Energy Resilience Construction Grants

This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks qualified entities to design and construct projects that increase the resilience of Connecticut’s electric grid against extreme weather, wildfires, natural disasters, and other outage‑related events. Funding combines Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) §40101(d) formula funding, state bond match funding (C.G.S. §16‑243y), and Federal SEP BIL funding, with individual grant awards ranging from $10,000 up to $6 million and a total pool of approximately $24 million. Successful applicants will deliver planning, engineering, construction, and project management services for resilience‑focused infrastructure upgrades and distributed energy resource deployments statewide. • Targeted improvements: grid hardening, micro‑grids, distributed energy resources, and related infrastructure. • Funding sources: Federal BIL, state bond match, and Federal SEP. • Grant size: $10 k – $6 M per award; total available ≈ $24 M. • Required deliverables: design, construction, project administration, monitoring, and evaluation. • Eligibility: entities meeting the RFP’s qualification criteria (public, private, nonprofit, etc.). • Submission: electronic bid via CT procurement portal; pre‑bid conference on September 3 2026 (optional).