Cooperative Agreement DECR0000085
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC) a Cooperative Agreement on September 1, 2026, totaling $5,583,421 under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award supports the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) North Carolina Electric Corporation Statewide Cybersecurity Services Consortia, which will provide technical assistance and strengthen the community of...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a $2.967 million Cooperative Agreement to Electric Power Research Institute Inc. on July 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award funds investments that strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information technology and cybersecurity support to electric cooperative and municipal utilities, with the goal of enhancing the cybersecurity...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded Rappahannock Electric Cooperative a $1.513616 million cooperative agreement on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008) to strengthen cybersecurity support for eligible electric cooperative and municipal utilities. The award funds investments that enhance the cybersecurity posture of electric utilities by supporting the community of IT and cybersecurity service...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded Forge Institute a cooperative agreement totaling $1,222,689 on August 15, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response program (CFDA 81.008). The award funds the Secure Energy Defenders Program, which provides technical assistance and capacity building to eligible entities currently delivering IT and cybersecurity support to electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The project strengthens the community...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a $2.184 million Cooperative Agreement to Fort Pierce Utilities Authority on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program to provide direct support for significant modifications and investments that enhance the cybersecurity posture of electric utilities. The award funds comprehensive cybersecurity fortification for the municipal utility provider, authorized under the Infrastructure...
- Under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.008), the American Public Power Association (APPA) was awarded a $4,000,000 cooperative agreement on May 1, 2024. This funding will enable APPA, under the direction of the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), to engage its membership of electric public power utilities to improve their cybersecurity posture. The cooperative...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1.903 million to the University of South Florida on August 13, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program to enhance the cybersecurity resiliency of Florida's rural electric cooperatives. The award funds technical assistance and workforce development activities that strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information technology and...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a $1,699,454 Cooperative Agreement to the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, Incorporated on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award supports investments that strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information technology and cybersecurity support to electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, with the goal of...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $1,668,516 to The Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award supports investments that strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information technology and cybersecurity support to eligible electric cooperative and municipal utilities, with the goal of...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded Nreca Research a $1.996498 million cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008) to deliver technical assistance and strengthen the community of IT and cybersecurity service providers supporting eligible electric cooperatives and municipal utilities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The award, identified as Cooperative Agreement...
The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,234,825 to Fayetteville Public Works Commission on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008) to improve the electrical operations network of the Public Works Commission through software-defined network (SDN) technology implementation and direct support to eligible utilities for cybersecurity enhancements of electric infrastructure. The award funds modifications and investments that strengthen the cybersecurity posture of electric utilities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Performance occurs in East Fayetteville, North Carolina, with a completion date of July 31, 2030. Fayetteville Public Works Commission, a municipal entity registered in SAM.gov since 2002 and functioning as a child organization of the City of Fayetteville Finance Department Division, serves as the recipient. The CESER program's Risk Management Tools and Technologies division focuses on research, development, and demonstration of tools and technologies addressing cybersecurity, physical threats, electromagnetic pulse, geomagnetic disturbances, and natural hazards to U.S. energy infrastructure, with intended outcomes of next-generation protection, monitoring, detection, response, containment, and recovery capabilities for the energy sector.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.1m | 7/27/26 |