# Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (81.122)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/81-122-electricity-research-development-and-analysis/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Electricity Research, Development and Analysis is run by Department of Energy. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $98.2 million in 48 grants, about $2.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The Office of Electricity (OE) leads the Department’s research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) programs to strengthen and modernize our Nation’s power grid. OE programs support activities, primarily through competitive solicitations, with key objectives:
• RD&D system monitoring and diagnostics, advanced data analytics, and robust control technologies and enhance the reliability and performance of the electricity system, mitigate large-scale blackouts, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of natural disasters, and adapt to evolving system needs, emerging risks, and interdependencies.
• Characterize risk and uncertainty across multiple utility and infrastructure boundaries for increased resiliency.
• RD&D of technologies, tools, and techniques required by the distribution grid to maintain and improve reliability and resilience.
• Develop solutions to strengthen information security and resilience of the electricity delivery system against cyber-related threats.
• Accelerate bi-directional electrical energy storage technologies as a key component of a reliable, resilient, and affordable future-ready grid.
• Enhance and advance the components and technologies that make up the electric power T&D infrastructure (i.e., grid hardware).
• Rapidly assess new grid systems and subsystems by testing integrated technology suites in controlled pilot environments prior to the hardware and software being deployed by industry in operational environments.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.4 million | 7 |
| 2022 | $4.2 million | 7 |
| 2023 | $13.9 million | 14 |
| 2024 | $46.8 million | 20 |
| 2025 | $31.8 million | 26 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad Transportable Power Systems, Inc. | Vermont | $9.5 million |
| Corvias Military Living, LLC | Rhode Island | $9.4 million |
| National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | District of Columbia | $8.5 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $5.9 million |
| The National Association of State Energy Officials | Virginia | $5.6 million |
| City of Dover | Delaware | $5.0 million |
| Battery Council International | Illinois | $5.0 million |
| Capybara Energy LLC | New Hampshire | $4.9 million |
| New Orleans Sponsoring Committee /Together New Orleans | Louisiana | $3.8 million |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | Connecticut | $3.4 million |
| Kotzebue Electric Association, Inc. | Alaska | $3.0 million |
| Public Utility District 1 of Lewis County | Washington | $2.5 million |
| Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Vermont | $2.5 million |
| Southern Company Services, Inc. | Alabama | $2.4 million |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $2.2 million |
| Nreca Research | Virginia | $2.1 million |
| Pitch Aeronautics Inc. | Colorado | $2.1 million |
| NV Energy Inc | Nevada | $2.1 million |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | $2.0 million |
| North Dakota State University | North Dakota | $2.0 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Grid Supply Chain Alternatives to Lead Energy Dominance (SCALED)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003641-grid-supply-chain-alternatives-to-lead-energy-dominance/), closes February 8, 2027