Colorado Electric Grid Resilience Funds
Colorado Electric Grid Resilience Funds
The U.S. Department of Energy formally awarded the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) electric grid resilience formula funding totaling $25.6 million to date. This federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Action (IIJA) supports three grant programs and one study focused on preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the energy grid.
The third round of funding for the Grid Hardening for Small Communities and Advanced Grid Monitoring Program is open September 3, 2025, and will close November 3, 2025.
Click the links below to learn more about each program:
- Microgrids for Community Resilience (managed by the Department of Local Affairs)
- Grid Hardening Grants for Small Communities
- Advanced Grid Monitoring
- Colorado Microgrid Roadmap (Released January 2025)
The CEO Grid Resiliency Program Manager will present an informational webinar about the third round of grid resilience funding on September 11, 2025.
Register for the Informational Webinar on September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM MT
Please reach out to gridresiliency@state.co.us with any questions.
Sign up for updates on Colorado’s Grid Resiliency Programs
Additional Resources
Read the Colorado Grid Resilience Report
View Frequently Asked Questions
CEO and DOLA presented an informational webinar about the third year of grid resilience funding on August 28, 2024.
Watch the August 2025 Webinar Recording
Presentation slides are in the video description on the YouTube link above.
Application Guidance Webinar Recording
