This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,575,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) aims to support the State and Territory Energy Offices and enhance state-federal coordination on the implementation of U.S. State Energy Program activities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The primary objective is to support the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) in providing collaborative services to federal agencies, especially the Department of...
This $1,803,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008) aims to extend and demonstrate the use of digital twins across different areas of electric power generation. The project will focus on enhancing the security of electric power systems through design, cyber-informed engineering, laboratory-scale deployment, and testing in a relevant environment. The Electric Power Research Institute Inc....
The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) received a $1.4 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis on April 16, 2021 to complete work by July 15, 2021. The grant was awarded under the Energy Policy and Systems Analysis program (CFDA #81.250), which aims to fund analytical studies characterizing potential integrated strategies for multi-state regions to enhance energy innovation through regional...
This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $5,276,645.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) federal grant program (CFDA 81.008). The project will update the Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) secure authentication standard, specifically version 6 (DNP3-SAV6), to enable centralized management of authentication and authorization...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $303,710 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 11.620 - Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach) to the Energy Sector Security Consortium, Inc. (EnergySec), a non-profit organization focused on enhancing critical infrastructure security. This 2-year award aims to create year-round employer and student engagement in cybersecurity careers throughout Oregon and southwest Washington, including rural areas. Key activities...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041). This award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will support NASEO in assisting state and territory energy offices with deploying Inflation Reduction Act Home Energy Rebate Program funds. The goal is to execute home energy upgrades, deliver benefits to underserved communities, and develop...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to Criticality Sciences Inc. under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The purpose of this 2-year project is for Criticality Sciences Inc. to validate data inputs and outputs and develop methods to use metrics to support resilience investment and financing for water and power global critical infrastructure. The expected outcomes aim to translate the...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) awarded a $5,242,722 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). This project, titled "Secure Telecommunications Architecture for Trusted and Resilient Electric Communications (STAR TREC)", will research, develop, test, and demonstrate zero-trust architectures...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program (CFDA 11.617) to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) in College Station, TX. The purpose of this 2-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, is to develop models of the electric grid that can account for the influence of weather and other extreme events on grid stability and resilience. The recipient will assemble datasets, implement...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $138,779, was provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards (CFDA 11.609) federal grant program. The purpose of this award is to develop a framework to assess how utility rates impact the adoption and benefits of distributed energy resources (DERs), particularly energy storage. The project will analyze how tariffs can incentivize DER adoption and evaluate...