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Grid Innovation Program (within GRIP Program) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office. A component of the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program, this program provides funding to support projects that use innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to enhance grid resilience and reliability.
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Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) | Department of Energy Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) The Office of Electricity is administering a $10.
5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program to enhance grid flexibility and improve the resilience of the power system against growing pressures from aging infrastructure, increased load demand, evolving cybersecurity threats, and the rising frequency of disruptive events.
The GRIP program will accelerate the deployment of transformative projects that will help to ensure the reliability of the power sector’s infrastructure, so all American customers have access to affordable, reliable electricity. Through the first and second rounds of GRIP funding, DOE has announced more than $6 billion in funding.
Third Funding Opportunity On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $2 billion in federal investment to the Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK) funding opportunity .
This program aims to address the nation’s energy emergency by unleashing American energy and prioritizing investment in power system infrastructure with rapid development timelines and early, measurable impacts. Second Funding Opportunity On October 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced about $4.
2 billion in federal investments that will protect the U.S. power grid against growing threats of extreme weather, lower electricity costs for America, and increase grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing, data centers, and expanding artificial intelligence and cloud-ready approaches First Funding Opportunity On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy announced up to $3.
46 billion in Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program investments to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability across America. This includes projects selected under Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants. The program includes three funding mechanisms: Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants ($2.
5 billion) Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants support activities that will modernize the electric grid to reduce impacts due to extreme weather and natural disasters. This program will fund comprehensive transformational transmission and distribution technology solutions that will mitigate multiple hazards across a region, including extreme weather or system aging, security threats and any other event that can cause disruption.
This program provides grants to electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, and fuel suppliers.
Smart Grid Grants ($3 billion) Smart Grid Grants increase the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric power system, with particular focus on increasing capacity of the transmission system, preventing faults that may lead to wildfires or other system disturbances, integrating new generation at the transmission and distribution levels, and facilitating the integration of advanced transmission technologies and smart grid devices.
Smart grid technologies funded and deployed at scale under this program will demonstrate a pathway to wider market adoption. This grant program has broad eligibility, open to domestic entities including institutions of higher education; for-profit entities; non-profit entities; and state and local governmental entities, and tribal nations.
Grid Innovation Program ($5 billion) Grid Innovation Program provides financial assistance to one or multiple states, Tribes, local governments, and public utility commissions to collaborate with electric sector owners and operators to deploy projects that use innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to enhance grid resilience and reliability.
Broad project applications are of interest including interregional transmission projects, investments that accelerate interconnection of diverse energy generation, utilization of distribution grid assets to provide backup power and reduce transmission requirements, and more.
Innovative approaches can range from use of advanced transmission technologies to innovative partnerships to the deployment of projects identified by innovative planning processes to many others.
SPARK Frequently Asked Questions Technical Assistance for Securing Digital Energy Infrastructure In support of achieving Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program goals and addressing supply chain challenges for securing digital energy infrastructure, OE is offering educational resources, training, and technical assistance from the world-class experts and researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s national labs.
For more information see GRIP’s Technical Assistance Resource Center .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Partnerships between states and utilities/electricity sector entities are targeted. While not explicitly limited to small businesses, projects that contribute to grid modernization and resilience are relevant. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Grid Innovation Program (within GRIP Program) is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office that funds the strengthening and modernization of America's power grid against wildfires, extreme weather, and natural disasters. Funding is distributed by formula to states, U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes, including Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, over five years. Formula factors include population size, land area, probability and severity of disruptive events, and historical mitigation expenditures. Recipients then award funds to projects prioritizing the greatest community benefit for affordable and reliable energy. A 15% nonfederal cost match is required from states and tribes. The FY25 application period opened in February 2025.
Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant Program is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Deployment Office that funds state, tribal, and local government efforts to harden electric grid infrastructure and enhance resilience against natural disasters, cyberattacks, and extreme weather. Nonprofit organizations may participate in partnership with eligible governmental entities. The program provides formula-based funding distributed through states and tribes to electric sector owners and operators. Priority activities include transmission upgrades, distribution grid modernization, and resilience planning. Specific award amounts and deadlines vary by fiscal year funding cycle.
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST SBIR Phase I - Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics is a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that funds small businesses with innovative research and technology ideas in advanced manufacturing and robotics.
DOE's SPARK program offers $1.9B for grid reconductoring and advanced transmission tech. Concept papers due April 2. A strategic breakdown for utilities, states, and energy innovators.
Read articleThe SPARK program offers $1.9B across three tracks for grid resilience, smart grid, and transmission expansion. Concept papers due April 2. Here is the complete eligibility and strategy breakdown.
Read articleDOE just launched the SPARK program with $1.9 billion for grid reconductoring and advanced transmission. Concept papers are due April 2. Here is what you need to know to compete.
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