Grid Enhancement Grant Subaward Program
Program Description

The Grid Enhancement Grant Subaward program allocates funds for utility infrastructure investments in Arkansas. Leveraging federal funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), this program aims to modernize and strengthen America’s power grid, particularly against natural disasters, while fostering economic development within the state. The funding will support projects delivering direct benefits to Arkansans by bolstering grid resilience, mitigating outages during disasters, and promoting investments in the state’s grid workforce.

Program Objectives

Funds provided through this subaward program are intended to achieve the following objectives:

Increase the Reliability of the Arkansas Electric Grid
Achieve Whole Community Impact
Support the Development of the State’s Grid Workforce
For further details on these objectives, refer to the state Program Narrative below.

Eligible Entities

Eligible applicants encompass Arkansas electric utilities such as investor-owned electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipal electric utilities. Additionally, electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners or operators, distribution providers, and fuel suppliers are eligible.

Timeline

Application period opens: April 2, 2024.
Deadline for proposal submission and SF-424 form: 5 PM CT, Friday, July 19, 2024.
DFA encourages eligible entities to review the application, guidance, and FAQ document promptly. Questions should be directed to infrastructure@dfa.arkansas.gov by April 30, 2024. DFA will respond to broadly applicable questions by updating the FAQ document due to the program's competitive nature.
For additional information or inquiries, please contact infrastructure@dfa.arkansas.gov.