# Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) (81.008)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/81-008-cybersecurity-energy-security-emergency-response-ceser/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) is run by Department of Energy. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $188 million in 63 grants, about $3.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) enhances the security and resilience of U.S. critical energy infrastructure from all hazards, mitigate the impacts of disruptive events and risk to the sector overall. CESER’s Risk Management Tools and Technologies (RMT) division is responsible for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of new tools and technologies that address risks to U.S. energy infrastructure. These tools and technologies address risks from cybersecurity and physical threats, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), geomagnetic disturbances (GMD), and natural hazards such as wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding. The intended outcome of CESER RMT projects is next generation tools and technologies that provide energy sector protection, monitoring, detection, response, containment, and recovery capabilities. These efforts are primarily executed through competitive solicitations.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.4 million | 7 |
| 2022 | $34.7 million | 14 |
| 2023 | $20.2 million | 13 |
| 2024 | $94.1 million | 38 |
| 2025 | $35.1 million | 19 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The American Public Power Association | Virginia | $26.4 million |
| Nreca Research | Virginia | $24.0 million |
| Electric Power Research Institute Inc | California | $20.1 million |
| Ge Vernova Operations LLC | New York | $10.4 million |
| Auburn University | Alabama | $10.0 million |
| New York University | New York | $8.8 million |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | $7.1 million |
| Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | Texas | $6.6 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $6.0 million |
| University of Arkansas System | Arkansas | $5.9 million |
| National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | District of Columbia | $4.9 million |
| Florida International University | Florida | $4.5 million |
| Southern California Edison Company | California | $3.8 million |
| Operant Networks, Inc. | California | $3.6 million |
| Kansas State University | Kansas | $2.9 million |
| The National Association of State Energy Officials | Virginia | $2.8 million |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Illinois | $2.5 million |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | Connecticut | $2.5 million |
| Sul Ross State University | Texas | $2.5 million |
| Texas Tech University System | Texas | $2.5 million |