DEGD0000928
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - State of Louisiana: Louisiana Hubs for Energy Resilient Operations (HERO) Project
The state of Louisiana will launch the Louisiana Hubs for Energy Resilient Operations (HERO) Project designed as a comprehensive plan intended to demonstrate success of community-led energy resilience to complement grid hardening efforts and to support quicker recovery from unplanned power outages.
The HERO Project will design comprehensive integrated community energy planning, deploy community resilience hub microgrids, and embed community resilience into statewide emergency operations.
The HERO Project team is a multi-discipline group of diverse leaders representing state agencies, municipalities, utilities, higher education institutions, and community-led organizations with a shared commitment to integrated community energy planning, community resilience hubs, and enhanced emergency operations.
Project objectives have been established by the HERO Project team supporting Louisiana energy resilience priorities, decarbonization targets, and clean energy economic growth goals.
The state of Louisiana will launch the Louisiana Hubs for Energy Resilient Operations (HERO) Project designed as a comprehensive plan intended to demonstrate success of community-led energy resilience to complement grid hardening efforts and to support quicker recovery from unplanned power outages.
The HERO Project will design comprehensive integrated community energy planning, deploy community resilience hub microgrids, and embed community resilience into statewide emergency operations.
The HERO Project team is a multi-discipline group of diverse leaders representing state agencies, municipalities, utilities, higher education institutions, and community-led organizations with a shared commitment to integrated community energy planning, community resilience hubs, and enhanced emergency operations.
Project objectives have been established by the HERO Project team supporting Louisiana energy resilience priorities, decarbonization targets, and clean energy economic growth goals.
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
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
70804-9396
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Louisiana Department Of Natural Resources was awarded
Louisiana HERO Project: Energy Resilience Hubs
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000928
worth $249,329,483
from the Department of Energy in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Baton Rouge Louisiana United States.
The grant
has a duration of 8 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$249,329,483 (50.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity BIL Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships ( GRIP).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/30/24
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/32
End Date
Funding Split
$249.3M
Federal Obligation
$249.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$498.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000928
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
TMMEDSRFDGT9
Awardee CAGE
3NFD0
Performance District
LA-06
Senators
Bill Cassidy
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Modified: 9/30/24