Knowledge Hub

Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program

The GRIP Program, administered by the DOE's Grid Deployment Office, aims to enhance grid flexibility and improve the resilience of the power system against extreme weather and other disruptions. The program includes three funding mechanisms: Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants, Smart Grid Grants, and the Grid Innovation Program.

Grid Innovation Program

A component of GRIP, this program provides $5 billion from FY22 to FY26 to support projects that use innovative approaches to transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure to enhance grid resilience and reliability.

Grid Resilience Technical Assistance Consortium

An initiative by the Grid Deployment Office to provide technical assistance for grid resilience planning, focusing on analyzing regional climate change threats and impacts on electric grid infrastructure.

Microgrids for Energy Resilience: A Guide to Conceptual Design and Requirements

This guide by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) provides a comprehensive framework for designing microgrids aimed at enhancing energy resilience, particularly in disaster-prone areas.

Power Sector Resilience Planning Guidebook

This guidebook offers strategies for integrating resilience into power sector planning, emphasizing the role of microgrids in disaster preparedness and recovery.

Valuing Resilience for Microgrids: Challenges, Innovative Approaches, and Opportunities

This report discusses methodologies for assessing the value of resilience provided by microgrids, aiding in investment and policy decisions.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity – Grid Modernization Initiatives Resources Page

Provides technical resources and support for microgrids, resilience metrics, and grid innovation.

DOE Energy Resilience Tools & Publications

• Microgrid Design Toolkit Sandia National Labs
• HURREVAC (Hurricane Evacuation Modeling Tool) Hurrevac

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Key Programs:

• BRIC (Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities) – funds microgrids and resilience hubs. FEMA- BRIC
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) FEMA- Hazard Mitigation

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – Resilient Systems

Offers case studies, modeling tools, and resilience planning frameworks, often used by states and municipalities.

U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development Energy Programs

For rural nonprofits and cooperatives, programs like REAP (Rural Energy for America Program) support resilience upgrades, microgrids, and renewables.

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) – Office of State Energy Programs

Offers insights into statewide energy programs, microgrid planning, and resilience-related funding.

Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC)

Oversees utility regulation in Louisiana and may provide dockets, initiatives, and updates on microgrid pilot programs or resilience planning.

Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP)

Coordinates emergency preparedness and resilience planning. It plays a major role in identifying mission-critical sites and vulnerabilities.

Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA)

Offers support to municipal governments in disaster recovery, infrastructure resilience, and energy planning. Members can share best practices and explore funding opportunities like FEMA BRIC.

Louisiana Economic Development (LED)

Supports business resilience planning, energy reliability, and incentives for green infrastructure. May offer insights on public-private partnership models for microgrids or resilient power systems.

Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts (LAPDD)

Connects regional planners with tools and grants to implement energy and resilience projects, often in collaboration with state and federal agencies.

Entergy’s Resilience Planning and Grid Modernization Reports

Entergy Louisiana has released documents on storm-hardening, grid constraints, and critical infrastructure protection.

Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy – Equitable Climate Resilience

Promotes community-driven resilience planning, particularly in climate-vulnerable areas of the Gulf South.

University-Based Research

• LSU Center for Energy Studies: LSU CES
• Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy: Tulane DRLA
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Energy Institute of Louisiana EIL @ ULL

NIMSAT's Role in Energy Resilience

The National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute at the University of Louisiana Lafayette is collaborating on the HERO project to integrate microgrids into emergency response operations.

SEEA – Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

Provides technical assistance and policy guidance to municipalities and community-based organizations in Louisiana. Focuses on resilience, energy burden, and workforce development.

Just Transition Fund

Supports economic diversification and energy transition in vulnerable regions. Ideal for Louisiana parishes seeking new resilient energy models.

The Microgrid Playbook: Community Resilience for Natural Disasters

This playbook by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) provides strategies for deploying microgrids to enhance community resilience against natural disasters.

Microgrids for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

This document outlines the role of microgrids in disaster preparedness and recovery, offering insights into their implementation in various contexts.

Resilient Power Puerto Rico (PR model but adaptable)

Though based in Puerto Rico, this initiative is increasingly being cited in Gulf Coast resilience conversations as a model for community-based microgrids. Nonprofits can look to this for planning, funding, and ownership models.

Clean Energy Group – Resilient Power Project

Offers grants, toolkits, and technical assistance to nonprofits, municipalities, and affordable housing providers interested in solar + storage microgrids.