Once they arrange to go solar with Secure Solar Futures under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with no upfront cost, grantees may use unrestricted awards from the Coalfield Solar Fund in a variety of creative ways including new sustainability initiatives. Institutions and their local area benefit from the job creation and investment deployed to provide renewable energy to public facilities.
Public school districts and community colleges in the following counties:
West Virginia: Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Harrison, Kanawha, Lewis, Logan, Marion, McDowell, Mercer, Mineral, Mingo, Monongalia, Nicholas, Preston, Raleigh, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, Wyoming
Virginia: Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Wise and the City of Norton
Schools and community colleges will be eligible for up to $150,000 depending on the merit of the application and size of the potential solar project at their campuses. Applicants who are not awarded in this round will be placed on a waiting list for future rounds of funding if they become available.
Eligible grantees must agree to the following to receive the grant:
Deadline to
submit notices of interest.
Secure Solar Futures contacts applicants, completes a free Solar Value Analysis, and performs site visits to determine whether the applicant is a good candidate for on-site solar power. Approval notices sent out on a rolling basis.
Schools who have completed a Solar Value Analysis with Secure Solar Futures will complete the final steps of their application. Submitted applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Grant award winners will be announced, pending execution of a solar PPA with Secure Solar Futures. Depending on the applicant pool, some may be placed on a waiting list for the following year.
Click the button below to begin the first phase of our simple two-step application process.
The Coalfield Solar Fund presents a first-of-its-kind opportunity to expand solar power adoption in coalfield communities of Virginia and West Virginia, while also providing meaningful workforce development pathways and STEM learning opportunities to public school students.
Interested in bringing solar to your school? Let your local school board representatives know about this innovative opportunity to bring educational, economic, and environmental benefits of on-site solar energy to your campus today.