Energy Resilience Construction Grants
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- DEEP-2027-003-SW
- State
- Connecticut
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- UNSPSC codes
- Point of contact
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- Katrina Vallett deep.energybureau@ct.gov (860) 827-2668
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About this opportunity
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is soliciting proposals for Energy Resilience Construction Grants to design and construct projects that improve the resilience of the state's electric grid against extreme weather, wildfires, natural disasters, and outage-related disruptions, with proposals due December 1, 2026.
Eligible applicants include municipalities, municipal electric utilities, investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, and other qualified entities. Individual project grants range from $10,000 to $6 million, with total funding availability of approximately $24 million across Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 40101(d) formula funding, state bond cost match funding authorized under Connecticut General Statutes Section 16-243y, and Federal Sustainable Energy Program BIL funding.
The scope encompasses resilience-focused infrastructure upgrades and distributed energy resource deployments statewide. Applicants must demonstrate project readiness, including preliminary engineering and environmental assessments, with preference given to shovel-ready projects. The solicitation requires detailed project descriptions, budget justifications, community resilience plans, and evidence of local support.
Evaluation criteria include technical merit, cost-effectiveness, community benefit, and alignment with state energy goals. Selected projects will be subject to grant agreements requiring progress reporting, financial documentation, and compliance with construction timelines and quality standards. All applicants must comply with applicable federal and state procurement regulations, prevailing wage requirements, and environmental review processes.
Opportunity text
This RFP solicits proposals from eligible entities to design and construct projects that improve the resilience of Connecticut's electric grid against disruptive events, including extreme weather, wildfires, natural disasters, and other outage-related conditions. The RFP uses a combination of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) §40101(d) formula funding, state bond cost match funding authorized under C.G.S. §16 243y, and Federal SEP BIL funding to support resilience-focused infrastructure upgrades and distributed energy resource deployments statewide. The RFP establishes a competitive selection process to award grants ranging from $10,000 to $6 million, with total funding availability of up to approximately $24 million across federal and state sources.
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