No. SFRP is pleased to offer 100% pro bono technical assistance thanks to our philanthropic funders.

Please reach out with your request and we can let you know if it’s a good fit for SFRP.

Foundational Readiness

• Grants mapping: developing a detailed database of applicable federal funding programs based on a jurisdiction’s climate priorities and goals with an accompanying list of near-term, high-priority opportunities.

• Resource mapping: compiling an extensive repository of available technical assistance services and providers, as well as resources to track BIL and IRA funding opportunities.

• Stakeholder mapping: generating a report and an interactive dashboard to identify stakeholder groups, gaps and overlaps in engagement, and recommendations for improvement.

• Workforce development analysis: preparing a landscape assessment of clean energy workforce development initiatives with a set of recommendations for aligned funding opportunities.

Grant Application Support

• Application preparation: preparing an application checklist with key deadlines and required materials, along with templates for narratives and letters of support.

• Narrative development: suggesting improvements to the grant narrative within the document for cohesion and clarity, as well as against a rubric with the grant’s evaluation criteria.

• Budget support: holding a workshop on how to develop the budget narrative, then later checking alignment of the budget narrative with the grant narrative.

• Equity, Justice40, and stakeholder engagement: providing grant writing assistance, with lens of equity, on a Community Benefits Plan.

• Other: conducting a project-specific benefit-cost analysis (BCA).

Please reach out if you’re interested in learning more and we can share our SFRP Menu of Services.

SFRP can support a variety of federal funding opportunities, but we prioritize those with high climate and equity potential.

Federal programs we have supported in the past include but are not limited to:

• Climate-ready Workforce

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) - Planning Grants & Implementation Grants

• Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program - Corridor Charging & Community Charging

• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) - Solar for All

• Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program

• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)

• Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid

• Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

Please reach out to share which federal program you are interested in pursuing.

Yes. Most of our projects have supported state governments, but we can also assist U.S. Territories, Tribal governments, and local governments, such as counties and cities.

Please reach out if you are interested in working with us but do not fit one of the above categories.

Support from SFRP is not guaranteed and is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. In assessing project requests, we consider the magnitude of potential climate and equity benefits, the type of request, the geographic region, the jurisdiction’s access to other technical assistance resources, staff preparedness, whether the agency has previously received SFRP support, and SFRP staff capacity.

Please reach out to us to discuss your particular situation.

We deliver flexible, rapid response technical assistance to meet jurisdiction needs. Our bandwidth expands and contracts based on level of effort for individual projects, the number of simultaneous projects we are supporting, and federal funding program deadlines.

Please reach out and we can clarify how we may be able to support your request.

It is highly dependent on the project. The amount of time the jurisdiction will spend depends on a range of factors, including the application complexity and length, the applicant’s experience in applying for federal grants, availability of staff to support, how much information the jurisdiction has already assembled, the cadence of meetings, etc.

Please reach out and we can provide an estimate for your request.

We understand many jurisdictions are under-staffed and under-resourced, which is one of the main reasons we created this program, but we need a baseline level of staff time and project information to provide effective support.

We expect that your jurisdiction designates two points of contact who are responsive to requests, strives to adhere to the mutually agreed upon timeline as closely as possible, provides necessary content and materials, and completes a brief exit survey.

SFRP delivers technical assistance on equity and Justice40 through activities that include but are not limited to:

• Subject matter expertise

• Community and stakeholder engagement planning

• Development of community benefit plans

• Identifying and developing equity or Justice40 metrics

• Conducting benefit-cost analyses

• Reviewing applications and proposals for compliance with Justice40