Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize Selects Climate Justice Changemakers

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The US Department of Energy has announced the winners of the first phase of its Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize, a $5.1 million competition designed to advance clean energy and climate justice in underrepresented communities.

The 18 winning organizations will each receive $200,000 to carry out their impact plans, which focused on engaging and supporting disadvantaged communities.

"From tribal nations to urban centers, rural towns to suburban America, and high schoolers to college students, teams focused on communities from every corner of the nation, demonstrating their commitment to building an inclusive innovation ecosystem and putting people at the center of clean energy and climate justice," the DOE said in a press release.

The winning organizations are: Accelerating the Impact of Diverse Empower, Washington, DC: The American Council on Renewable Energy will expand and grow their Accelerate Program, focused on emerging Black, Indigenous, and people of color leaders in the cleantech/renewable energy space, manage the C-suite mentorship program, and release a series of case studies to amplify and promote the best practices and lessons learned in building up diverse founders in the cleantech field.

Clean Energy Restoration for Rural Alaska Villages, Anchorage, Alaska: The Tehna Foundation aims to return Alaskan Indigenous communities to clean and affordable resources to help improve the daily lives of rural community members.

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