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PCEF Committee approves process to allocate additional clean-energy funds

Eligible entities can apply for grants between $20 million and $100 million beginning this spring

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You’re invited! Join BPS at the fourth “Climate Conversations with BPS”

Join BPS staff, including PCEF team members, as they share how investments in community-led projects reduce carbon emissions, create economic opportunity and help make our city more resilient as we face a changing climate.

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Bureau of Planning and Sustainability launches Community Responsive Grant opportunities with request for proposals (RFP 3)

RFP 3 will award $40 to $60 million in grants to fund climate projects in Portland.

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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s Cooling Portland program hits two-year, 7,000 unit goal

Program ahead of schedule in reaching and exceeding five-year goal of installing 15,000 energy-efficient heat pump/cooling units.

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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’s Climate Investment Plan unanimously adopted by City Council

The Bureau’s Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund staff will begin implementation of the Climate Investment Plan with the launch of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Community Responsive Grant program.

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City Council appoints three new members to the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Committee

City Council appoints three new members and reappoints two members to the PCEF Committee.

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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability announces “Cooling Portland: A PCEF-funded Climate Resilience Program”

Formerly named “PCEF Heat Response Program,” Cooling Portland announces goal of installing 4,000 energy-efficient heat pump/cooling units in 2023.

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Commissioner Carmen Rubio Announces Proposed Changes To Strengthen and Streamline the Portland Clean Energy Fund

Changes would enable bigger, bolder, and faster investments to reduce carbon and better respond to climate change

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Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability responds to Auditor’s recommendations for PCEF program

Staff agrees with audit recommendations, details next steps for improvement implementation.

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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund issues $60 million request for proposals

After start-up funding round, a second round of PCEF funding scales up the program and targets $60 million for projects tackling climate change, while advancing racial and social justice.

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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) announces new quarterly funding opportunity: Mini Grants 

PCEF announces new Mini Grants funding opportunity open year-round. Nonprofit organizations can apply for up to $5,000 in funding for activities that align with PCEF goals of tackling climate change and advancing racial and social justice.

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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund(PCEF,波特兰清洁能源社区福利基金)宣布推出新的季度资助方案: 小额资助计划 

PCEF 小额资助计划按季度提供资助,为符合 PCEF 应对气候变化与促进种族平等和社会公正目标的活动提供高达 5,000 美元的资助。 详细了解该计划以及如何申请。 详细了解 PCEF 小额资助计划 。

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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF, Quỹ Phúc lợi Cộng đồng về Năng lượng Sạch Portland) thông báo cơ hội nhận tài trợ hàng quý mới: Các Khoản Tài trợ Nhỏ

PCEF announces new Mini Grants funding opportunity open year-round. Nonprofit organizations can apply for up to $5,000 in funding for activities that align with PCEF goals of tackling climate change and advancing racial and social justice.

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El Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) anunció una nueva oportunidad de financiamiento trimestral: Pequeñas subvenciones 

A través del programa de pequeñas subvenciones del PCEF, las organizaciones pueden solicitar un monto de hasta $5,000 para actividades que sean acordes con los objetivos del PCEF de hacer frente al cambio climático y de promover la justicia racial y social.

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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) awards 45 grants totaling $8.6 million in the program’s first round of funding

Portland City Council votes to approve PCEF's inaugural funding recommendation package, awarding its first $8.6 million to fund 45 grants in the clean energy, regenerative agriculture/green infrastructure, workforce development fields.

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Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund seeks proposals for $8.6 million in first round of funding for community projects

Accepting proposals for community projects that address the climate crisis in a way that advances racial and social justice.

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Portland City Council votes to appoint first five members of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Committee

Inaugural members bring a wealth of experience in renewable energy, business and workforce development, urban food production and community outreach to meet the needs of communities of color and low-income households through climate action.

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Mayor Ted Wheeler appoints final four recommended members to the inaugural Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Committee

Now the nine-member PCEF Committee can begin reviewing proposals, selecting grant recipients and distributing the first $7 million of clean energy funds.

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Portland City Council to formally appoint nominees to the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Committee

Commissioners to vote on their nominees Wednesday, September 25 at 3:30 p.m

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Portland City Council Approves Ordinances to Write Portland Clean Energy Fund into City Code

Grassroots Supporters Laud Early Implementation Efforts

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