The California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) has released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Farmworker Housing Component of the Low-Income Weatherization Program’s (LIWP) Single-Family Energy Efficiency and Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Program.
Donor Name: California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD)
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/06/2022
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The purpose of the Farmworker Housing Component RFP is to identify up to two regional Farmworker Housing Administrators to deliver energy efficiency and solar PV services to single-family farmworker households across two regions, each consisting of nine counties.
The primary goal of LIWP’s Single-Family Energy Efficiency and Solar PV Program is to improve the energy performance of low-income housing and reduce GHG emissions through the installation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures and solar PV for qualifying households.
Funding Duration
One Farmworker Housing Administrator contract will be awarded per region. This program component has an initial allocation of approximately $23.4 million from CSD’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 LIWP appropriation. Successful proposals will be under contract from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
The Farmworker Housing Component model is premised on the coordination of services at a regional level through a subvention or local assistance contract with Farmworker Housing Administrators selected on a competitive basis. Eligibility for the Farmworker Housing Administrators will be limited to private non-profit or public organizations that have qualified for and received an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determination letter confirming the organization’s tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; local government agencies or joint powers authority; or federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments.
For more information, visit California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD).
