DEGD0000869
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Fy23 Congressionally Directed Spending Project Grid Resiliency and Modernization Project
The objective of this project is to improve the reliability and resilience of the electric distribution grid for the public.
This project will make the U.S. power grid more resilient to the impacts of weather events and increase access to affordable and reliable clean energy.
This project will complete this through three main tasks:
1. Underground cable replacement,
2. Overhead conductor replacement,
3. Communicating line reclosers/faulted circuit indicators (FCI).
The objective of this project is to improve the reliability and resilience of the electric distribution grid for the public.
This project will make the U.S. power grid more resilient to the impacts of weather events and increase access to affordable and reliable clean energy.
This project will complete this through three main tasks:
1. Underground cable replacement,
2. Overhead conductor replacement,
3. Communicating line reclosers/faulted circuit indicators (FCI).
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS ACTION DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM A NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO).
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Omaha,
Nebraska
68102-2608
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Omaha Public Power District was awarded
Grid Resiliency & Modernization for US Power Grid
Project Grant DEGD0000869
worth $7,787,500
from the Department of Energy in October 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Omaha Nebraska United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$9,128,732 (54.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 10/8/25
Period of Performance
10/1/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$7.8M
Federal Obligation
$9.1M
Non-Federal Obligation
$16.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000869
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Special District Government
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
FAWTHL4XMWB3
Awardee CAGE
5J327
Performance District
NE-02
Senators
Deb Fischer
Modified: 10/8/25