Sustain Our Future Foundation proudly announces the recipients of its 2026 Sustainable Justice Scholarships, awarding $10,000 each to 10 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Each scholarship is named in honor of a distinguished environmental or sustainability leader whose legacy has helped shape the fight for climate action and community well-being.

Sustain Our Future Foundation (SOFF) seeks an entrepreneurial, strategic, and collaborative leader with a strong commitment to environmental justice and equitable sustainable development to serve as our Director of Strategic Initiatives. The ideal candidate will help grow SOFF's work by building strategic partnerships, developing innovative community benefit strategies, and advancing community-centered approaches to infrastructure development.

The Director will work across renewable energy and other sustainability infrastructure sectors to help developers, governments, and communities create more accountable, collaborative, and community-defined development models. This role will lead new partnerships, support innovative projects, and develop practical tools that strengthen community benefits and long-term impact.

Sustain Our Future Foundation is proud to introduce the community partners selected for our $400,000 Equitable Community Benefits Grants in Garrett County, Maryland. Developed in collaboration with local community advisors and Pivot Energy, this grants strategy reflects our shared commitment to ensuring the construction of a new solar energy project delivers meaningful, tangible, and lasting benefits for communities across Garrett County.

Building Improvement Toolkits (BIT) for Resilient HBCUs Pilot Initiative Launches with $750,000 in Grants and Comprehensive Climate Action Support

Sustain Our Future Foundation proudly announces the recipients of its 2025 Sustainable Justice Scholarships, awarding $10,000 each to 12 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Each scholarship is named in honor of a distinguished environmental or sustainability leader whose legacy has helped shape the fight for climate action and community well-being.

Sustain Our Future Foundation (SOFF), in partnership with Southface Institute, is proud to announce the launch of the Building Improvement Toolkits (BIT) for Resilient HBCUs, a pilot initiative that aims to advance sustainability efforts within five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and establish them as central hubs for climate action within their broader communities.

40-project portfolio, one of largest community solar portfolios in U.S., to deliver renewable energy access and local economic benefits across 8 states.

In a move set to expand the role of distributed solar in the renewable landscape and help lower energy costs for thousands of American households, Nexamp, a national leader in distributed solar, will develop a portfolio of roughly 100 new projects across the U.S. as part of a long-term agreement with Microsoft.

Sustain Our Future Foundation (SOFF) announces the launch of the Regenerative Communities Maryland Project, made possible through a $2 million dollar 2024 Maryland Energy Administration’s Energy Efficiency Equity Award. In collaboration with Lumeco Energy, this initiative will provide whole-home electrification and weatherization services to 133 households with high energy burdens and limited access to efficient heating and cooling solutions. Additionally, the project will offer vital workforce development opportunities for students from Maryland’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), widening access to the field of sustainability.

Clearloop, the carbon solutions platform for Silicon Ranch that partners with companies of all sizes to help slash their carbon footprint, decarbonize the grid, and support American communities, announced a new multi-year agreement with Microsoft to deploy up to 100 megawatts (MW_AC) of renewable energy projects over the next three years in historically underinvested communities.