Funding for Green Building Projects
Adequate funding is a critical component of any building project. Local, state and national resources available for green building projects range from Pittsburgh’s new “Upstairs Fund,” aimed at encouraging development of affordable homes on vacant upper floors in downtown buildings, to national initiatives like the Kresge Foundation’s Green Building Initiative.
Pittsburgh Funding Sources
Pennsylvania Funding Sources
National Funding Sources
White Papers and Background Information
Pittsburgh Funding Sources
The Green Building Fund
East End Food Coop Federal Credit Union Green Loans Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program
The Upstairs Fund (Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership)
Pennsylvania Funding Sources
Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Fund (AFIG)
Growing Greener Grants
The Enterprise Foundation – Green Grants
Pennsylvania Energy Harvest Grant Program
Pennsylvania Solar PV Grants
Penelec SEF of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies Grant Program
Pennsylvania Environmental and Energy Challenge Grant Program
West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund
National Funding Sources
Bridgemer Investment Properties: Funding and Investing in Green Buildings
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development – Funding Sources
Kresage Foundation Green Building Initiative
EPA’s Environmental Economics
Funding Green Buildings
Home Depot Foundation
National Association of State Energy Officials
Sustainable Jobs Fund
Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)
Tellabs Environmental Grant
US DOE Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs
5 Year Accelerated Capital Depreciation for Solar Energy Property: Consult your accountant or tax adviser
Background Information
Green Building Research Funding: An Assessment of Current Activity in the United States
U.S. Green Building Council Position Statement on Green Building Research Funding |
