‘Green’ Funding - Support for Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy

  • See case studies of how award -winning "green" affordable housing projects funded the added investments.
  • Funding Sources for "greening" your projects
    • Home Depot Foundation
      • Apply for funding for "greening housing development from the Home Depot Foundation partners with affordable housing developers.
      • Track the Foundation’s  annual  award winners’  leveraging stories
    • Enterprise Community Partners - A leader in financing sustainable community redevelopment
      • A database of funders that support a wide variety of social enterprises. Use the drop down menu to search for support for "green" affordable housing projects.
      • Sign up to be an Enterprise partner. You will be eligible for some grants and awards restricted to partners, and you will be "in the loop" of information and training resources for sustainable community development!
    • Your utilities’ Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard  means they must find partners with renewable energy to hook into their system. Many finance a substantial share of the project. Some of the low-income projects featured  on our site tapped into this investment pool. See if your state is one with these requirements at: http://www.eere.energy.gov/states/maps/renewable_portfolio_states.cfm.