Grants Update
Week of October 9, 2026
New Grant Opportunities
Department of Energy
FY 2026 Wildfire Insights and Support for Electric (WISE) Utilities
WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to connect utilities with leading technology experts to provide 12 months of highly customized analytics, modeling, and assessments that support utilities across the wildfire management lifecycle. Support has included, but is not limited to, wildfire mapping and fuelscape analyses including high-resolution strike tree analyses and vegetation growth forecasts, fire weather risk analysis for situational awareness, and system design/configuration for wildfire mitigation. Click here for more information.
WHO’S ELIGIBLE? Eligible applicants are electric cooperatives, public utility districts, Tribal utilities, and municipal utilities.
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT? Rather than providing monetary awards, this program provides technical assistance.
WHEN IS IT DUE? November 10, 2026
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