Are renewable or alternative energy projects, such as solar or wind, eligible for grant funding?
Generally, yes. However, since State funds are already available for many renewable energy and energy efficiency projects through the NJ Clean Energy Program, the Grant Program has decided that any requests for project funding for which the NJ Clean Energy Program presently has funding programs in place will be given a low priority status. The Local Government Greenhouse Gas Reduction Grant Program will consider paying for, and give priority status to, project planning costs that the NJ Clean Energy Program does not cover. Requests for any of the project “hard” costs such as equipment purchase and installation will receive low priority status for funding. Please go to http://www.njcleanenergy.com/ to learn more about the NJ Clean Energy Program.
