Concept Paper Form FOA0003195.pdf

Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program (GRIP)

FOA 3195

Concept Paper Form

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Project Overview

Applicant Name:

Project Partner(s):

Project Name:

Applicable GRIP Topic Area:

Transmission/Distribution/Combined:

Anticipated Total Project Budget:

Federal Funds Requested:

Applicant Cost Share:

Project Details

Brief description of the project, including outcomes that would result from the successful completion of the project that align with the strategic goals and objectives of the GRIP program and the applicable GRIP Topic Area.

Brief description of the impact of DOE funding on the project.

Select the type(s) of technology(ies):

List the primary technologies and/or tools that will be deployed in the project.

Project Location(s):

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If the project will be deploying hardware, describe the role and impact of hardware deployment as part of the proposed project scope and identify any elements of this deployment that represent a significant innovation for the industry and/ or project. Enter “N/A” if no hardware will be deployed.

If the project will be deploying software, describe the role and impact of software deployment as part of the proposed project scope and identify any elements of this deployment that represent a significant innovation for the industry and/or the project.

Enter “N/A” if no software will be deployed.

If the project will include development of a new business/regulatory/financing approach, describe the approach and the potential for and path to replicability or broader adoption.

Describe the readiness, viability, and expected timing of the project (include the impact of DOE funding in the response).

Identify risks and challenges (e.g. technical, labor, financial, market, environmental, regulatory, security) to project success, and outline mitigation strategies for each risk.

Briefly describe the Project Management Team and any key personnel and project partners, including vendors and suppliers (if identified; if not yet identified, address how the project will secure vendors/suppliers). Indicate whether the Team has the required skills, any prior applicable experience, prior projects with partners, and access to equipment /facilities to successfully execute the proposed project. If those are not met, explain how the Team will obtain knowledge/access for successful execution.

Community Benefits Plan

Demonstrate how this Community Benefits Plan will address community and labor engagement, and how feedback from specific and relevant community stakeholders will be incorporated into the Community Benefits Plan.

Project Impacts

Describe how the project supports State, local, Tribal, community and regional resilience, in reducing the likelihood and consequences of disruptive events, decarbonization, or other energy strategies and plans.

What will be the grid-benefitting outcomes to be delivered by the project (e.g. number of customers impacted, unlocked clean energy generation, improvement in reliability metrics). List 1-3 outcomes maximum.

How will this project reduce innovative technology risk, achieve further deployment at-scale, and lead to additional private sector investments?

Provide expected number of jobs or workforce development opportunities that the project will create. Describe how these positions are the result of community engagement or agreement. Explain how your project will generate quality jobs and that workforce development opportunities provided are relevant to impacted communities.

Identify Community Benefits Plan elements that will support Diversity, Equity Inclusion, and Accessibility, including methods to ensure accountability to specific goals throughout the project.

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Identify how this project will contribute to the Justice40 Initiative goal that 40% of overall benefits flow to disadvantaged communities.