This $121,244,291 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will enhance the resilience of Arizona's power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires. The 5-year project, awarded to Arizona Public Service Company (a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation), will focus 69% of the work in rural, tribal, or disadvantaged communities. Key objectives include implementing innovative grid technologies and...
This $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...
This $277,519 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) aims to mitigate wildfire danger and the effects of drought in California. The grant supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive wildfire protection strategy by the Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association, a non-profit organization. Specifically, the funding will be used to...
The purpose of this $9,516,078.00 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720) is to reduce fuel buildup and wildfire risk in high-risk areas of California. The funding will be used by the Trinity Public Utilities District, a local government sub-awardee, to remove ladder fuels and vegetation around larger trees in order to create defensible spaces and...
This $76,960,488 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program seeks to deploy advanced wildfire risk mitigation technologies within utilities facing wildfire risk challenges in the Western United States. The goal is to serve as a catalyst for widespread adoption of these technologies across the region. The awardee, E Source Companies LLC, will work with a coalition of utilities, service providers,...
This $205,251 Project Grant was awarded by the USDA Forest Service on September 21, 2023 under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). The grant recipient is the Briceland Volunteer Fire Department, a non-profit organization located in California. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include developing a new community wildfire protection plan (CWPP), conducting wildfire risk assessments, reducing...
The Department of Energy awarded a $651,392 Formula Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council. The grant, titled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes", aims to improve the resilience of the electric grid against disruptive events in Porterville, California. The award period runs from July 2024...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) program (CFDA 47.075) provides $750,000 in funding to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), to investigate the impacts of economic incentives, planning paradigms, and conservation concerns on electricity infrastructure investments. The project aims to improve the effectiveness and social impact of...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the USDA Forest Service under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720), aims to fund fuels reduction and build capacity within the native community to achieve fire-resilient ecosystems in California. The $7,374,392 grant, awarded on August 15, 2025, will support the Lake County Resource Conservation District in developing and implementing comprehensive wildfire protection strategies, including...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act Nursery Vegetation program (CFDA 10.736). The grant, with a performance period from December 10, 2024 to November 30, 2029, will support CAL Fire's efforts to increase seed production areas in the state of California. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve capital infrastructure, upgrade...