Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (81.122)
Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (Assistance Listing 81.122) is run by the Department of Energy. It awarded $98.2 million in 48 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.0 million per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $1.3 million. Half of the 48 awards fell between $912,420 and $2.4 million, and they ranged from $30,000 to $9.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$98.2 million
- Grant awards48
- Typical award$1.3 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$31.8 million
- Size rank820 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants (cooperative agreements)
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $1.4 million in fiscal 2021 to $31.8 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 820th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 85% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 29 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, such as profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, universities, research organizations, and state and local governments. All information regarding eligibility requirements will be included in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
What the money can and cannot pay for
An assistance award will be used when it is determined to be the best method for addressing the program mission discretionary funds for this planning year.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: Percent: Other All information regarding matching requirements will be included in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity; however, the program follows Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 to determine the specific requirements.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$500,000-$5,000,000; Average $2,500,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (81.122) awarded$98.2 million across 48 grant awards, an average of $2.0 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 31% of the money, businesses 28% and colleges and universities 23%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 9 | $30.7 million | 31% |
| Businesses | 8 | $27.6 million | 28% |
| Colleges and universities | 17 | $22.8 million | 23% |
| State and local governments | 8 | $10.7 million | 11% |
| Other | 4 | $5.1 million | 5.2% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $1.0 million | 1.0% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $287,264 | 0.3% |
By state
21 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 3 | $13.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $10.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $9.4 million |
| Virginia | 4 | $8.1 million |
| Georgia | 2 | $5.9 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $4.9 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Alaska | 3 | $4.6 million |
| South Carolina | 2 | $4.2 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Nevada | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Washington | 1 | $2.0 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Guam | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $1.4 million |
| California | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $999,999 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $999,933 |
| Iowa | 1 | $982,697 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $799,921 |
| Maine | 1 | $750,000 |
| New York | 2 | $728,789 |
| Texas | 2 | $682,562 |
| Ohio | 1 | $300,000 |