Grants for Enhancing Massachusetts Grid Resilience and Reliability

About this program

MassCEC, administering Massachusetts’ DOE Section 40101(d) funds, offers up to $3,003,752 in grants for projects that improve electric-grid resilience and reliability, including microgrid-enabling projects serving critical facilities. Eligible applicants include electric grid, storage, generation, transmission, distribution, and fuel-supply operators, as well as other entities designated by DOE. Projects must involve DOE-eligible activities, demonstrate measurable resilience or reliability benefits, and meet applicable cost-share requirements based on the lead applicant’s entity classification. Applications are due by September 21, 2026, and may be submitted individually or by applicant teams with an eligible entity as lead.