INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Community Action Association (IN-CAA) was recently awarded $117,470,000 in funding in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Solar for All” program. IN-CAA’s network of 22 agencies works to support low-income Hoosier households in multiple ways, including addressing their energy needs.
A coalition of Indiana-based organizations and cities developed the successful proposal and will collaborate to distribute these funds to residents and eligible community projects. The coalition, which is led by IN-CAA, includes Black Sun Light Sustainability in partnership with Indiana State Conference of the NAACP, the Indiana Energy Independence Fund, Energy Matters Community Coalition, Faith in Place, Solar United Neighbors of Indiana, Earth Charter Indiana, the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and the cities of Fort Wayne, Gary, and Indianapolis. Several of the projects the coalition intends to fund will be new community solar installations.
The Solar for All funds will not only provide an essential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, but also energy resilience, improved air quality, new jobs in the growing green technology sector, and home energy savings for struggling Hoosiers.