Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

The Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is a civilian agency within the Department of Energy that procures and funds work in grid modernization, resilience, and electricity infrastructure development.

The Office operates across both contract and grant modalities. On the contracting side, the Office has awarded 50 contracts totaling $111.3 million in combined potential value since 2010, with $75.4 million obligated. Recent contract volume has been modest and variable — 4 awards in 2022, 5 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 6 so far in 2026 — with the most recent award closing on 18 September 2026. Among the 26 distinct prime contractors awarded over the past five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented by potential value: Potomac-Hudson Engineering Inc. and Deloitte Consulting LLP lead with $12.6 million and $8.9 million respectively, while Sidem LLC dominates by award count with 8 recent contracts valued at $1.6 million combined. The majority of contract awards carry no set-aside designation (76%), with a small share reserved for small business (10%) and 8(a) sole-source (8%).

On the grant side, the Office has obligated $340.6 million in federal dollars across 142 grant awards since 2009, with combined total funding (federal and non-federal share) reaching $1.83 billion. Grant activity has accelerated significantly — 1 award in 2022, 5 in 2023, 19 in 2024, 15 in 2025, and 5 so far in 2026 — with the most recent award dated 4 May 2026. Among 94 distinct recipients over the past five years, concentration is highly fragmented: the top five recipients by federal dollars account for only 7% of recent federal dollars, with Georgia TECH Research Corp leading at $5.9 million across 2 awards. Cooperative Agreements dominate the grant portfolio at 82% of awards, with Project Grants comprising 16%, and Formula and Block Grants together accounting for 2%.

The Office recently released solicitations for grid modernization research, resilience planning, and electricity infrastructure funding. Current activity reflects steady demand from academic institutions, state and local governments, and specialized energy consulting firms; the competitive environment is open and highly accessible to small organizations and university-based recipients.