DEGD0000892
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Transmission line rebuild/replacement for wildfire mitigation & renewable resource access
The project includes a multifaceted approach for the recipient to address transmission congestion, age and condition of facilities, wildfire mitigation, and improved access to transmission for current and future renewable resources in western Kansas.
This project accelerates substation and transmission line upgrades including rebuilding and/or replacing 150 miles of 115 kilovolt (KV) transmission line, updating 16 miles of line with optical ground wire to improve protection system performance, replacing oil-insulated circuit breakers with gas-insulated breakers capable of faster clearing times and replacing electro-mechanical relays with digital relays at four substations, adding optical ground wire to support fiber optic communications, and building one new substation to serve a growing urban load.
The project includes a multifaceted approach for the recipient to address transmission congestion, age and condition of facilities, wildfire mitigation, and improved access to transmission for current and future renewable resources in western Kansas.
This project accelerates substation and transmission line upgrades including rebuilding and/or replacing 150 miles of 115 kilovolt (KV) transmission line, updating 16 miles of line with optical ground wire to improve protection system performance, replacing oil-insulated circuit breakers with gas-insulated breakers capable of faster clearing times and replacing electro-mechanical relays with digital relays at four substations, adding optical ground wire to support fiber optic communications, and building one new substation to serve a growing urban load.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0002740) SUPPORTS THE GRID RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS (GRIP) PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE AND REGIONAL RESILIENCE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING THREATS TO OUR POWER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE; SPECIFICALLY, TO PREVENT OUTAGES AND ENHANCE THE RESILIENCE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID, DEPLOY TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE GRID FLEXIBILITY, AND DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO POWER SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE AND RELIABILITY.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Hays,
Kansas
67601-2708
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Midwest Energy was awarded
BIL Transmission Line Rebuild for Wildfire Mitigation & Renewables
Project Grant DEGD0000892
worth $96,922,280
from the Department of Energy in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Hays Kansas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$47,737,839 (33.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships ( GRIP).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/12/25
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/29
End Date
Funding Split
$96.9M
Federal Obligation
$47.7M
Non-Federal Obligation
$144.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000892
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000892
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI-EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
LP6URZQUTW48
Awardee CAGE
3K1D9
Performance District
KS-01
Senators
Jerry Moran
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
Modified: 8/12/25