minority_ownedsenior
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TXRolling

Texas Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund (PDSBI) – Renewable Energy Business Loans

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Office of the Texas Governor – Economic Development and Tourism

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Texas based3 years operating history
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NDRolling

Ethanol Production Incentive

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North Dakota Department of Commerce

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north dakota ethanol producerbiofuels
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TNRolling

Tennessee TDEC State Energy Office – Clean Energy Financing Programs

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Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation – Office of Energy Programs

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Tennessee businessclean energy project
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MORolling

Missouri Solar Property Tax Exemption

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Missouri Department of Revenue

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Missouri basedsolar PV
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TNRolling

Tennessee TNECD Industrial Machinery Tax Credit – Clean Manufacturing

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Tennessee Department of Revenue / TNECD

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Tennessee manufacturerindustrial machinery purchaser
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MSRolling

Mississippi Advantage Jobs Incentive Program – Green Industry

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Mississippi Development Authority

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job creationMississippi based
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LARolling

Louisiana DNR Energy Programs — Financial Resources

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Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDNR)

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Louisiana basedenergy program
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ORRolling

Oregon DEQ Diesel Emissions Mitigation Grants (Clean Truck Program)

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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

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Oregon baseddiesel fleet
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MSRolling

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Green

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Mississippi Development Authority

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small businessstartup
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TNRolling

TVA EnergyRight for Business and Industry

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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) / Local Power Companies

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TVA service territoryTennessee commercial business
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GARolling

Georgia Green Loans Program

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Georgia Department of Economic Development

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georgia basedeco friendly business
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ILRolling

Community Solar Energy Sovereignty Grant Program (CEJA)

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)

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clean energysolar
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CARolling

California Energy Commission ECAA Loans for California Native American Tribes

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California Energy Commission

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california_native_american_tribesenergy_efficiency
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WVRolling

West Virginia Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) Planning

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West Virginia Office of Energy

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West Virginia organizationclimate
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SDRolling

Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Grant

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South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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south dakotaurban forestry
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MIRolling

EGLE Clean Fuel and Charging Infrastructure Program

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Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

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Michigan basedEV charging
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MTRolling

Montana State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI 2.0) – Green/Clean Energy Business Financing

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Montana Department of Commerce

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Montana basedsmall business
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MERolling

Maine Governor's Energy Office — Clean Energy Partnership

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Maine Governor's Energy Office (GEO)

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Maine clean energy businessstate clean energy initiative
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INRolling

Indiana IEDC – 21st Century Research and Technology Fund (Clean Tech and Energy Sector)

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Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)

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Indiana basedhigh tech
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UTRolling

Utah DEQ — Workplace Electric Vehicle Charging Funding Assistance Program

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Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

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for profitnonprofit
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OKRolling

Oklahoma C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) Financing Program

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Oklahoma Industries Authority (OIA) / Oklahoma C-PACE Program

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commercial property ownerindustrial property owner
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NYRolling

NYSERDA NY-Sun Commercial and Industrial Incentive Program

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

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commercialindustrial
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NMRolling

NM Collateral Assistance Program (CAP) 2.0 – Clean Energy Businesses

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New Mexico Economic Development Department

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for profitclean energy
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NJRolling

Clean Tech R&D Voucher Program Round 2

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

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research_and_developmenttechnical_assistance
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SCRolling

SC Collegiate Recycling Grant

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South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES)

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South Carolina collegeuniversity
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ILRolling

EDGE Tax Credit — Clean Energy and Growing Economy

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)

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job creationcapital investment
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CTRolling

Energize CT Business Energy Efficiency Program

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Energize CT (Eversource / Avangrid / Connecticut DEEP)

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Connecticut businessenergy efficiency
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IARolling

Iowa Finance Authority — Green Building Certification Incentives (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit)

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Iowa Finance Authority

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Iowa basedgreen building
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NJRolling

New Jersey Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grants

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority and state partners

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woman_ownedminority_owned
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NYRolling

NYSERDA Clean Energy Communities Program

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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infrastructuretechnical_assistance
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NYRolling

NYSERDA Clean Energy Grants

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Grantor not listed

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direct to businesssmall_business
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DERolling

Delaware Brownfields Grant Program – Investigation and Remediation

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DNREC Brownfields Development Program

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brownfield siteDelaware
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LARolling

Louisiana Research and Development Tax Credit — Clean Energy

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Louisiana Economic Development (LED)

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Louisiana basedR&D activities
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MIRolling

Michigan Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EERLF)

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Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)

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Michigan basedenergy efficiency
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NJRolling

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Strategic Funding Plan Programs

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Board of Public Utilities, and Economic Development Authority

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minority_ownedsenior
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ILRolling

Energy Transition Community / Zion Grant Program (CEJA)

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)

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energy transitionfossil fuel community
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NYRolling

NYSERDA Clean Energy Contractor Training

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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trainingcertification_support
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WIRolling

Focus on Energy — New Construction Program

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Focus on Energy (Wisconsin Utilities Statewide Program)

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developernew construction
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NJRolling

NJBPU Community Energy Plan Grant

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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

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minority_ownedsenior
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WIRolling

Business Development Tax Credit (BTC) — Clean Energy and Green Businesses

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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)

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clean energy companywisconsin based
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MARolling

MassCEC Climate-Critical Workforce Training, Equipment and Infrastructure Grants

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Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)

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training organizationclean energy
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ARRolling

Arkansas DEQ Recycling Equipment Tax Credit

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Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)

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Arkansas businessrecycling business
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CARolling

California Employment Training Panel (ETP) – Clean Energy Sector

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California Employment Training Panel

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California employerincumbent workers
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NYRolling

Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing

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Energy Improvement Corporation

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infrastructurefacility_improvement
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NJRolling

NJEDA Wind Institute Fellowship Program

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New Jersey Economic Development Authority Wind Institute

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youth_ownedindividual
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DERolling

Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF) – Business Rebates

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DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy

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non residentialcommercial
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FLRolling

Florida C-PACE Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing

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Florida Development Finance Corporation (FDFC)

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for profitcommercial property owner
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IARolling

E15 Plus Gasoline Promotion Tax Credit

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Iowa Department of Revenue

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Iowa basedbiofuel
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