It will take partnerships between government at all levels, community groups, nonprofits, labor, and the private sector to build strong, far-reaching project pipelines. But the pace of deployment for those projects will depend on demand.
Invest in Our Future is growing demand for clean energy and decarbonization projects by:
- Supporting trusted local messengers and community organizations increasing interest in clean energy and electrification projects
- Providing credible actors with funding and technical support to engage in project planning, prioritization, and implementation, including with governments
- Helping local organizations share success stories, building support for their work
- Strengthening capacity of willing government partners for planning, developing, and implementing clean energy programs and projects across sectors, in partnership with community groups to advance community-driven projects
- Using our leverage and convening power to connect projects with aligned donors, and test and scale successful models
It’s increasingly feasible to build community-level projects at scale—if project leaders bring in funding for pre-development and financing.
Invest in Our Future is directing the flow of new investments into financing gaps by supporting:
- A coordinated field of technical assistance providers helping communities, developers, and lenders secure financing for a project
- Community-aligned clean energy developers with the capacity and expertise to access federal funding for a pipeline of projects
- Lenders equipped and eager to provide financing for projects
- Private capital providers filling finance gaps for projects using federal funding
- Small businesses seeking training and capital to enter the clean energy field and scale to meet local demand for projects.