Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants (Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid)
Dept. of Energy – – Grid Deployment Office
Wildfire-Specific Spending: No
Wildfire Activities Funded: “Mitigation”
Authorization:
P.L. 117-58
U.S.C: 42 USC §18711
2,500
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS (IN MIL)
FY2017 – FY2026
Description
The Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants program is designed to support the modernization of the electric grid to enhance its resilience against extreme weather and natural disasters, including wildfires, floods, hurricanes, extreme heat and cold, storms, and other disruptive events. Eligible entities for these grants include electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission and distribution providers, and fuel suppliers. A notable aspect of this program is the requirement for a 100% cost match from the eligible entities, based on their expenditure in the previous three years on similar resilience efforts.Appropriations
| Regular | Supplemental | IIJA | IRA | |
| FY2015 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | 0 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | 0 | 500000000 | 0 |
| FY2023 | — | — | 500000000 | |
| FY2024 | — | 0 | 500000000 | |
| FY2025 | — | 500000000 | ||
| FY2026 | 500000000 |
Last Updated: March 20, 2026
Received Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding: Yes – New
Received Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: No