Congressman Shontel Brown, President Biden, announce $312 million for Ohio for solar energy programs for low income communities....By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader
President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) Staff article by: Clevelandurbannews.com / Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Washington, D.C. – Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the Biden-Harris Administration have announced that Ohio will receive over $312 million in federal funding to create or expand solar energy programs in low-income and disadvantaged communities through the Solar for All grant program. The State of Ohio and Growth Opportunity Partners, a Cleveland-based non-profit, each received Solar for All grants of $156 million, Brown said in a statement on Tuesday. The program is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. "The Solar for All grants are game changers for Ohio, these are climate change, and economic, and environmental justice wins," said Congresswoman Brown, a Warrensville Hts Democrat whose 11th congressional district includes Cleveland, a largely Black city where most residents live below the poverty line . "This i