Grid Resiliency

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Section 40101(d) - Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resiliency of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes will provide funding to States and Indian Tribes to improve resilience and to enhance the reliability to their electric grids.

Michigan will receive a total of roughly $38 million in Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes funding through 5 years. The Grid Resiliency Program aligns with the MI Healthy Climate Plan to clean the Grid.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is working in partnership with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to prepare a grant application for Section 40101(d) funds on behalf of the State of Michigan. This application lays out the objectives of Michigan's' grid resilience grant program, criteria for sub-awarding funds to eligible entities, as well as methods for distributing funds.

Contact

Jake Wilkinson
WilkinsonJ8@Michigan.gov
517-290-7995

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be physically located in Michigan and one of the following:

Investor-Own Utilities (IOU)
Cooperative Utilities
Municipality Utilities
In 2023 and 2024, other eligible entities (OEE) can apply if partnered with a Michigan utility that is leading the proposal OEE includes transmission owners or operators, electricity storage operators, fuel suppliers, and other relevant entities as determined by the Secretary of Energy.

Funding Amount

A minimum of $16,353,094 in funding is expected to be available for the first two years of the project; 50 percent of the funding will be available for large operators and the other 50 percent will be available for the small operators. All grant agreements require large operators that sell more than 4 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity per year, to provide a minimum 100 percent match of the total requested grant funds. For small operators that sell less than 4 TWh or electricity per year, are required to provide a minimum of 33 percent of the total requested grant funds

Awardee Obligations

Sample Agreement
Must adhere to federal regulations such as: National Environment Protection Act (NEPA), Build America Buy America (BABA), and Davis-Bacon.
Monthly progress updates via phone and email with program manager as needed
Report impacts addressing potential energy and cost savings
Provide documentation of project expenditures (i.e. invoices and proof of payment).
Submit payment request within 30 days of completing the project / activity
One-year follow-up survey on continued impacts of implemented project / activity

Timeline

Public Hearing:	November 10, 2022
Submitted Application to DOE Resubmitted Application to DOE to include year 1 and 2	December 2022 March 2023
DOE Award Michigan	June 30, 2023
Application Posting Date:	October 3, 2023
Application Deadline	November 17, 2023
Start Date of Projects:	Effective date of Grant Agreement* (dependent on application date and approval process)
End Date of Projects:	September 2025
Deadline for Payment Submission:	September 30, 2025