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Grant Money For
Solar Permitting
Expedite your solar permitting process! Reduce the time and resources needed to review and approve small residential solar installations in your community with money from the California Energy Commission. Millions of dollars in grant funding are available to all permitting jurisdictions in California for the adoption of an online, automated solar permitting platform such as SolarAPP+.
The application window is open now until May 1, 2023. Funding is reserved on a first- come, first-served basis while money is still available.
Program Highlights:
Quick and easy
application with
electronic submittal
Grants between
$40,000-$100,000
based on population
of jurisdiction
Grant activities can
be reimbursed until
May 1, 2027
The California Automated Permit Processing (CalAPP) Program is administered by the California Energy Commission. The program was funded with $20 million from the California Budget Act of 2021 to support a grant program for California cities and counties to establish online solar permitting. Visit the CalAPP Program webpage at www.energy.ca.gov/calapp for more information.
Questions? Contact the CalAPP team at [email protected]