Resilience
Advanced Energy Security Program
Agency NameDepartment of Energy
Funding Amount$50,000,000.00
Bureau Name
Electricity
Funding Mechanism
Interagency Agreement with Commerce, National Laboratory funding
New?
Yes
Funding Mechanism
Interagency Agreement with Commerce, National Laboratory funding
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Available until expended
Recipients
Utilities, National Labs, Bulk Power System Vendors
Program Description
To increase the functional preservation of electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of threats and hazards.
Eligible Uses
(A) Develop capabilities to identify vulnerabilities and critical components that pose major risks to grid security if destroyed or impaired;(B) provide modeling at the national level to predict impacts from natural or human-made events;(C) add physical security to the cybersecurity maturity model;(D) conduct exercises and assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities to the electric grid, including providing mitigation recommendations;(E) conduct research on hardening solutions for critical components of the electric grid;(F) conduct research on mitigation and recovery solutions for critical components of the electric grid; and(G) provide technical assistance to States and other entities for standards and risk analysis.
sam.gov link
https://sam.gov/fal/207c437036444d9197fb38c522b0f942/view
Statutory Location
40125
Federal Cost Share Requirement
TBD