DEGD0000975
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - Southeastern Montana Transmission Siting and Economic Development (SM-TSED) Initiative
This project aims to provide rural and disadvantaged communities in southeastern Montana with federal funding for critical infrastructure.
It will foster collaboration among counties and tribes and will promote community and economic growth in areas like clean energy and emergency services.
The project will establish sub-grants to fund county and tribal projects affected by the North Plains Connector construction.
The project aims to foster cooperation and address infrastructure needs, developing guidelines with input from counties and the tribe.
This project aims to provide rural and disadvantaged communities in southeastern Montana with federal funding for critical infrastructure.
It will foster collaboration among counties and tribes and will promote community and economic growth in areas like clean energy and emergency services.
The project will establish sub-grants to fund county and tribal projects affected by the North Plains Connector construction.
The project aims to foster cooperation and address infrastructure needs, developing guidelines with input from counties and the tribe.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OR UPGRADED INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES WHILE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN SITING AND PERMITTING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL SITING AND PERMITTING AUTHORITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO STANDARDIZE AND STREAMLINE SITING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, COORDINATE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, AND CARRY OUT ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO SITING AUTHORITIES OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS TARGETED TO THE NEEDS OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Helena,
Montana
59601-6282
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Montana Department Of Commerce was awarded
Southeastern Montana Infrastructure Development Grant
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000975
worth $47,459,092
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Helena Montana United States.
The grant
has a duration of 6 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$2,553,882 (5.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act - Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/7/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
9/30/31
End Date
Funding Split
$47.5M
Federal Obligation
$2.6M
Non-Federal Obligation
$50.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000975
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
QP1EAYPHGCD6
Awardee CAGE
399H7
Performance District
MT-02
Senators
Jon Tester
Steve Daines
Steve Daines
Modified: 1/7/25