U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Solar Energy Technologies Program – Solar America Initiative

Funding Opportunities

Photo of cars in a large parking lot at the Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, being shaded by solar panels above them.

This 540-kilowatt PV system at the Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, produces enough energy to power 180 homes while providing shaded parking for 1,000 cars.

The Solar America Initiative provides significant funding opportunities for partners to develop, improve, and deploy solar energy technologies. Initial funding provided $159 million to U.S. Department of Energy partners. Future funding is estimated at $200 million, subject to congressional approval.

Funding opportunities within the Solar America Initiative encourage collaborative partnerships among industry, universities, national laboratories, federal, state, and local governments and non-government agencies and advocacy groups. The Solar America Initiative also provides funding opportunities in non-technical areas to help remove marketplace barriers for new technologies.

Open and Upcoming Funding Opportunities 

How to Apply 

Past Funding Opportunities 

Funding Workshops