Who Can Qualify
Click here for maps of approved neighborhoods
Please note, all application spaces have been filled as of January 2012.
WHSEP will be serving residents in specific geographic areas defined by the 2000 census. See the maps below for details on the approved service areas. If you are with-in these areas, you may qualify for up to a $5,000 solar energy grant . We will be using a sliding scale and households with incomes at 200% or below of the Hawaii poverty level will be able to request grants with no cash matching requirement. Those with income higher than 200% can also participate and will be asked for a reasonable matching committment.
If you are outside these areas but in a town on the Big Island under 5,000 in population, send an email so we can include you on a waiting list for future approved areas.
2009 Poverty Guidelines for | ||
Hawaii | WHSEP | |
Persons in family | Poverty guideline | 200% |
1 | $12,460 | $24,920 |
2 | 16,760 | $33,520 |
3 | 21,060 | $42,120 |
4 | 25,360 | $50,720 |
5 | 29,660 | $59,320 |
6 | 33,960 | $67,920 |
7 | 38,260 | $76,520 |
8 | 42,560 | $85,129 |
For families with more than 8 persons, add $4,300 for each additional person. | ||
SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, | ||
January 23, 2009, pp. 4199–4201 |
GREENER WORKPLACES – Small Farm, Non-Profit, and Small Business Qualifications
Organizations with $75,000 or under in net earnings averaged over the past 3 years can qualify for up to a $5,000 solar energy grants with no matching required. Those with earnings over $75,000 will be asked to provide reasonable matching through in-kind labor, materials, or equipment. The Program is primarily looking for innovative uses for solar energy that lowers costs of production/services and thereby frees up revenues to create new green jobs and green services or products that benefit the local rural economy.