The Grid Resilience Grant Program aims to enhance the reliability and resilience of the electrical grid in response to disruptive events such as extreme weather. Administered by the U.S. Department of Energy, this program supports electricity grid operators, generators, storage operators, transmission and distribution providers, and fuel suppliers in implementing measures that strengthen the grid and increase its adaptability during disruptions. The application period is open until November 26, 2024.
Eligible projects include resilience measures such as:
- Weatherization technologies and fire-resistant systems
- Monitoring and control technologies
- Utility pole management
- Undergrounding electrical equipment and relocating or reconductoring power lines with advanced conductors
- Vegetation and fuel-load management
- Distributed energy resources, such as microgrids and battery storage systems to enhance adaptive capacity
- Adaptive protection technologies, advanced modeling, and hardening of power lines and substations
- Replacement of old overhead conductors and underground cables
Ineligible projects include:
- Construction of new electric generating facilities
- Installation of large-scale battery-storage facilities that do not enhance adaptive capacity during disruptive events
- Cybersecurity improvements
To receive funding, recipients must provide a 15 percent cost match. Eligible entities performing resilience projects are required to provide a 100 percent cost match, unless they sell fewer than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, in which case a one-third cost match is required.
For additional information and application guidelines, visit the official program page. Applications are due by November 26, 2024.
Send questions to: energyresources@gefa.ga.gov with the subject line: "Grid Resilience Program Application Question."