Quick Start Grants
The Quick Start Grant (QSG) program is designed to fund targeted, innovative pilots that test approaches to overcoming market barriers to heat pump space and water heating adoption. By testing these聽transformation approaches, the QSG program will promote the development and refinement of interventions that can be scaled into statewide solutions.
Here are the second round of projects that have received funding for their innovative approaches to accelerating heat pump adoption.
Diversity Coalition
Targeted and inclusive marketing and educational materials for equitable electrification
RHA
Heat pump water heater best practices and field guide
City of Sacramento
Housing anti-displacement and energy equity pilot
350 Bay Area
A fast-path approach to heat pump deployment to improve health and reduce natural gas use in an area heavily burdened by PM
Viridis Consulting with Heather Village
Decarbonizing a multi-owner equity community with HOA governance
Goodwill Southern California
Workforce placement and preparation in the HVAC trades, with a focus on heat pump technologies
Climate Resolve
Scaling heat pump retrofits in housing with cost barriers
Bright Power
Aligning utility allowances with electrification
Here are the first round of projects that have received funding for their innovative approaches to accelerating heat pump adoption.
AESC
Installation and testing of heat pump water heating in manufactured housing
Barnett Plumbing
Fuel switching enablement through temporary gas water heater emergency replacements
BlocPower + City of San Luis Obispo
Pilot building electrification retrofits in affordable multi-family housing units
Franklin Energy
Home repairs for electrification in an existing Marin Clean Energy (MCE) low-income retrofit program
Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries
Contractor training in Visual Service (鈥淰S鈥�) software for remotely assessing and supporting field technicians
Redwood Coast Energy Authority
Expansion of outreach and electrification support to rural and Native American communities in Humboldt County
Revalue.io
Career training and remediation of home health hazards or code violations in low-income West Oakland households through electrification
Small Planet Supply
Installation & viability testing of a packaged, natural refrigerant central heat pump boiler in multifamily deed-restricted affordable housing
The Energy Coalition
Incorporation of HPWHs into an EPIC grant-funded solar + storage pilot in a low-income advanced energy community
US Green Building Council 鈥� LA
Installation of HPWHs and ASHPs in 10 affordable housing units in Eastern San Fernando Valley
New Buildings Institute
Field test of emerging 120V HPWH technology with installation at 32 sites
2025 Quick Start Grant Program Cohort
We are no longer accepting applications.
This round of grant solicitations are designed to build upon 网爆门 Clean California鈥檚 past success, by supporting activities that advance or expand successful approaches from past Quick Start Grants or that address key barriers to heat pump market transformation, funding outreach and education to expand its reach, and using the data gathered to answer important policy questions.
We are looking for the next cohort of Quick Start Grant recipients that will focus on the following areas:
1) Quick Start Grant Scaling Fund
Funding available for innovative projects that address key barriers to heat pump deployment by building upon successful innovations from past Quick Start Grants and 网爆门 Clean California pilots. Projects must benefit underserved communities. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, private, and local government organizations. Offering up to $300,000 per project with three to five grants available. Review the solicitation document for more information.
2) Heat Pump Access Grants
Funding available for outreach and education to underrepresented communities on heat pumps and incentives. Eligible applicants are non-profits or tribes. Offering up to $150,000 per project with three to five grants available. Review the solicitation document for more information.
For more information, visit each of the grants鈥� solicitation documentation provided above or contact 网爆门 Clean California at 网爆门.pilots@energy-solution.com.
Funding for this project is part of , a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment 鈥� particularly in disadvantaged communities.
Quick Start, Lasting Impact: Lessons from the 网爆门 Clean California Quick Start Grant Program
From July 2021 to December 2024, the Quick Start Grant program awarded $3.85 million to 19 projects selected through two public solicitations.聽The Quick Start Grant program demonstrated the value of targeted, agile funding in advancing equitable electrification and clean energy adoption. Find out how it聽can serve as the basis of a replicable funding model for future programs seeking to build an inclusive, decarbonized energy system.聽
Links and Resources
Quick Start Grant Webinar Series: Bridging the Gaps, Funding the Future
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Designing Inclusive and Comprehensive Electrification Programs
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Building Partnerships for Inclusive Home Electrification
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Expanding Access to Heat Pumps in Underserved Communities
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2023 QSG Webinar Series: Faster Installations Part I
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2023 QSG Webinar Series: Faster Installations Part II
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