Grid Innovation Program (Upgrading Our Electric Grid and Ensuring Reliability and Resiliency)
Dept. of Energy – – Grid Deployment Office
Wildfire-Specific Spending: No
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”
Authorization:
P.L. 117-58
U.S.C: 42 USC §18712
5,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2026
Description
The Grid Innovation Program provides federal financial assistance to demonstrate innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to harden and enhance resilience and reliability; and to demonstrate new approaches to enhance regional grid resilience. Improving grid resilience includes preventing and recovering from extreme weather and climate change, including wildfires.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | 0 | 1000000000 | 0 |
| FY2023 | — | — | 1000000000 | |
| FY2024 | — | 0 | 1000000000 | |
| FY2025 | — | 1000000000 | ||
| FY2026 | 1000000000 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: Yes – New
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No