DEGD0000969
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Data Center Flexibility as a Grid Enhancing Technology
The objectives of this award will address threats to U.S. grid reliability and resilience challenges posed by rapid growth in data center electricity loads and help reduce data center load impacts on local and regional grids, thus improving reliability and resilience for both data centers and grid operators.
Through the proposed approaches the recipient will also reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from baseline data center power supply configurations.
The objectives of this award will address threats to U.S. grid reliability and resilience challenges posed by rapid growth in data center electricity loads and help reduce data center load impacts on local and regional grids, thus improving reliability and resilience for both data centers and grid operators.
Through the proposed approaches the recipient will also reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from baseline data center power supply configurations.
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
Big Stone Gap,
Virginia
24219-4634
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Virginia Department Of Mines Minerals And Energy was awarded
BIL Grant: Data Center Flexibility for Grid Enhancement
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000969
worth $85,433,351
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Big Stone Gap Virginia United States.
The grant
has a duration of 8 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$111,695,929 (57.0%) 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 5/21/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
12/31/32
End Date
Funding Split
$85.4M
Federal Obligation
$111.7M
Non-Federal Obligation
$197.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000969
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000969
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
JG6TMJXU4EM5
Awardee CAGE
3TXJ2
Performance District
VA-09
Senators
Mark Warner
Timothy Kaine
Timothy Kaine
Modified: 5/21/25