Electricity Research, Development and Analysis

Objective

The Office of Electricity (OE) leads the Department’s research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) programs to strengthen and modernize our Nation’s power grid. OE programs support activities, primarily through competitive solicitations, with key objectives: • RD&D system monitoring and diagnostics, advanced data analytics, and robust control technologies and enhance the reliability and performance of the electricity system, mitigate large-scale blackouts, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of natural disasters, and adapt to evolving system needs, emerging risks, and interdependencies. • Characterize risk and uncertainty across multiple utility and infrastructure boundaries for increased resiliency. • RD&D of technologies, tools, and techniques required by the distribution grid to maintain and improve reliability and resilience. • Develop solutions to strengthen information security and resilience of the electricity delivery system against cyber-related threats. • Accelerate bi-directional electrical energy storage technologies as a key component of a reliable, resilient, and affordable future-ready grid. • Enhance and advance the components and technologies that make up the electric power T&D infrastructure (i.e., grid hardware). • Rapidly assess new grid systems and subsystems by testing integrated technology suites in controlled pilot environments prior to the hardware and software being deployed by industry in operational environments.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
• Individual/Family
• U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Small business (less than 500 employees)
• Anyone/general public

All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, such as profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, universities, research organizations, and state and local governments. All information regarding eligibility requirements will be included in the specific notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

Who Benefits

Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, universities, research organizations, and state and local governments benefit. All information regarding eligibility requirements will be included in the specific funding opportunity announcement

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements

Program Contact

Rusty.Perrin@hq.doe.gov
2025864936