Project Grant R17AP00152

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $267,049 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in Nevada. The grant will fund the upgrade of two turbine runners at the district's 26-foot drop power plant. The project will replace fixed blade cast steel turbine runners with adjustable blade Kaplan style stainless steel runners, allowing the plant to start producing power at a lower flow of 80 cubic...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services has awarded a $248,000 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Grand Valley Hydropower LLC. This grant, awarded on September 26, 2023, will support the development of a renewable energy system by the for-profit organization. The REAP program provides funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, with the goal of reducing...

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...

Cooperative Agreement Summary GE Vernova Operations LLC, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), received a $2.28M Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEER) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award, effective January 1, 2026 through September 30, 2028, funds the development of durable, cost-effective...

The Department of Energy awarded a $200,161,070 Project Grant under the Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program to Consumers Energy Company. The grant aims to complete a lateral fusing of low-voltage distribution systems, construct new circuit ties with automated loops, harden poles and wires, and pilot new grid sensors in targeted disadvantaged communities. The project objectives are to mitigate outage impacts, enhance grid resilience, and support workforce and local...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Project Grant to Lakeshore Sales Corporation on August 17, 2023. The REAP grant will fund the installation of renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements by this for-profit small business located in Michigan. Eligible project activities may include the purchase and installation of solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal systems, energy-efficient...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $2,073,897 Cooperative Agreement to the Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton University, to develop a transformative modular chemical manufacturing process that efficiently converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and intermittent electricity and hydrogen (H2) into a liquid hydrocarbon/low-oxygen organic mixture. The overall goal is to create a...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,274,432 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to Western Michigan University. The objective of this 26-month project is to develop a 150 kilowatt traction power charger-inverter system with galvanic isolation capability. The university will conduct research and development to advance this multi-input integrated smart charger-inverter system, which can...

The federal Project Grant award of $100,000,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) under the New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program (CFDA 10.758). The funding supports Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., a non-profit electric cooperative in Grand Forks, ND, in undertaking a comprehensive clean energy infrastructure transformation project. Key products and services to be delivered include renewable energy deployment, zero-emission...

Federal Grant Award Summary Alpena Community College received a $3.125M project grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for February 1, 2029. The award funds the development and construction of physical infrastructure and training facilities for a new Utility Technology Training Program designed to prepare...