Your TL;DR: The Department of Energy (DOE) opened the Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant allocation period through Amendment 10 of DE-FOA-0002736. States, territories, and eligible tribal entities apply directly; utilities and technology companies generally participate through later recipient-defined processes.
DOE issued Amendment 10 on October 20, 2026, starting a 120-day application period that closes February 17, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. The program covers Years Four and Five of the five-year initiative and distributes approximately $967 million nationwide according to published allocations.
States, Territories, and Tribes Are the Direct Applicants For This DOE Opportunity
DOE identifies states, territories, federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native Regional Corporations, and Alaska Native Village Corporations within the eligible recipient structure. Existing recipients request allocations under current terms, while eligible new applicants follow Amendment 10.
New applicants may need active System for Award Management registration, a Unique Entity Identifier, and FedConnect registration. DOE warns that some steps can take several weeks.
Private Organizations Need the Downstream Map
Utilities, grid-technology companies, engineering firms, and community partners should not submit a federal request merely because their work fits the program. Recipients later award funds through their own processes, priorities, and requirements.
Organizations can use the federal announcement to identify the correct decision maker before spending resources on the wrong application pathway.
Program Narratives Must Reflect the Recipient’s Plan
Existing recipients generally do not need a revised program narrative unless plans changed or the original narrative did not cover later-year projects. New applicants should review the amendment for complete requirements.
Formula allocation does not eliminate planning or compliance. Recipients still need priorities, financial controls, reporting capacity, and a defensible connection between selected projects and resilience benefits.
To learn more, read DOE’s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program page.