DEGD0000968
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships - Reliable Electric Lines: Infrastructure Expansion Framework (RELIEF).
The primary objective of RELIEF is to implement advanced conductors such as high-temperature, low-sag (HTLS) conductors to significantly boost transmission capacity in the western region.
This deployment, using modern composite advanced reconductoring techniques on existing rights-of-way (ROW), will enable the transfer of an additional 500+ megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity.
The primary objective of RELIEF is to implement advanced conductors such as high-temperature, low-sag (HTLS) conductors to significantly boost transmission capacity in the western region.
This deployment, using modern composite advanced reconductoring techniques on existing rights-of-way (ROW), will enable the transfer of an additional 500+ megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity.
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0003195) 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
Salt Lake City,
Utah
84111-1041
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Utah Office Of Energy Development was awarded
Grid Resilience : Boosting Transmission Capacity in the Western Region
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000968
worth $249,567,716
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Salt Lake City Utah United States.
The grant
has a duration of 8 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$252,030,385 (50.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships (GRIP).
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/14/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/32
End Date
Funding Split
$249.6M
Federal Obligation
$252.0M
Non-Federal Obligation
$501.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000968
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
LUQYVNV78RL3
Awardee CAGE
6FDK5
Performance District
UT-01
Senators
Mike Lee
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Modified: 1/14/25