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DE-FOA-0003126 Grid Development Office (GDO) Wholesale Electricity Market Studies and Engagements Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

Closed Closed August 22, 2024 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003126

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Golden Field Office notices from 2023.

Golden Field Office offered grants of up to $3.0 million (at least $500,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 14 awards worth $9.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 22, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 20, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedSeptember 29, 2023
DeadlineAugust 22, 2024
Archived by Grants.govSeptember 21, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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What the grant funds

Amendment 000002 - The purpose of this amendment is to publish Round 2 of the DE-FOA-0003126 Grid Development Office (GDO) Wholesale Electricity Market Studies and Engagements Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). The Concept Paper Submission deadline is 06/13/2024 at 5:00 PM ET and the Full Application Submission deadline is 08/22/2024 at 5:00 PM ET. Amendment 000001 - The purpose of this amendment is to extend the Concept Paper submission deadline for DE-FOA-0003126 Grid Development Office (GDO) Wholesale Electricity Market Studies and Engagements Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from November 3, 2023 to November 17, 2023. The Full Application submission deadline for DE-FO3-0003126 Grid Development Office (GDO) Wholesale Electricity Market Studies and Engagements Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being updated from December 21, 2024 to December 20, 2024. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing, on behalf of the Grid Deployment Office (GDO), this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328). Creating more efficient and flexible wholesale markets that will support a more resilient and reliable grid will be critical as new load and generation come online. Functioning wholesale markets provide a platform for energy trading and the integration of electric resources into the grid. Efficient, fair, and transparent market constructs are thus foundational to transitioning to a clean, reliable, equitable electric grid. This FOA will assist applicants—States, ISOs/RTOs, and domestic entities that have partnered with States and/or ISOs/RTOs — that have formed partnerships with or otherwise include States, ISOs/RTOs to perform analytical studies on critical market issues or convene stakeholders to address issues facing developing or existing wholesale markets. GDO suggests five (5) broad priorities for proposed projects: 1) seams between markets, 2) regional resource adequacy, 3) market design and price formation, 4) regional footprint studies, and 5) integrated regional planning approaches. This Funding Opportunity Announcement can be viewed at https://infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov/. Questions regarding the FOA must be submitted to GDO_FOA3126@hq.doe.gov. The required Concept Paper due date for this FOA is 06/13/2024 at 5PM ET.

Category: Energy.

Who has won Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (81.254) awarded $9.9 billion across 465 grant awards, an average of $21.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Department of Commerce MontanaMontana2$747 million
State of California Energy CommissionCalifornia2$737 million
Department of Commerce MinnesotaMinnesota2$483 million
Massachusetts Department of Energy ResourcesMassachusetts2$432 million
Puerto Rico Electric Power AuthorityPuerto Rico1$365 million

Top states: California ($1.1 billion), Montana ($775 million), Minnesota ($656 million), Massachusetts ($575 million), Georgia ($533 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is DE-FOA-0003126 still open?

No. It closed on August 22, 2024.

Who can apply for DE-FOA-0003126 Grid Development Office (GDO) Wholesale Electricity Market Studies and Engagements Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)?

Golden Field Office accepted applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for DE-FOA-0003126 Grid Development Office (GDO) Wholesale Electricity Market Studies and Engagements Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)?

Closed August 22, 2024. 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 $3.0 million each. About $9.0 million in total across about 14 awards.

Who has won Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Department of Commerce Montana, State of California Energy Commission, Department of Commerce Minnesota. The program made 465 awards worth $9.9 billion in that time.

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