Archived

Inflation Reduction Act - Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program

Federal funding opportunity DE-FOA-0003101 from National Energy Technology Laboratory (Department of Energy).

Posted: August 29, 2023
Closed: June 30, 2025
Award ceiling: $50,000,000
Award floor: $1
Program funding: $300,000,000
Expected awards: 80
Cost sharing: Yes
Instrument: Grant
Assistance listing: 81.254
Category: Energy
Archives: July 30, 2025

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 81.254 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated: $4.8B
FY2026 obligated: −$65.9M
FY2027 (to date) obligated: $0
Awards in window: 375

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: Department of Commerce Montana, State of California Energy Commission, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Utah Office of Energy Development

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) 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 appropriated by Section 50152 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) – Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines. Modification 000005 - The purpose of this modification is to revise the cover page of the document to reflect expected release dates and submission deadlines associated with DOE TSED FOA Round 2.

Who can apply

County governments
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
City or township governments
State governments

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Agency contact: National Energy Technology Laboratory · [email protected] · 304 285-4311

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