Kentucky Grid Resilience Grant Program

Kentucky Grid Resilience Funding Application

KY Office of Energy Policy requests project submissions from electric providers within the Commonwealth of Kentucky under Section 40101(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Applicant Information
Electric Utility Name:
Utility Physical Address:

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Mailing Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
How many megawatts hours of electricity did your utility sell last year? This will be verified by EIA Records or applicant will be required to show back up documentation.
Authorized Applicant's Contact Information:
Commonwealth of Kentucky Secretary of State Organization Number
https://www.sos.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Kentucky eMars procurement system number
https://finance.ky.gov/eProcurement/Pages/default.aspx
Federal UIE number
Name

First NameLast Name
Title:
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
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Acknowledgements

Failure to provide acknowledgement of any of the following statements will result in an application being deemed incomplete and, therefore, ineligible for funding.
Under Section 40101(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the following activities are ineligible for project funding:

1. Construction of a new -

a) electric generating facility; or

b) large-scale battery-storage facility that is not used for enhancing system adaptive capacity during disruptive events; or

2. Cybersecurity
Do you acknowledge that ineligible activities cannot be funded under Section 40101(d)?

Yes, I acknowledge.No
Do you acknowledge that Section 40101(d) funding is federal funding and projects must comply with federal compliance requirements that include but are not limited to: The Davis Bacon Act, Build America, Buy America Act, The National Environmental Policy Act, and The National Historic Preservation Act?

Yes, I Acknowledge.No
Do you acknowledge that public infrastructure projects funded with federal funds in total or in part will be required to purchase goods/ materials that are compliant with Build America, Buy America Act (BABA)? This may affect budget projections for the project.

Yes, I acknowledge.No
Do you acknowledge that projects funded with federal funds in total or in part will be required to pay prevailing wage compliant with The Davis Bacon Act? This may impact budget projections for the project.

Yes, I acknowledge.No
Do you agree that if selected your organization will enter into a contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, submit monthly reports using the state designated system, and designate time to meet with a state project officer on a routine basis?

YesNo
Match Requirement Information
An eligible entity that sells not more than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year is required to provide a monetary match one-third of the amount of the subaward as required by Section 40101(h)(2).
Please acknowledge that you understand and accept responsibility for providing the match required for this proposed project.

Yes, I acknowledge.No
Please specify the source of the match funding you are providing for this project.
Qualification and Capabilities
Please provide a list of project team members with a brief description of their capabilities as it relates to the project proposed.
Please detail how your electric utility is qualified to implement the proposed project and how your utility is qualified and capable of complying with federal and state requirements.
Project Information
Please describe the general location details of the proposed grid resilience project. For example, please provide circuit or substation locations, neighborhood or distribution system location, or city locations. Be as specific as possible
Please list the Kentucky counties impacted by this project.
Does your electric utility have a distribution reliability or resilience plan?

YesNoUnknown
If yes, please provide a link to the plan if available
Projects eligible for funding are restricted to the following activities as stated in IIJA Section 40101(d) - Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Formula Grants to States and Indian Tribes. Please select one or more of the following eligible activities that is applicable to the proposed project.

weatherization technologies and equipmentfire-resistant technologies and fire prevention systemsmonitoring and control technologiesthe undergrounding of electrical equipmentutility pole managementthe relocation of power lines or the reconductoring of power lines with low-sag, advanced conductorsvegetation and fuel-load managementthe use or construction of distributed energy resources for enhancing system adaptive capacity during disruptive events, including: a. microgrids; and b. battery-storage subcomponentsadaptive protection technologiesadvanced modeling technologieshardening of power lines, facilities, substations, of other systemsthe replacement of old overhead conductors and underground cables.
Project Title:
Total Amount of Federal Funds Requested:
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Scope of Work
1. Provide a description of your proposed project, including proposed project activities, needs addressed, community benefits, and a brief justification for funding.
2. What is the estimated timeline to complete your project? Include milestones.
The National Risk Index is a dataset and online tool to help illustrate the United States communities most at risk for 18 natural hazards. It was designed and built by FEMA in close collaboration with various stakeholders and partners in academia; local, state and federal government; and private industry.
3. Does the project fall within a heightened risk area, using the FEMA National Hazard Risk Index?

YesNo
The federal government recognizes census tracts that are overburdened and underserved as Disadvantaged Communites (DAC). See the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool map for more information and to see if your project's location falls into one of these areas.
4. Is your proposed project located in a Disadvantaged Community (DAC), as defined by the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool?

YesNo
5. Does the project support geographic areas that have been impacted by a state or federal declared natural or man-made disaster event within the last five years ?

YesNo
Eligible projects should be able to illustrate the current and anticipated safety improvements associated with the project using known safety standards in place for the power sector, and also ensure projects meet local, state, and federal codes. In addition, using the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) or equivalent data, applicants should demonstrate that the project’s geographic scope includes areas that suffer from increased frequency or duration of outage events compared to the average 5-year SAIDI or SAIFI or equivalent measure.
6. Describe how the project will improve the safety and reliability of the electric system.
Eligible projects should demonstrate the environmental sustainability of the project by calculating - if applicable - reduced emissions, use of recycled materials, reduction in waste generation or discharge, sourcing of local materials, supplies and labor, and conservation of natural resources.
7. Describe how the project is environmentally sustainable.
8. Resilience Hubs are community-serving facilities augmented to support residents, coordinate communication, distribute resources, while enhancing quality of life especially during disaster response and recovery. Resilience Hubs utilize a trusted physical space such as a community center, educational facility, recreation facility, or multi-family housing building as well as the surrounding infrastructure such as a vacant lot, community park, or local business. Describe how the project will serve/support a regional or local resilience hub, or show alignment with Kentucky's microgrid feasibility assessment (linked below).
KY Microgrid Feasibility Assessment
9. Describe how the project supports or is aligned with the Kentucky Energy Security Plan and the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan both of which are linked below.
KY Emergency Operations Plan
KY Energy Security Plan 2024
Eligible projects may utilize data sets from the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Census Bureau, state or academic data sets, or the Council on Environmental Quality to demonstrate that impacted geographic areas and populations have characteristics that could classify them as under-resourced, under-represented, socially vulnerable, or otherwise considered “disadvantaged.” The Kentucky Office of Energy Policy can provide GIS assistance on identifying these data sets for eligible entities.
10. Describe how the project supports under-resourced, vulnerable populations or communities.
11. Describe how the project intends to use local workforce.
12. Please describe how this project will impact future economic development opportunities.
Eligible projects should demonstrate the cost effectiveness of proposed mitigation measures. Cost-effectiveness analysis compares outcomes based on relative costs to see which of the measures provides the best opportunities for success. Eligible entities may choose to use resources provided under 40101(d) to assist with determining cost effectiveness of project activities. https://netl.doe.gov/bilhub/grid-resilience/resources-library
13. Describe how the project's mitigation measures are cost effective.
14. Eligible projects should also be able to show community benefit - either quantitatively, using cost benefit, or qualitatively for outcomes with no measurable benefit. Please detail how this project intends to track community benefits and what metrics will be utilized. Resources on community benefit planning can be found in the link below.
Grid Resilience Resource Library
15. Does the project provide an opportunity for energy and environmental education?

YesNo
If yes, please describe the education opportunity.
Eligible projects should demonstrate an energy and environmental education component supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) via onsite opportunities, curriculum development, internships, apprenticeships, or work study opportunities.
16. Please describe your community engagement plan, marketing and communications strategy, and detail opportunities for community feedback and discussion. Please list any community partners that will assist with engagement of impacted community households or businesses.
Detailed Project Budget
Provide a detailed cost breakdown of the entire project. Click here to download our mandatory budget template.
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Kentucky Grid Resilience Funding Application

Applicant Information

Authorized Applicant's Contact Information:

Acknowledgements

Match Requirement Information

Qualification and Capabilities

Project Information

Scope of Work

Detailed Project Budget

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