In June 2023, the U.S. DOE awarded Oregon $19,907,304. In July 2024, the U.S. DOE modified the award, adding $10,991,729 for a total award of $30,899,033 to Oregon via the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program, which is supported by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
ODOE will award these funds to a diverse set of projects, with priority given to efforts that generate the greatest community benefit providing clean, affordable, and reliable energy.
The legislation sets allocations of the funding over five years. The formula is based on population, area, probability of disruptive events, severity of disruptive events, and expenditure on mitigation efforts. Oregon's allocation for the first three years is $30,899,033. The state of Oregon is required to provide a 15 percent match of $4,634,855. Eligible utilities that receive a subgrant from ODOE are also required to match:
- Large Utilities: Entities that sell more than 4,000,000 MWh annually are required to match funds at 100 percent.
- Small Utilities: Entities that sell less than 4,000,000 MWh annually are required to match 1/3 of funds.
ODOE is required to subgrant 95 percent of the funding to eligible entities. While we are statutorily obligated to make 25 percent of these funds available to small utilities, ODOE is setting 40 percent aside for small utilities based on stakeholder feedback.
The remaining 5 percent of federal funds, as well as the state's match, is available for administration of this grant program and technical assistance to aid subgrantees in the implementation of their projects.