ASKED if non-U.S. citizens can apply for a residential solar power grant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Affairs Specialist Alejandro Diaz said he is looking into it and will provide an answer by the end of the week.
“The citizenship question is a great one and requires me to go to headquarters to get an answer. Hope I can get that last one before the end of the week,” he said.
On Monday, the state clearinghouse administrator for the Office of Grants Management, Epiphanio E. Cabrera Jr., said 2,500 homes can benefit from EPA’s $25 million grant for residential rooftop solar power.
According to Diaz, “The $25 million you’ve heard about likely comes from the fact that applicants can apply for a small-sized program ($25 million – $100 million). Applicants may request anywhere from $25M to $400M in award funds and EPA anticipates making awards for small-sized programs as well as large-sized programs.”
He said this “is a competitive grant competition, so funding is not guaranteed, and EPA anticipates awarding up to 60 grants nationwide.”
“If awarded,” he added, “local jurisdictions will use the funds to expand existing low-income solar programs and/or develop and implement a new Solar for All program in the CNMI. The local jurisdiction’s expanded or new Solar for All program will then deploy the money as financial assistance and technical assistance to projects.”
