PA Grid Resilience Grant

PA Grid Resilience Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Amount: Up to US $8,000,000
Last Updated: August 06, 2025

Summary

The Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grant aims to enhance the state's electric grid resilience through a competitive funding opportunity. With approximately $8 million available, the grant supports innovative projects that not only improve grid reliability but also promote clean energy expansion and positive community outcomes. This initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, emphasizes collaboration among various stakeholders and includes provisions for small utilities. Projects can span up to ten years, ensuring thorough implementation of effective resilience strategies.

Overview

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Mission Statement The Department of Environmental Protection’s mission is to protect Pennsylvania’s air, land, and water resources and to provide for the health and safety of its residents and visitors, consistent with the rights and duties established under the Environmental Rights Amendment (Article 1, Section 27 of the Pennsylvania Constitution). We will work as partners with individuals, organizations, governments, and businesses to conserve and restore our natural resources and to address all current and future environmental challenges including climate change and environmental justice. Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grant Program (GRG) Funded by a state formula grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Section 40101D, titled Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid, the GRG program is a funding opportunity to implement resilience measures throughout PA intended to mitigate the impact of electric grid disruptive events. Round 2 Approximately $8 million is available for new awards under Round 2 of this competitive grant program. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking applications for innovative, advanced, and transformative projects throughout PA that will result in a more resilient and reliable electric grid while promoting the expansion of clean energy generation, workforce benefits, and positive outcomes in rural and urban communities. Projects funded will have an initial Period of Performance of five years. Awards may be extended to span the amount of time necessary for recipients to complete all project efforts, up to ten years. At least five percent of the program funding is being set aside for eligible entities that sell not more than 4,000,000 MWh of electricity per year. This funding portion is referred to as “Small Utility Set Aside.”

Eligibility

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