Cooperative Agreement DEOE0000934

Public Utility District 1 Of Lewis County received a $24.2 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (ReConnect Program, CFDA 10.752) on April 19, 2023. The grant will support broadband infrastructure investments and deployment of internet access in Chehalis, Washington through April 19, 2025. The ReConnect Program aims to expand broadband service to rural areas currently lacking sufficient access. This...

The Department of Energy awarded a $9,860,152 Project Grant through the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to Mason County PUD #3, a local government utility in Shelton, Washington. The grant funding will be used to rebuild the Belfair substation, including creating a ring bus and installing a larger-capacity transformer. This infrastructure project aims to improve the reliability, resilience, and flexibility of the regional electric grid. The award...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded Okanogan County Public Utility District NO. 1 (Okanogan County PUD #1) a $30,195,500 Project Grant under the Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program (CFDA 10.752) on July 6, 2023. This grant will support Okanogan County PUD #1's efforts as the sole sub-awardee to expand broadband infrastructure and services in underserved rural areas of Okanogan County, Washington through July 2025. Additionally, Okanogan County PUD #1 has received...

The Department of Energy has awarded a $91,563,198 Project Grant to Puget Sound Energy Inc. under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254). The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2029, will fund the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Skagit River Valley Transformation for Climate Resiliency" project. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Employing "strategic undergrounding"...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $869,430,252 Cooperative Agreement under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) federal grant program to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and Portland General Electric Company. The project aims to upgrade regional 500kV transmission capacity and establish a connection between Portland General Electric's load centers, which serve roughly half of Oregon's population and two-thirds of the state's...

The Department of Energy awarded Avista Corporation a $172,961,605 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The funding will support Avista's proposal to rebuild over 40 miles of the Lolo-Oxbow 230kV transmission line north of Imnaha, increasing the line capacity by 57% during summer months. Additionally, Avista will construct a new Pallette Junction Station and rebuild 25 miles of the 230kV line south of Imnaha. This five-year project aims...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program provides $125,000 to fund pre-design work for the planned Sanderson Substation project in Shelton, WA. The pre-design activities include site surveys, geotechnical studies, archaeological reviews, and pre-engineering design concepts for the substation, which will service a two-acre development site located within the Port of Shelton's Sanderson Field...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) awarded a $3,163,529 Project Grant to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. This grant will enhance the project review process and creation of the record of evidence for three interstate high-voltage transmission line (HVTL) projects in Wisconsin. The funding will increase agency efficiency and effectiveness, maintain the high caliber of technical review and documentation of the HVTLs within...

The Public Utility District 1 Of Lewis County was awarded a $3 million Community Connect Grant from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service on November 30, 2021. The two-year project grant will fund the deployment of broadband transmission services in Chehalis, Washington under the Community Connect Grant Program (CFDA 10.863). This federal grant program aims to encourage connectivity in rural communities that currently lack broadband access by providing funds to connect critical...

This Project Grant award of $840,696 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Energy for America Program (CFDA 10.868). The funding supports renewable energy system (RES) and energy efficiency improvement (EEI) initiatives delivered by Central Electric Cooperative Inc., a not-for-profit utility provider in Redmond, Oregon. The grant, with a performance period from January 16, 2025 to January 16, 2027, will enable the cooperative...