Utility Dive: DOE offers $300M to boost transmission siting and permitting, support affected communities
30 Aug 2023
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The U.S. Department of Energy is offering up to $300 million for states, tribes and local governments to bolster transmission siting and permitting processes while supporting economic development.
Through the Transmission Siting and Economic Development grant program, the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office expects to offer $100 million for permitting and siting and $200 million for economic development in communities affected by transmission line projects, according to a funding opportunity announcement issued Tuesday.
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