**PROGRAM OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS**
Program Purpose: The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) FY25 Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Energy Program ("Maryland RISE Program", "the Program") provides grants that will help fund improvements to Maryland's electricity and related power infrastructure. Funds are available to Maryland electricity infrastructure operators, fuel suppliers, and other utility industry stakeholders.This Program is
federally-funded from
Section 40101(d) of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("IIJA," also known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"), "Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid." Strengthening Maryland's electric grid and related infrastructure is a vital step in meeting Governor Moore's goal of getting our State to 100% clean energy by 2035. The grid faces a growing number and severity of threats. This includes but is not limited to severe weather, tropical storms and hurricanes, extreme temperatures, winter storms, cyberattacks, physical attacks, aging components, and others. By investing in improving our energy infrastructure, we help protect the grid against these threats and build a more sustainable, more equitable, and more resilient Maryland.
Program Description: The Maryland RISE Program is offered to Maryland electric grid operators and related eligible stakeholders on a
competitive basis. Eligible applicants can be found in the Funding Opportunity Announcement in the "Program Documents" section below, and can also be found in Section 40101(d) of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Eligible activities are also found in the Funding Opportunity Announcement, and generally focus on enhancing the resilience and reliability of the electricity grid through non-generation measures.
Type of Program: Federally-funded; Statewide Competitive
Application Deadline: 3:00 P.M. ET, Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Program Budget: Approximately $15,000,000. MEA anticipates this Program will be primarily
federally-funded. Each applicant whose proposal is selected for an award will need to meet federal requirements in addition to Maryland requirements. See the Funding Opportunity Announcement below for more information.
Program Documents: The FY25 Maryland RISE Program Funding Opportunity Announcement provided below includes all terms, conditions, requirements, and restrictions for the Program, as well as instructions on how to submit an application. The application form and project budget workbook are also available to download below.
Program Contact: For more information on this MEA funding opportunity, please contact
Brandon Bowser; Section Chief, Clean Energy and Resilience. Brandon can be reached at
GridResilience.MEA@Maryland.gov.