No. SFRP is pleased to offer 100% pro bono technical assistance thanks to our philanthropic funders.

Please reach out with your request and we can let you know if it’s a good fit for SFRP.

Foundational Readiness

• Investments Mapping: Map relevant climate programs with a focus on the jurisdiction’s specific use case (e.g., key sectors and topics, funding and financing mechanisms, desired award amounts)

• Resource Mapping: Create a spreadsheet of resources around certain climate and equity topics (e.g., funding trackers, climate equity, data analysis, budgets, workforce development)

• Stakeholder Mapping: Investigate and characterize relevant stakeholders in the jurisdiction (e.g., charts broken down by organizations, program type, engagement purpose, number of participants, outputs)

• Workforce Landscape Analysis: Identify anticipated gaps or needs in the jurisdiction's workforce, along with potential opportunities to invest in workforce development

• Strategic Guidance: Outline a set of impactful best practices—noting their importance, application, and impacts—on a specific climate and equity topic, which are tailored to the jurisdiction’s context

Grant Application Support

• Application Preparation & Coordination: Craft templates for the grant narrative, letters of support, or other required attachments, which are responsive to the NOFO structure and requirements

• Narrative Development & Review: Conduct a section-by-section, qualitative review of grant submission documents for responsiveness to the NOFO requirements and evaluation criteria

• Stakeholder & Community Engagement Plans: Advise on designing an inclusive, equitable stakeholder outreach and engagement plan for the project proposal

• Budget Support: Hold an overview session of the budget narrative components, budget item categories, and required budget forms

Post-Award Implementation

• Contractor Solicitation: Design or recommend improvements to a jurisdiction’s Request for Proposal (RFP) or Scope of Work (SOW) to hire contractors

• Grant Management & Reporting: Develop outcomes mapping, analysis, and visualizations for climate equity-focused topics (e.g., job creation, community benefits)

• Stakeholder & Community Engagement: Design communication and marketing materials (e.g., flyers, social media posts, website content) to educate target communities about the project

• Workforce Development: Propose improvements and next steps on the workforce development plans and budget

Please reach out if you’re interested in learning more and we can share our SFRP Menu of Services.

SFRP can support a variety of federal, state, and local funding opportunities, but we prioritize those with high climate and equity potential.

Federal programs we have supported in the past include but are not limited to:

• Climate-ready Workforce

• Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) - Planning Grants & Implementation Grants

• Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program - Corridor Charging & Community Charging

• Community Change Grants (CCG)

• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) - Solar for All

• Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program

• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)

• Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid

• Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

Please reach out to share which federal program you are interested in pursuing.

We work with various capacity-constrained entities, such as state governments, U.S. Territories, Tribal governments, community-based organizations (CBOs), and local governments (such as cities, counties, and towns). We originally assisted states but have since extended our support.

Please reach out if you are interested in working with us but do not fit one of the above categories.

Support from SFRP is not guaranteed and is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. In assessing project requests, we consider the magnitude of potential climate and equity benefits, the type of request, the geographic region, the jurisdiction’s access to other technical assistance resources, staff preparedness, whether the agency has previously received SFRP support, and SFRP staff capacity.

Please reach out to us to discuss your particular situation.

We deliver flexible, rapid response technical assistance to meet jurisdiction needs. Our bandwidth expands and contracts based on level of effort for individual projects, the number of simultaneous projects we are supporting, and funding program deadlines.

Please reach out and we can clarify how we may be able to support your request.

It is highly dependent on the project. The amount of time the jurisdiction will spend depends on a range of factors, including the application complexity and length, the applicant’s experience in applying for grants, availability of staff to support, how much information the jurisdiction has already assembled, the cadence of meetings, etc.

Please reach out and we can provide an estimate for your request.

We understand many jurisdictions are under-staffed and under-resourced, which is one of the main reasons we created this program, but we need a baseline level of staff time and project information to provide effective support.

We expect that your jurisdiction designates two points of contact who are responsive to requests, strives to adhere to the mutually agreed upon timeline as closely as possible, provides necessary content and materials, and completes a brief exit survey.

SFRP delivers technical assistance on activities that include but are not limited to:

• Subject matter expertise

• Community and stakeholder engagement planning

• Development of community benefit plans

• Identifying and developing climate justice and equity metrics

• Reviewing applications and proposals for alignment with climate justice and equity requirements