The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation (LVCF), in partnership with the PPL Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of the Good Neighbor Fund, a new grant program to provide much-needed financial assistance to help households struggling with energy costs.
Donor Name: Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This fund will administer grants through an application process set up to provide funding support to nonprofit organizations with existing utility assistance programs. Utility assistance programs must specifically provide support to counties within PPL Electric’s territory in eastern and central Pennsylvania and prioritize households experiencing hardships paying for home energy costs.
Funding Information
Grant Awards will range from $10,000 – $30,000 per nonprofit utility assistance program. Nonprofits will be allotted 15% of the grant award as an Administrative Fee to support program costs, including but not limited to staffing, administrative, and direct program costs (such as credit card surcharges and postage costs for mailing payments).
Organizations who receive a Good Neighbor Fund grant will be expected to:
- Ensure grants are dispersed to households with income that does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty level.
- Prioritize funding energy and electric bills for households who are experiencing extenuating circumstances and hardships.
- Cap funding support from Good Neighbor Fund at $1,000 per household.
- Ensure households meet the terms and conditions of your utility assistance program.
- Spend down funds within 6 months.
- Submit a final report which demonstrates how funds were spent down by June 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a nonprofit organization that operates an existing utility assistance program which serves one or more of the 29 counties in PPL Electric’s Service Territory.
- Distribute financial assistance to households for home energy bills (including, but not limited to, electric, fuel, oil, and wood pellets.)
For more information, visit LVCF.
