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Program Upgrading Our Electric Grid and Ensuring Reliability and Resiliency
- Currently Closed
Open Date:
Estimated application opening date, November 2022 (or 4th quarter 2022)
Close Date:
$1,000,000,000 appropriated annually for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 (to remain available until expended).
Upcoming Milestones:
Eligible Recipients:
- Local Government
- Native/Tribal Entity
- Public Utility Entity
- State Government
Program Purpose:
- Energy Infrastructure
Reserved for Energy
Communities?
No
Funded by:
U.S. Department of Energy
Overview
Description: To provide federal financial assistance to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience.
Eligible Uses: To coordinate and collaborate with electric sector owners and operators—(A) to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and (B) to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience, implemented through States by public and rural electric cooperative entities on a cost-shared basis.
Related Resources
Additional information is available on the Resources page.Funding Details
Funding Source:
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
Funding Type:
Grant - match required
Total Amount Available:
$5000000000.00
Limit per Applicant:
TBD
Estimated Awards:
Applicant Guidance
Contact Information
Michelle Manary, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity