DOE Announces $30 Million Funding for Next Generation Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Clean Energy Infrastructure – Energy.gov

WASHINGTON, DC — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an initiative to ensure cybersecurity is integrated into the development of clean energy solutions. These investments, made possible by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will be provided through a $30 million funding opportunity to support the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of next generation tools to protect clean energy delivery infrastructure from cyber attacks. This funding supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to build strong and secure energy infrastructure across the country, which is key to bolstering America’s energy and national security and reaching President Biden’s ambitious clean energy and climate goals.
“America’s energy delivery infrastructure is critical to our overall national and economic security,” said DOE Under Secretary for Infrastructure David Crane. “This funding will drive the development of next generation cyber technologies that keep our nation at the forefront of innovation, while protecting our energy infrastructure from increasing cyber threats. This work could not be more important or timely as our nation transitions to the clean energy economy.” 
The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) will fund the research and development of new tools and technologies to detect and mitigate cyber threats to clean energy delivery infrastructure, including cloud infrastructure that underpins modernization. 
“The U.S. energy sector continues to face increasing cyber threats from nation-states and criminal actors,” said CESER Director Puesh M. Kumar. “This funding helps ensure that the next-generation clean energy infrastructure is built with cybersecurity in mind.”
CESER is making $30 million of federal funding available for new awards, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. CESER anticipates making approximately 10 awards under this funding opportunity. Individual awards may vary with an anticipated amount not to exceed $3 million in federal funding. Topic areas include:
For more detailed information on the funding opportunity, please click here.
For more information about CESER’s work to secure and protect America’s energy sector, visit: www.energy.gov/ceser. 

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