Empowering America's Energy Future: $3.9 Billion Available in Second Round of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program
The Biden-Harris Administration, as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, introduces the second funding opportunity within the $10.5 billion GRIP Program. Aimed at enhancing grid flexibility and fortifying resilience against extreme weather and climate change, this initiative accelerates transformative projects to ensure reliable, affordable, and clean electricity access across all American communities.
Key Details:
Funding Opportunity: Up to $3.9 billion for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025
Application Process: Concept papers due by 5:00 p.m. ET on January 12, 2024
Full Application deadline April 17,2024
Webinar: Public webinar on November 20, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. ET (Registration required)
Prior Success:
In the initial round, the U.S. Department of Energy invested $3.46 billion in GRIP, supporting 58 projects across 44 states. Notably, 16 projects received Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants.
Funding Mechanisms:
- Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants ($2.5 billion): Modernizing the electric grid to mitigate impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters, addressing hazards such as wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and more.
- Smart Grid Grants ($3 billion): Enhancing flexibility, efficiency, and reliability, with a focus on increasing transmission system capacity, preventing faults, integrating renewable energy, and supporting electrified vehicles and buildings.
- Grid Innovation Program ($5 billion): Providing financial assistance to states, Tribes, local governments, and utility commissions for collaborative projects using innovative approaches to enhance grid resilience and reliability. Project applications may include interregional transmission, clean energy generation interconnection, and creative use of distribution grid assets.
Seize the opportunity to shape the future of American energy—whether you're an institution of higher education, for-profit entity, non-profit entity, or a state, local government, or tribal nation. Join the GRIP Program and contribute to a resilient, sustainable energy landscape.
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