The federal government has revoked a $156 million grant received by three Florida nonprofits to help lower-income residents afford solar panels.

More than 800 Floridians had already applied for these funds, at least a quarter of which had been pre-qualified, said Duanne Andrade, executive director of the Solar and Energy Loan Fund, one of the nonprofits. Eligible applicants would have been able to get grants, subsidies or low-cost financing to help pay for solar panels.

The organizations had delayed approving applications until they received clarity on the future of the program.

This cancellation is removing one more tool for households that can least afford rising electricity costs, Andrade said, not to mention how added jobs would’ve benefitted the state economy.