# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002745-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil-solar-and-wind-grid/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342863

> Golden Field Office offered grants of up to $5.6 million (at least $2.3 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $26.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 17, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002745 |
| Agency | Golden Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 17, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $5.6 million |
| Award floor | $2.3 million |
| Expected awards | 9 |
| Total funding | $26.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.087 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

This Modification (000002) includes:- Extended the Concept Paper Submission Deadline from 9/1/2022 to 9/15/2022. This action extends all other following deadlines. Modification 000001 includes:- A broken link that was fixed in Section I.A.vi - Teaming Partner List. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability DemonstrationThe Systems Integration Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration FOA will provide funding to demonstrate the capability of large-scale solar and wind plants to provide grid services to the bulk power grid as well as improving grid reliability. Topic 1: Wind and Solar Grid Services Design, Implementation, and DemonstrationThis topic area supports full-scale demonstration projects that seamlessly integrate renewable generation with other large-scale or aggregated distributed energy resource (DER) technologies to provide ancillary (grid) services and improve reliability. Topic 2: Protection of Bulk Power Systems with High Contribution from Inverter-Based ResourcesThe goal of this topic area is to develop a better understanding of how protection systems will operate under very-high IBR scenarios through advancements in modeling and simulation capabilities and to develop and validate strategies and new technologies that can maintain system protection at any level of IBR penetration and improve reliability. Please find the full FOA at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002745 still open?

No. It closed on November 17, 2022. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003647, closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left).

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration?

Golden Field Office accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration?

Closed November 17, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $5.6 million each. About $26.0 million in total across about 9 awards.

### Who has won Renewable Energy Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Oregon State University, University of Utah, Avapco LLC. The program made 900 awards worth $2.5 billion in that time.