Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Grid Resilience and Innovative Partnerships (GRIP)

 Program Overview 

The GRIP program will provide funding to modernize the American electric grid and to maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice. 

Objective 

1. Transform the U.S. electric grid at the transmission and distribution levels by increasing resilience in the face of extreme disruptions, enabling data-rich and flexible grid performance, and spurring innovation at all stages of project ideation and execution; 

2. Prioritize energy justice as an essential component of infrastructure development by dramatically altering the relationship between energy providers and their communities; and 

3. Catalyze and leverage private sector and non-federal public capital for impactful technology and infrastructure deployment. 

Topic Areas 

Topic Area 1: Grid Resilience Grants (40101(c)) 

Topic Area 2: Smart Grid Grants (40107) 

Topic Area 3: Grid Innovation Program (40103(b))