S1-DEL-S3GD1-2022-3, Delegation of Authority for Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Program

The Secretary of Energy Washington, DC 20585 July 1, 2022 MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE KATHLEEN HOGAN PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PATRICIA A. HOFFMAN ACTING DIRECTOR GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE FROM: JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority for Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Program, authorized by Section 40101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58, signed November 15, 2021 Section 40101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and codified at 42 U.S.C. 18711, establishes a program for “Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid.” I hereby delegate to the Under Secretary for Infrastructure, the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Infrastructure, and the Director, Grid Deployment Office, authority to take the following actions: 1. Administer the Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid program under section 40101 of the IIJA, including sponsoring the issuance of an Administrative and Legal Requirements Document (ALRD) and a competitive Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). The authority may be redelegated as appropriate. DOE Delegation No. S1-DEL-S3GD1-2022-3