Better Buildings for a Clean Energy Future for the City of Riverside

Notice: City of Riverside is Developing a Grant-Funded Building Retrofit Pipeline & Fund for the Benefit of Residents

Join the Effort! Riverside has been awarded funding to launch a new program that helps residents, businesses, and community organizations upgrade their buildings with energy-saving and climate-friendly improvements. Together, we can make Riverside a cleaner, healthier place to live. Come be part of this community effort!

Help us identify retrofit investment opportunities in the City of Riverside!

Areas of Focus:

  • Building efficiency and electrification for lower energy costs

  • Improved indoor air quality, cooling, and occupant health

  • Solar and/or batteries for energy savings and back-up power

  • Electric Vehicle charging to improve access

  • Workforce training and career opportunities in building retrofits, renewables, and financing

Opportunities:

  • Households, particularly lower-income households

  • Affordable housing providers

  • Privately Owned Multifamily Apartment Buildings

  • Retail, Office, and Industrial or Manufacturing Buildings

  • Community-Based Organizations, including faith-based institutions

  • Educational Institutions (Pre-School, K-12, Community, and Upper)

  • Community facilities

Financial Institutions, Community Partners, and other Stakeholders: Help Us Develop This Program

Our goal is to develop a public-private partnership plan using a whole-community approach to accelerate investment in clean energy buildings in Riverside.

We want your input!

Please use the intake form below to sign up for updates and opportunities to provide feedback.

Application Window Open Now - Deadline March 31, 2026

If you are interested in access to financing and support for building retrofits, improvements, and upgrades, please use the interest form below.

Note: Intake Form Under Development

Click here for an example from USGBC-CA’s Green Homes program.