BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships ( GRIP)

Amendment 000007 - DE-FOA-0002740, titled BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships, GRIP. The purpose of Amendment 000007 is to re-open the FOA to accommodate the submission of full applications to Topic Area 3 only, and to revise Section VII to increase the number of days for which questions and comments concerning this FOA shall be submitted, from 3 business days to not later than 5 business days, prior to the application due date for Topic Area 3. See the FOA Cover Page for Application Due Dates and Times. Please note, the application period for Topic Area 1 and Topic Area 2 is closed.

Amendment 000006 - DE-FOA-0002740, titled BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships, GRIP. The purpose of Amendment 000006 is to re-open the FOA to accommodate the submission of full applications to Topic Area 1 and Topic Area 3 only. See the FOA Cover Page for Application Due Dates and Times. Please note, the application period for Topic Area 2 is closed.

Amendment 00005 - DE-FOA-0002740, titled BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP). The purpose of Amendment 000005 is to revise the following: The FOA Cover Page and Section VIII.P to notify applicants that additional informational webinars are scheduled. Please see Section VIII.P for additional webinar information. Section II.A.ii to correct the anticipated length of the period of performance. Section IV.D.xx to add the text of the "Locations of Work" full application content requirement. The Locations of Work template is now available as an attachment to this announcement for use.

Amendment 000004 - DE-FOA-0002740, titled BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP). The purpose of Amendment 000004 is to revise the Cover Page and Section VIII.P of the FOA document to notify applicants that additional informational webinars are planned; to revise Section I.B and I.C to reflect that for Topic Area 1, new distribution lines below 69 kV, reconductoring, undergrounding and other upgrades to existing transmission infrastructure are considered eligible, and applications that include new transmission lines at or above 69 kV are not of interest; to make a correction to Footnote 40; to revise Section IV.D.xvi to remove the hyperlink to the Community Benefits Plan Scoring Rubric; and to revise Section IV.D.xx to correctly reflect the reference to the Project Description and Assurances Document Template (PDAD) template as Appendix F.

Amendment 000003 - DE-FOA-0002740, titled BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP). The purpose of Amendment 000003 is to revise the following sections: the Registration Requirements section and Section VII to include the GRIP web page as an additional resource for Applicants to view FOA questions and answers; Section I.B.ii to include the GRIP web page as an additional resource for Applicants to view the Teaming Partner List and any updates to it; Section II.A.ii to include additional funding information, including plans for issuing the second competitive funding opportunity for GRIP in Fiscal Year 2024; and Section IV.A. and IV.C. to clarify concept paper submission information. See the Funding Opportunity Announcement for a full description of the amendment.

Amendment 000002 - DE-FOA-0002740, titled BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP). The purpose of Amendment 000002 is to make a revision to Section IV.D.xvi to replace the hyperlink to the Community Benefits Plan Scoring Rubric. See the Funding Opportunity Announcement for a full description of the amendment.

Amendment 000001 is to issue the initial version of the Funding Opportunity Announcement. -

Amendment 000001 is to issue the initial version of the Funding Opportunity Announcement or FOA. The Grid Deployment Office, in conjunction with the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, is issuing this FOA. Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL. The activities to be funded under this FOA support three BIL sections including Section 40101(c): Grid Resilience Grants, Section 40107: Smart Grid Grants, and Section 40103(b): Grid Innovation Program. Together DOE refers to these programs as the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships or GRIP program.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a Draft-for-Comment. DOE is seeking public input on the draft version of the FOA to help inform DOE's implementation of the Public Law 117-58 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The activities to be funded under this FOA support three BIL sections including 40101(c), 40107 and 40103(b). Together DOE refers to these programs as the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program. The BIL sections that make up the GRIP program are: Section 40101(c): Grid Resilience Grants; Section 40107: Smart Grid Grants; and Section 40103(b): Grid Innovation Program.