DEGD0000983
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - Powering progress together: Advancing economic and talent development in transmission initiatives
The objective of the project is to implement three economic development activities to benefit residents, employers, and communities that will be impacted by the Helix-Hiple project which includes construction of a new power transmission line.
The activities include:
(1) Establishment of an apprenticeship program to support power transmission and distribution,
(2) Creation of a low-income energy fund to provide for weatherization of homes to lower energy costs,
and
(3) To develop new and leverage existing training programs to build the workforce needed to support and maintain a network of electric vehicle charging stations within the affected communities.
The objective of the project is to implement three economic development activities to benefit residents, employers, and communities that will be impacted by the Helix-Hiple project which includes construction of a new power transmission line.
The activities include:
(1) Establishment of an apprenticeship program to support power transmission and distribution,
(2) Creation of a low-income energy fund to provide for weatherization of homes to lower energy costs,
and
(3) To develop new and leverage existing training programs to build the workforce needed to support and maintain a network of electric vehicle charging stations within the affected communities.
Funding Goals
THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OR UPGRADED INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES WHILE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN SITING AND PERMITTING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL SITING AND PERMITTING AUTHORITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO STANDARDIZE AND STREAMLINE SITING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, COORDINATE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, AND CARRY OUT ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO SITING AUTHORITIES OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS TARGETED TO THE NEEDS OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Okemos,
Michigan
48864-5976
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Michigan Department Of Labor And Economic Opportunity was awarded
IRA: Economic Development for Transmission Initiatives
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000983
worth $35,751,540
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Okemos Michigan United States.
The grant
has a duration of 6 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$1,908,966 (5.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act - Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/7/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
9/30/31
End Date
Funding Split
$35.8M
Federal Obligation
$1.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$37.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000983
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
CJKDRGJK36J5
Awardee CAGE
6L7L7
Performance District
MI-07
Senators
Debbie Stabenow
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
Modified: 1/7/25