The Department of Energy has awarded the Gambell Native Village of Alaska a $195,022.75 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program. The objective of this grant is to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events in the Gambell, Alaska region. The funding will support projects to maintain and upgrade critical generation facilities, enhance transmission and distribution systems, and deploy smart grid technologies to prevent power outages and strengthen emergency preparedness. As a subrecipient, the Gambell Native Village of Alaska will partner with entities like the Alaska Energy Authority and Alaska Native Industries Cooperative Association to perform facility maintenance and improvements on critical infrastructure serving the tribal community. This award is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investment in grid modernization and resilience initiatives across the United States.
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