Request for Information (RFI): Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race: Federal Action to Rapidly Expand Grid Capacity and Enable Electricity Demand Growth

DOE-NETL DE-FOA-0003574
Posted: Oct 21, 2025 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closes: 11/21/2025

Funding Information

Award Ceiling
$2
Award Floor
$1

Description

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, impacted communities and other stakeholders on issues related to gigawatt-scale generation and transmission investments driven by projected electricity demand growth from data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor fabrication plants, and other large energy users that are outpacing the capacity of the existing electric grid.

Synopsis

The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, impacted communities and other stakeholders on issues related to gigawatt-scale generation and transmission investments driven by projected electricity demand growth from data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor fabrication plants, and other large energy users that are outpacing the capacity of the existing electric grid.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Funding Activity Categories

Energy

CFDA Numbers

  • 81.254 - Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience

Contact Information

Agency: Todd Zandier Grantor
Contact: Todd Zandier Grantor
Phone: 4126052046
Todd Zandier
Grantor
Phone 4123869204

Additional Information

Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 1
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2025 02:18:37 PM EDT

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