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DOE opens $237M funding round to shore up grid equipment supply chains

The US Department of Energy opened Grid SCALED, a $237 million funding round, on October 30, 2026: up to $50 million for refurbishing and reusing grid equipment and up to $187 million for US-made alternative materials and subcomponents. Concept papers are due November 20, 2026 and full applications February 8, 2027.