Simpler Grants.gov #DE-FOA-0003641

DOE SCALED Funding for Grid Equipment Refurbishment and Domestic Alternatives

The U.S. Department of Energy is funding demonstration projects to strengthen domestic supply chains for electric-grid equipment and components. - Government buyer: Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity; the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is listed as the grantor contact. - Opportunity: Grid Supply Chain Alternatives to Lead Energy Dominance (SCALED), DE-FOA-0003641, with approximately $237 million in total funding. - Topic Area 1 — Refurbishment and reuse: Demonstrate recovering, repairing, refurbishing, reusing, and recertifying grid equipment. Approximately $50 million is available for an estimated 3–20 awards of $2.5 million–$15 million each. - Topic Area 2 — Alternative materials and subcomponents: Demonstrate adoption, integration, and domestic manufacturing of existing domestically sourced alternatives for grid equipment or battery energy storage systems. Approximately $187 million is available for an estimated 7–50 awards of $1 million–$25 million each. Work proceeds through planning and scale-up phases, with Phase 2 contingent on a Go/No-Go decision. - Relevant equipment and materials: Transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, reclosers, insulators, busbars, high-voltage and ceramic bushings, electrical steel, insulation, and copper windings. - Notable requirements: At least 50% cost share is required. Topic Area 2 materials and subcomponents must be at technology readiness level 6 or higher. Proposed work generally must be performed in the United States. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are named in the opportunity.

Description

The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity seeks to strengthen domestic supply chains for critical electric grid components and bolster resilience to supply chain shocks. The opportunity supports two topic areas: refurbishment and reuse of critical grid equipment, and alternative materials and subcomponents. Approximately $237 million in total funding is available for cooperative agreements, with a 50% minimum cost-share requirement. Applications are due February 8, 2027.

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