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GFO-23-312r2 – Round 2 Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) Program

Grantor:
CA Energy Commission
Departmental Grant ID:
GFO-23-312r2
Portal ID:
107166
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) Program is designed to provide competitive grant funding for grid-hardening and grid resilience projects that strengthen and modernize California’s power grid against wildfires, extreme weather, and other natural disasters.

Description:

In recent years, California has experienced increased electrical system outages caused by extreme weather related events such as increased wildfires, heat waves, and storms, or through public safety power shutoffs. These events, as well as aging infrastructure, threaten grid reliability, public health and safety, economic prosperity, communities, and ecosystems. They also pose disproportionate consequences for the most vulnerable populations in both rural and urban areas.

The intent of this GFO is to invest in projects that increase the electric reliability and resiliency of communities in California by reducing outage frequency, duration, magnitude, and associated community impacts, while bolstering California’s workforce.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Individual
  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

The following types of entities are eligible to apply for this funding:

a)    Electric grid operators

b)    Electricity storage operators

c)    Electricity generators

d)    Transmission owners or operators

e)    Distribution providers

f)     Fuel suppliers

g)    Any other relevant entity, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Energy and California Energy Commission           (CEC) prior to the application deadline of this GFO.

Eligible Geographies:

The following types of entities are eligible to apply for this funding:

a)    Electric grid operators

b)    Electricity storage operators

c)    Electricity generators

d)    Transmission owners or operators

e)    Distribution providers

f)     Fuel suppliers

g)    Any other relevant entity, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Energy and California Energy Commission           (CEC) prior to the application deadline of this GFO.

Matching Funding Requirement:

See Solicitation Manual for more details. 

Match Funding Requirement

Group 1 (Large Entities): Match funding is required in the amount of at least 115 percent of the requested project funds.

Group 2 (Small Entities): Match funding is required in the amount of at least 33.33 percent of the requested project funds.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
March 2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Until funds expire

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$51,867,013
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
33%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Federal

Funding Source Notes:

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Section 40101d provides non-competitive funding to states (& U.S. Territories) and Indian tribes to improve the resilience of their electric grids.

For more information on the Fed. Funding Opportunity that funds this grant program, please see: Amendment 009 of ALRD DE-FOA-0002736 (BIL– Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes).

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Laura William, 1-916-879-1383, laura.williams@energy.ca.gov

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