Households in underserved communities face disproportionate barriers to accessing clean energy. While there are several federal and state clean energy assistance programs, there are barriers to accessing these funds due to property ownership, credit scores, property value, and other challenges. Many households do not have the capacity to absorb additional debt and require grant capital to subsidize clean energy options. In order to address these barriers by creating options for low-income households to go solar, HBCU-CEI has launched a Residential/Community Solar Grant Fund with job training and creation opportunities