$70 Million to Strengthen Energy Sector Against Physical and Cyber Hazards

DOE Announces Up to $70 Million to Strengthen Energy Sector Against Physical and Cyber Hazards

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience and reduce risks to energy delivery infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters, and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. This new competitive funding opportunity will be available to public and private sector stakeholders, universities, and DOE’s National Laboratories and will help advance next-generation innovations that strengthen the resilience of America’s energy systems, which include the power grid, electric utilities, pipelines, and renewable energy generation sources like wind or solar. Today’s announcement reinforces the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to build strong and secure energy infrastructure across the country, which is key to bolstering America’s energy and national security and reaching President Biden’s goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. The Biden-Harris Administration has also made historic investments in climate resilience and adaptation, including more than $50 billion from the President’s Investing in America agenda.