GREENER HOMES Qualifications

WHSEP will be serving residents in specific geographic areas defined by the 2000 census. See the maps below for details on the proposed service areas. If you are with-in these areas, you may qualify for a $500 – $5,000 solar energy grant and/or a $15,000-$20,000 solar renewable energy loan. We will be using a sliding scale and households with incomes at 200% or below of the Hawaii poverty level will be able to request grants with no cash matching requirement. Those with income higher than 200% can also participate and will be asked for a reasonable matching committment.

If you are outside these areas but in a town on the Big Island under 5,000 in population, send an email so we can include you on a waiting list for future approved areas.

2009 Poverty Guidelines for
Hawaii		WHSEP
Persons in family	Poverty guideline	200%
1	$12,460	$24,920
2	16,760	$33,520
3	21,060	$42,120
4	25,360	$50,720
5	29,660	$59,320
6	33,960	$67,920
7	38,260	$76,520
8	42,560	$85,129
For families with more than 8 persons, add $4,300 for each additional person.
SOURCE: Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14,
January 23, 2009, pp. 4199–4201

GREENER WORKPLACES – Small Farm, Non-Profit, and Small Business Qualifications

Organizations with $75,000 or under in net earnings averaged over the past 3 years can qualify for $500-$5,000 solar energy grants with no matching required. Those with earnings over $75,000 will be asked to provide reasonable matching through in-kind labor, materials, or equipment. When seeking the solar renewable energy loans, earnings under $75,ooo require a 25% match for loan qualification, which can be materials, labor or equipment. The Loan Program is primarily looking for innovative uses for solar energy that lowers costs of production/services and thereby frees up revenues to create new green jobs and green services or products that benefit the local rural economy.

For more details, see the Boundary Maps link on the upper right.