40101d Grid Resilience

• Federal Funds: Expected amounts of individual awards: $150,000 – $8,000,000 per project.
• Cost Match: If the applicant sells more than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours (“MWh”) per year (Large Utility), the applicant will have to commit to match 115% of all federal funds received for the project.  If the applicant sells not more than 4,000,000 MWh (Small Utility), the applicant will commit to match one-third + 15% of all federal funds received for the project.  Grant funds distributed to eligible entities that do not have sales of electricity would qualify toward the overall required cost match of 115% of all federal funds received for the project.
  • Example: if you are requesting $1 million in federal funding for your project, and you are a Small Utility: you must provide a non-federal cost match of $150,000 (15%) plus $333,333 (1/3) for your project, so your total cost match would be $483,333.  You are a Large Utility or any other Eligible Entity that is not a Small Utility: you must provide a non-federal cost match of $1,150,000 (115%). Only costs associated with the Eligible Activities can be counted towards the subawardee cost match.

• Eligible Entities, include: 
  • An electric grid operator
  • An electricity storage operator
  • An electricity generator
  • A transmission owner or operator
  • A distribution provider
  • A fuel supplier
  •  Other relevant entity, with the Secretary of Energy approval
• The State of Illinois has requested in its application and is working with the Secretary of Energy to approve the following additional eligible recipients:
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Units of local government
  • Critical facilities
  • Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA)
  • Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) as eligible recipients.

IFA will post Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) through Illinois GATA Grantee Portal at www.grants.illinois.gov/portal.  A copy of each NOFO will also be available on this website. Applications will be accepted under each respective open NOFO though www.grants.illinois.gov/portal.

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Round 3 applications are now open! Applications are due by March 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT. Click the link below to apply.

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