Smart Grid Funding Kit
We assembled this set of resources to improve your chances of securing funding in pursuit of a more resilient grid, job creation, and sustainable and equitable energy distribution.
Browse Available Opportunities
See a high-level overview of all grid funding opportunities currently available in the All Funding Infographic or view funding opportunities on the Funding Resource Page.
See all Grid Deployment Office (GDO) funding opportunities and evaluate which program is best for you on the Grid and Transmission Program Conductor page.
Featured Opportunities
Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program
Over $748 million has been awarded to states, tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia. Recipients of these grants will now conduct competitive applications to disperse their funds through subgrants. View a detailed list of awardees and their objectives here.
Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program
$10.5 billion will be awarded over the next five years, including $2.5 billion in Grid Resilience Utility and Industry grants to reduce the impacts of extreme weather. View a list of award recipients here.
Enrich Your Application: Insights on Transformer Monitoring and Resilience
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2021 Infrastructure report shows that 92% of outages occur along the distribution infrastructure.
Understand how distribution transformer monitoring can help mitigate wildfire risk.
Read this eBook on why grid resilience requires distribution transformer monitoring.
Read our solution sheet on monitoring the impacts of Electric Vehicle charging for better load management and planning.
Learn more about the value of intelligent pole and infrastructure monitoring as a foundation of grid resilience.
Before You Submit: Tips for Success
Making US Grid Smarter + More Resilient: A Closer Look at GRIP
The Grid Deployment Office (GDO) has announced the second round of funding for 2024 - GRIP 2. The first step in the application process is to submit a Concept Paper.
This year, the Concept Paper process has been streamlined with an online form you can find at the Department of Energy exchange site under funding opportunity DE-FOA-0003195.
This GDO Webinar presentation and slides provide an overview of the program and key dates.
Key Dates for GRIP 2
- January 12, 2024: Concept papers for all three topic areas due
- April 17, 2024: Grant applications for Topic Areas 1 and 3 due
- April 24, 2024: Grant applications for Topic Area 2 due
