Closed · EPA-R-HQ-NCIF-23 · CFDA 66.957 · Discretionary

National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Environmental Protection Agency, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $14.0B
Award range
Closed
Status
October 12, 2023
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) is a closed discretionary listing from Environmental Protection Agency that offered Up to $13,970,000,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,487 other opportunities from Environmental Protection Agency.

up to $14.0B
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
66.957
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) is closed (last close October 12, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Environmental Protection Agency still indexes 1,487 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 12, 2023

Posted Jul 14 Closes Oct 12

Est. Total Funding

$13,970,000,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Grant

Description

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, creating a historic $27 billion investment in communities across the country—from states to territories to Tribal lands, from the largest urban cities to the most remote rural towns. This bold investment will not only deploy clean energy and combat the climate crisis but also improve health outcomes, lower energy costs, and create high-quality jobs for Americans—all while strengthening our country’s economic competitiveness and ensuring energy security. As part of this investment, EPA is launching three distinct but complementary grant competitions: a $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund competition to finance clean technology deployment nationally; a $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator competition to finance clean technology deployment in low-income and disadvantaged communities while simultaneously building the capacity of community lenders that serve those communities; and a $7 billion Solar for All competition to spur adoption of clean distributed solar energy that lowers energy bills for millions of Americans in low-income and disadvantaged communities. This Notice of Funding Opportunity provides details on the $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund competition. This competition will provide grants to 2–3 national nonprofit financing entities to create national clean financing institutions capable of partnering with the private sector to provide accessible, affordable financing for tens of thousands of clean technology projects nationwide.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · EPA-R-HQ-NCIF-23

Grants.gov marks National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). This eligibility-code string dominates the Environmental Protection Agency book (1,239 peers, 83% of 1,488).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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