Cooperative Agreement DECR0000107
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI) received a $2.81 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This three-year award supports investments to strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary Nreca Research received a $1,996,498 cooperative agreement awarded July 1, 2026, and extending through June 30, 2029, from the Department of Energy's Office of Cyber Security under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). This SPARK (Strategic Program for Advancing Rural Knowledge) initiative, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides technical assistance to eligible entities that...
- 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...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Purdue University received a $1.12 million Cooperative Agreement awarded July 1, 2026, from the Department of Energy Office of Cyber Security under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The three-year project, extending through June 30, 2029, will strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information technology and cybersecurity support to electric cooperatives and municipal...
- 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 Smart Electric Power Alliance (Sepa) received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards program. The award will support efforts to increase interoperability of smart grid devices, increase power delivery reliability, and reduce costs for electric service consumers through standards development, interoperability testing, and cybersecurity work from October 1,...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Southern California Edison Company (SCE) received a $5.6 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response program (CFDA 81.008), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award funds SCE to develop and demonstrate collaborative autonomy (CA) computational techniques that enable distributed...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary New York University received a $1.47 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008), awarded October 1, 2025, and extending through September 30, 2027. The award funds the development of next-generation tools and technologies designed to enhance the security and resilience of...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $3.49 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response program (CFDA 81.008), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds research, development, and demonstration of an integrated planning tool that combines natural hazard...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station received a $3.14 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response program (CFDA 81.008), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. The project will develop and validate machine learning technologies designed to prevent wildfires...
Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), a nonprofit organization, received a Cooperative Agreement award of $1,179,635 from the Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) under the Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) program (CFDA 81.008). The award, effective July 15, 2026 through July 14, 2029, supports investments that strengthen the community of eligible entities currently providing information technology and cybersecurity support to electric cooperative and municipal utilities. The project will deliver technical assistance and enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of utility participants through a structured three-year engagement period. SEPA will execute this effort from its Washington, DC location by building upon its established expertise in facilitating standards development, interoperability testing, and cybersecurity activities for grid modernization. The cooperative agreement aligns with CESER's mandate to develop next-generation tools and technologies that provide energy sector protection, detection, response, and recovery capabilities against cybersecurity threats, physical attacks, and natural hazards. This investment reflects the broader CESER program's acceleration in funding energy infrastructure resilience, with 67 grants totaling $201 million obligated since 2019.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 7/10/26 |