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A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of an Illinois Finance Authority Illinois Solar for All Expansion: Residential Solar Outreach Grant for Outreach and Assistance to Income-qualified Households with a Requested Funding Amount of $295,000.
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Introduction
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Approval of a Resolution to authorize the submission of a grant through the Illinois Finance Authority titled Illinois Solar For All Expansion: Residential Solar Outreach Grant in the amount of $295,000.
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Recommended Action
Staff recommends the adoption of the resolution.
Prior Board Action
There is no prior Board action associated with this item.
Background
On May 19, 2025, the Village submitted a grant proposal for $295,000 for the Illinois Solar for All Expansion: Residential Solar Outreach Grant issued by the Illinois Finance Authority. The grant proposal recommended building outreach and assistance related to the Illinois Solar For All's (ILSFA) Residential Solar (Small) program into the One-Stop Shop currently under development. The ILSFA Residential Solar (Small) program installs solar photovoltaic systems for income-eligible households in buildings of four units or less. The program is available to both owner-occupied and renter-occupied units.
Board Goal 5.1.d.ii. states "Revise the current Village's housing rehabilitation programs to a multi-year program to encompass electrification, renewable energy, climate resiliency, and healthy housing retrofits for highly vulnerable community members to maintain affordability." The ILSFA program provides an opportunity for lower-income households to access the benefits of renewable energy without the barrier of upfront costs.
Village staff from Sustainability and Neighborhood Services have been working on the development of an energy efficiency and electrification One-Stop Shop to help address identified barriers to electrification for residents, provide guidance, and facilitate connections to exist...
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