The NORTHH team is committed to serving all nonprofits in Alaska and helping advance the state as a whole towards energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. To this end, as we learn about them, we will be adding resources to this Nonprofit Opportunity page.
If any of these look like a good fit for your organization, and you would like to hear a bit more about the programs, please feel free to contact us! If we can’t answer your questions, we’ll try to point you in the right direction!
Energy Star Portfolio Manager ‘training’
If you are interested in learning more about your buildings and saving both energy and costs, take a look at the recent NORTHH zoom session on Energy Star Portfolio Manager! (Zoom passcode for this presentation is i!H5@4&k). Please excuse the rough start to the video. Some tech difficulties made for a slightly wonky start! Feel free to jump right to the end of minute one. The session runs for 26 minutes.
In short, the first step to saving energy at your building is to benchmark — that is, to measure and compare your building’s energy to similar buildings, past consumption, or a reference performance level. ESPM is a tool that allows you to do just this!
Southeast Conference’s Energy Assessment & Audit Program…
…provides small businesses a pathway to low-cost energy audits and grant assistance to reduce energy use and associated costs. If your business is looking to become more energy efficient or add low-cost renewable energy generation, SEC can help you explore the opportunities provided by the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). USDA REAP grant funds are available for small businesses, including nonprofits, covering up to 25% of the total project costs for energy efficiency upgrade or renewable energy systems. Fill out the form here https://airtable.com/appJQ8t8hWLCRrgfM/pagbgnIKosrH3kGws/form or call (907) 450-2456 for more information!
Philanthropy Northwest ‘Thriving Communities’ Non-Compete Grants
These non-compete grants are intended to support equitable distribution of resources, ensuring that historically underserved areas receive the support they need. Eligible applicants must be “severely capacity-constrained” organizations: those with budgets under $500,000 or those serving areas with populations of 50,000 people or fewer. philanthropynw.formstack.com/forms/thriving_communities_non_compete_intake
Office of Indian Energy Technical Assistance
For Tribally-owned, Tribally-operated, or Tribally-affiliated nonprofits, Office of Indian Energy can assist with energy audits, energy planning, renewable energy feasibility, and more. https://www.energy.gov/indianenergy/request-technical-assistance
Solarize Fairbanks BRITE
This effort is local to Fairbanks and the surrounding Interior Alaska area, including Healy, Nenana, and Delta Junction. A part of the local Solarize Fairbanks program, nonprofits can receive an energy audit, assistance prioritizing retrofits and identifying funding opportunities, construction management, and verification of energy savings. The program runs as funding is available, but nonprofits can join anytime. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/c5db639389764068a09d536525fe5d8c
Energy to Communities (E2C) Program
This program offers a limited number of technical assistance hours that can help a nonprofit to prepare for an energy audit by benchmarking their building and identifying next steps. https://www.nrel.gov/state-local-tribal/e2c-expert-match
GVEA Goodcents Grant
These small grants can fund energy efficient retrofits and other upgrades to a building, for organizations in the Golden Valley Electric Association in Interior Alaska. https://www.gvea.com/community/goodcents-program/
Rasmuson Foundation
The Rasmuson Foundation has several grant programs for Alaska organizations, and gives program examples and guidelines for applying here: https://rasmuson.org/find-funding/forms/
The Alaska Community Foundation
ACF provides competitive grant opportunities and some grants that are donor-advised for nonprofits with specific missions. https://alaskacf.org/opportunities/