Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States

$150,000,000

Closed

Grant Description

Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) have announced the opening of applications for the Department of Energy's (DOE) grant program aimed at enhancing the resilience of electric grids against disruptive events. The program is designed to allocate competitive grants to improve infrastructure and reduce the likelihood and impact of such events on the electrical grid. The grant supports weatherization, fire-resistant technologies, monitoring and control systems, vegetation management, adaptive protections, and advanced modeling technologies. This grant opportunity is now active with a closing deadline of June 28, 2024.

Funding Details

Award Range

Not specified - Not specified

Total Program Funding

$150,000,000

Number of Awards

Not specified

Matching Requirement

Yes - Yes, an eligible entity that receives a subaward under this program is required to match 100 percent of the amount of the subaward. However, if the eligible entity sells not more than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per-year, the required match will be one-third of the amount of the subaward. Eligible entities must also provide the 15% match required to be provided by the State.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

City or township governments

County governments

For profit organizations other than small businesses

Independent school districts

Native American tribal organizations

Additional Requirements

Eligible entities include electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, and fuel suppliers.

Geographic Eligibility

All

Key Dates

Application Opens

Not specified

Application Closes

June 28, 2024

Contact Information

Grantor

Texas Division of Emergency Management

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