The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is announcing a Notice of Intent (NOI) related to the Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) initiative, which aims to enhance energy storage projects that are entirely U.S.-made. This initiative is aligned with FY2024 Congressional directives and focuses on addressing threats to the electricity grid, such as extreme weather and cyber-attacks, by promoting advanced energy storage technologies as reliability assets. The Department of Energy plans to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in fall 2024, with an estimated total program funding of up to $15 million for cooperative agreements, expecting to award three grants of up to $5 million each. Interested applicants can contact Todd C. Zandier II at Todd.Zandier@netl.doe.gov for further information, and should register with Grants.gov for updates regarding the FOA, with applications due by August 31, 2024.