Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003220
The Transmission System Interconnection Roadmap Draft (DE-FOA-0003220) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) request for information (RFI) issued through DOE's Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program. Rather than offering grant funding, this opportunity is designed to collect practical input from the people and organizations directly involved in connecting new resources to the high-voltage transmission grid and the bulk power system. The goal is to improve DOE's draft roadmap so the final version lays out a more complete and usable set of strategies for speeding up and strengthening the transmission interconnection process nationwide.
The RFI focuses specifically on transmission-level interconnection, meaning the processes, studies, standards, and coordination steps required to connect large generation, storage, and other grid resources to the transmission system (not distribution-level interconnections). DOE is asking stakeholders to review the draft roadmap and provide feedback on whether it accurately identifies the biggest challenges, whether the proposed solution sets are realistic, and whether the recommended "key actions" are the right ones and are framed clearly enough to be implemented by utilities, grid operators, regulators, and other parties. In practice, the roadmap is meant to serve as a shared playbook that clarifies what needs to change, who can act, and what near-term and longer-term actions could reduce interconnection delays while maintaining reliability.
Participation is intentionally broad. Eligible respondents are effectively unrestricted and can include utilities and transmission owners, independent system operators and regional transmission organizations, reliability organizations, Tribal governments and Tribal utilities, federal and state regulators, state and local governments, clean energy developers, energy justice and community groups, nonprofits, and industry or trade associations. This wide net reflects how interconnection outcomes are shaped by many different decision-makers: technical study practices, queue management, transmission planning, cost allocation, permitting timelines, data transparency, and reliability requirements all interact, and improvements often require coordination across institutions rather than a single policy change.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary and uses an "Other" funding instrument type because it is not a traditional financial assistance award. The listing shows an award ceiling of 2 and expected awards of 0, which aligns with the fact that an RFI is about gathering input rather than making grants. The issuing office is DOE's Golden Field Office. The RFI was created on October 25, 2023, and the original closing date was November 22, 2023. DOE provided the draft roadmap for public review at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/Draft%20i2X%20Transmission%20Roadmap.pdf.
In short, this opportunity is an invitation to shape DOE's final transmission interconnection roadmap by submitting detailed, experience-based feedback on the draft's problem statement, proposed solution areas, and action steps. The expected outcome is a stronger national strategy document that can help reduce interconnection backlogs and uncertainty for new projects, improve coordination among grid institutions, and support a more reliable and efficient buildout of the transmission system as the resource mix evolves.Apply for DE FOA 0003220
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Transmission System Interconnection Roadmap Draft" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 25, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 22, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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