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Alabama LIHEAP Energy Assistance: How Low Income Households Can Get 200 to 1,000 Dollars for Power Bills

Keeping the lights on should not be a luxury, and choosing between groceries and air conditioning is not a “budgeting problem” — it is a crisis.

Amount: Benefit amounts $200-$1,000 based on income, fuel type, and emergency status Deadline: Winter intake opens Dec 1; summer cooling opens June 1; applications accepted while funds last Location: Alabama

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DOE Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program

Offers loan guarantees for innovative clean energy, advanced transportation, and decarbonization projects that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions.

Amount: Loan guarantees up to 80% of eligible project costs; portfolio capacity over $300 billion Deadline: Rolling solicitations with Part I and Part II applications accepted year-round Location: United States

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EV & Clean Fuel Tax Credits 2024–2025: How to Claim Up to $100,000 Per Charger with the IRS Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit

If you’re installing EV chargers or other alternative fuel stations and not looking at the IRS Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit (Section 30C), you’re almost certainly leaving money on the table.

Amount: 30% of eligible costs up to $100,000 per item for commercial projects; 30% up to $1,000 for residential chargers in eligible census tracts Deadline: Claim on federal tax return for the year equipment is placed in service Location: United States

FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance Program

Competitive FEMA grants that help states, localities, tribes, and territories fund projects that reduce or eliminate flood risk to NFIP-insured structures.

Type: Grant Amount: Up to $50 million per community flood mitigation project; 75%–100% federal cost share depending on applicant type Deadline: Annual FEMA application cycle (typically opens in fall and closes in winter) Location: United States and U.S. Territories

Recompete Pilot Program Grants: How Distressed Communities Can Win Up to $50 Million for Jobs, Workforce, and Infrastructure

If you work in a place where “good jobs” feels more like a slogan than a reality, the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program should be on your radar in flashing neon.

Type: Grant Amount: Strategy Development Grants up to $500,000; Implementation Grants up to $50 million Deadline: Periodic NOFOs; next round expected late 2025 Location: United States

USDA REAP Clean Energy Grants and Loans 2025: How Rural Businesses Can Secure Up to 1 Million Dollars

If you run a farm or a rural small business and your utility bills make you wince every month, the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is not a nice-to-have. It is the program.

Amount: Grants up to $1 million, loan guarantees up to $25 million Deadline: Quarterly windows through 2025 Location: United States

USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Direct Loan Guide: How to Secure 1 Percent Financing for Rural Affordable Housing

If you work in affordable housing and rural communities keep coming up short, the USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Direct Loan program should be on your short list of tools. It is not flashy. It is not fast.

Amount: Up to 100% of development costs (or appraised value) with 1% effective interest rate and up to 50-year term Deadline: Annual Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and rolling applications through USDA Rural Development state offices Location: United States