# Request for Information (RFI): Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race: Federal Action to Rapidly Expand Grid Capacity and Enable Electricity Demand Growth

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003574-request-for-information-rfi-accelerating-speed-to-power/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360771

> National Energy Technology Laboratory offered grants of up to $2 (at least $1) to any type of organization. Applications closed on November 21, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003574 |
| Agency | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 21, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $2 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.254 |

## 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

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, impacted communities and other stakeholders on issues related to gigawatt-scale generation and transmission investments driven by projected electricity demand growth from data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor fabrication plants, and other large energy users that are outpacing the capacity of the existing electric grid.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003574 still open?

No. It closed on November 21, 2025.

### Who can apply for Request for Information (RFI): Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race: Federal Action to Rapidly Expand Grid Capacity and Enable Electricity Demand Growth?

National Energy Technology Laboratory accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Request for Information (RFI): Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race: Federal Action to Rapidly Expand Grid Capacity and Enable Electricity Demand Growth?

Closed November 21, 2025. 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 $2 each.

### 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.