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GFO-24-306 – Applications of Open Data to Support Climate Resilience in California’s Electricity Sector

Grantor:
CA Energy Commission
Departmental Grant ID:
GFO-24-306
Portal ID:
95411
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Details

Purpose:

This research will deliver open-source, easy-to-use climate and wildfire tools that build on best available science and data to support resilience planning and outreach by California IOUs and other energy sector stakeholders.

Description:

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund applied research and development projects that support California’s transition to an equitable, zero-carbon energy system that is climate resilient and meets environmental goals. Funded projects must successfully accomplish one of the following innovations:

·       Development of participant-informed, easy-to-use tools on the Cal-Adapt Data Explorer, which is a web application that makes high-resolution climate projections and quality-controlled historical weather data publicly available to inform electricity sector resilience;

·       Development of an open-access wildfire planning tool to transform extensive data products portraying long-term wildfire risk into insights that can support energy-sector wildfire mitigation and adaptation planning needs; or

·       Integration of a dynamic weather-wildfire risk model into an open platform for better near-term fire forecasting that reflects recent findings related to fire behavior in changing fuel and climate conditions. This platform will be designed to support situational awareness and smarter risk mitigation by electric utilities and others.

The importance of factoring climate change into electricity system and community planning efforts is becoming more apparent each year, with increased frequency and intensity of extreme temperatures, wildfire, atmospheric rivers, and other climate impacts that can disrupt service, damage infrastructure, and exacerbate challenges in managing peak demand. Improving California’s energy resilience to climate change requires integration of the best available climate data into open, publicly available, user-friendly visualization and modeling tools that interested participants can rely on to understand and prepare for risks to their assets, service areas, and communities. Projects funded by this solicitation will deliver open-source, best available climate and wildfire tools that support resilience planning and outreach by California investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and other energy sector participants, building on prior EPIC efforts.

Projects must fall within the following project groups:

·       Group 1: Development of Tools and Visualizations for an Updated Cal-Adapt Web Application

·       Group 2: Wildfire Planning Tool Leveraging Long-Term Scenarios Developed for California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment

·       Group 3: Integration of Climate-Informed Science into Open Near-Term Wildfire Modeling Platform

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Individual
  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

This solicitation is open to all public and private entities with the exception of local publicly owned electric utilities.

Eligible Geographies:

No publicly owned electric utilities.

Matching Funding Requirement:

Match funding is not required for this solicitation. 

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
Week of June 2, 2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Until funds expire

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$4,600,000
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Dependent
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No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

EPIC Program

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Enrico Palo, 1-916-957-7856, enrico.palo@energy.ca.gov

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