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Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Grants

To make grants to eligible entities, States, and Tribes to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electric grid.

Eligible Uses

To carry out activities that are supplemental to existing hardening efforts and reduce the risk of power lines causing a wildfire; or reduce the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events.

Program Details

Funding Amount:
$5,000,000,000
Responsible Agency/Bureau:
Department of Energy - Office of Electricity
Funding Recipients:
Electric Grid Operators, Electricity Storage Operators, Electricity Generators, Transmission Owners and Operators, Distribution Providers, Fuel Suppliers, States, Tribes
Estimated Application Deadline:
4th Quarter 2022
Period of Eligibility:
Available Until Expended
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WV Infrastructure Hub

Syncing the Mountain State with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)

Contact: Gehan Elsayed, P.E., Ph.D.
Chief Engineer on Programs & Performance Management
Deputy State Highway Engineer
West Virginia Division of Highways

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