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Nonprofit Services Contract Opportunity: Community Outreach and Education Campaign for Energy Resilience

From WA Department of Commerce

Commerce's Energy Resilience and Mitigation Program is accepting proposals to support an energy resilience outreach and education campaign in Eastern Washington and the North Olympic Peninsula. The successful nonprofit will conduct an outreach and education campaign, providing reliable, data-driven and unbiased information to disproportionately impacted and overburdened communities and tribes. The campaign will help these communities understand energy resilience and make informed energy decisions. The Energy Resilience Scoping Project for Eastern Washington and the North Olympic Peninsula will provide local governments, tribes, electric utilities and policymakers with the data and tools they need to plan for more resilient energy systems. The project will help communities identify and prioritize investments that reduce the impacts of natural disasters, minimize power outages and strengthen critical energy infrastructure. Successful applicants will use targeted and culturally relevant outreach and education practices to provide community members, households and individuals within the defined project areas with reliable, data-driven and unbiased information to support energy resilience before, during and after a disaster.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Request For Proposal

    • Title

      Nonprofit Services Contract Opportunity: Community Outreach and Education Campaign for Energy Resilience

    • Source

      WA Department of Commerce

    • Federal or State

      State

    • Total Amount

      $230,000

    • Number of Awards

      1-2

    • Award Range

      $0 - $230,000

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Topics

    Climate
    Energy Efficiency
    Environmental Justice
    Hazard & Emergency Management
    Resilience

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Nonprofits, Tribes

    • Sector

      Climate, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Justice, Hazard & Emergency Management, Resilience

    • Activity

      Education & Outreach

    • Eligibility

      Eligible Entities

      • Applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) organizations licensed to do business in Washington or submit a statement of commitment to become licensed in Washington within 30 calendar days of being selected as the apparently successful contractor.
      • Applicants must have a minimum of five years of experience developing and conducting community outreach and education campaigns in rural, tribal and disaster-impacted communities.
      • Applicants must have a minimum of three years of experience supporting community education on energy resilience topics, including community resilience, microgrids, solar, wind and ground energy systems.
      • Applicants must have a minimum of three years of experience in community engagement in Eastern Washington.

      Eligible Activities

      • Supporting an energy resilience mindset for individuals, households, businesses, and communities.
      • Providing data-driven and unbiased information to support good energy resilience decisions.
      • Educating community members about community resilience hubs.
      • Educating community members about critical infrastructure energy systems during power outages.
      • Building relationships with local community organizations in project counties

    • Location

      WA

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      Apply Now

    • Pre-Application?

      No

    • Requirements

      Proposer(s) that receive(s) funding through this RFP will be responsible for supporting the Project’s community outreach and education campaign in one or more of 22 Washington counties: Jefferson, Clallam, Okanagan, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Yakima, Franklin, Klickitat, Benton, Walla Walla, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin

    • Disbursement Method

      Reimbursement

  • Important Dates

    • Application Open Date

      Jul 13, 2026

    • Application Close Date

      Aug 13, 2026

    • Application Close Time

      4:59 PM PST

    • Period of Performance Start

      Oct 10, 2026

    • Period of Performance End

      May 2, 2027

    • Publish Date

      Jul 13, 2026

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