Investment Opportunities

Apply for Financing

CGC welcomes applications for financing of projects or portfolios of projects that qualify under the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) through the “Request for Proposals for Financial Assistance for Qualified Projects or Portfolios of Qualified Projects” (RFP No.1). The full RFP document, instructions for submission, and key considerations are provided below. 

RFP 1 & Submission Details

Associated Documents

How to Submit a Proposal

  1. Click “Access Submission Form” to the right.
  2. Complete all of the required fields of information on each page.
  3. Click “Submit” on the final page.

Due Date & Questions

  • Continuous – this is an ongoing solicitation.
  • Please submit any questions through our Contact Us form.

What is a Qualified Project?

Qualified Projects meet each of the following criteria:

  • Reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions
  • Reduce or avoid other air pollutants
  • Deliver additional benefits in the categories of climate change, clean energy and energy efficiency, clean transportation, affordable and sustainable housing, training and workforce development, remediation and reduction of legacy pollution, and/or development of critical clean water infrastructure
  • May not have otherwise been financed
  • Mobilize private capital
  • Support only commercial technologies

What forms of financing are available?

CGC investments can take the form of the following financial products and transaction structures: (1) senior debt; (2) junior debt; (3) credit enhancements; (4) equity investments; (5) loan purchases; (6) investments in financial intermediary investment vehicles; and (7) other financial instruments.

What are other important considerations?

Impact:

CGC seeks investments that drive near-term impact consistent with EPA’s three GGRF program objectives, which are as follows:

  • Climate and Air Pollution Benefits
  • Equity and Community Benefits
  • Capital Mobilization

Compliance

In addition to meeting the Qualified Project criteria above, projects must comply with the Build America, Buy America (BABA) and the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), as applicable. All projects must also be located in the United States. See the RFP document linked above for more information

RFP No. 1 Submission Form