Businesses, Nonprofits, Gov entities
Government-funded
$500K
per applicant
Grant
Cash award, application-based
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Or check for open cycles
Moderate
Standard state application
Provides grants to Maryland businesses, nonprofits, and local governments for clean energy projects including solar, geothermal, combined heat and power, and energy storage installations.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Must be a Maryland business, nonprofit organization, or local government
2.Eligible: solar PV, solar thermal, geothermal heat pump, CHP, biomass, energy storage
3.Grant covers up to 40% of project cost; maximum $500K for commercial projects
4.Must provide matching funds from non-state sources
5.Applications reviewed competitively; energy savings per dollar a key selection criterion
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