Cooperative Agreement DECR0000102
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded Rappahannock Electric Cooperative a $2.302 million Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008) to provide direct support enabling eligible utilities to make significant modifications and investments that enhance the cybersecurity posture of electric utilities, as authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The award funds work...
- 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 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 $1,668,516 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 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 $1.99 million cooperative agreement to the American Public Power Association on August 1, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008) to enhance cybersecurity incident response capabilities of the municipal utility workforce. The award funds technical assistance and workforce development for information technology and cybersecurity personnel employed by or supporting eligible...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded Purdue University a $1.119 million cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, to strengthen the community of eligible entities providing information technology and cybersecurity support to electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. The award, made under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008), will fund technical assistance and improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of utility...
- The Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security awarded a $1.911 million Cooperative Agreement to Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency Inc. (doing business as Missouri River Energy Services) on August 15, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award supports the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Member Cybersecurity Education and Assessment Initiative, which strengthens the community of eligible entities providing...
- 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 Smart Electric Power Alliance a $1,179,635 Cooperative Agreement on July 15, 2026, under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award funds technical assistance and capacity-building activities for eligible entities providing information technology and cybersecurity support to electric cooperative and municipal utilities. Smart Electric Power Alliance will strengthen the community of...
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 providers serving electric cooperative and municipal utility customers. Performance runs through July 31, 2029, and takes place in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The CESER program enhances security and resilience of U.S. critical energy infrastructure against all hazards, with emphasis on cybersecurity and physical threats as well as natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding. CESER's Risk Management Tools and Technologies division conducts research, development, and demonstration of tools and technologies that provide energy sector protection, monitoring, detection, response, containment, and recovery capabilities.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 7/31/26 | ||
| Not listed | $1.4m | 7/27/26 |