2026 Community Outreach Grant Program

2026 Community Outreach Grant Program

Release Date

September 8, 2025

Response Due Date

October 14, 2025

Overview

Does your organization work with Peninsula Clean Energy customers in San Mateo County or in the City of Los Banos? Harness the power of your existing communications, outreach, and services to assist our customers in saving money, improve local air quality and health, and help the environment.

Peninsula Clean Energy invites 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve our customers in San Mateo County or the City of Los Banos to apply for grants to collaborate with our agency. We partner with community-based organizations to help our customers reduce their energy bills and enroll in programs that will save them money on home appliances and transportation.

Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $50,000 per organization for work to be completed within one year. Due to the competitiveness of this grant program, some applicants may be offered partial funding. Applications must be received by October 14, 2025.

 

Grant Application Webinar

Click here to view a recording of the Community Outreach Grant webinar held on September 19.

Questions

Please send questions to Vanessa Shin, [email protected] with the subject line “Community Outreach Grant Questions”

 

Submission Instructions

Interested organizations should read the entire Call for Applications document in the Attachments section below.

Please submit application materials by October 14, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time using this Google Form.

Key Dates

Call for Applications posted on Peninsula Clean Energy website
September 8, 2025
Grant Application Webinar
September 19, 2025
Questions due for Q&A
September 22, 2025
Q&A posted on Peninsula Clean Energy website
September 26, 2025
Proposals due
October 14, 2025
Grant period begins
January 1, 2026

Attachments

PDF
2026 Outreach Grant Call for Applications
XLS
Work Plan Template
XLS
Sample Outreach Work Plan
PDF
Grant Q&A Response

Contact for

RFP

Vanessa Shin