Grid Deployment Office Funding Recipients Toolkit

This digital media toolkit is available to help GDO’s funding and grant recipients amplify their selection or award. GDO funding and grant recipients can include small businesses, utilities, universities, states, tribal entities, and many more.  The toolkit includes helpful guidance and sample social media posts, graphics, and blog and newsletter content. Toolkit materials are downloadable and shareable for funding recipients.

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Embargoed Announcement or Event: In some instances GDO will request that selected projects refrain from publicizing an award or selection until the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a press release or announcement. Your selection or award notification may include a specific embargo date and time. If GDO is requesting an embargo or is planning an announcement event, a member of the GDO Communications staff will be in touch with you with additional information. Alternatively, you can reach out to them at GDO_Comms@hq.doe.gov.

Amplifying Your Selection

GDO encourages you to spread the word about your selection or award. There are many ways GDO can support you in these efforts.

  • The GDO Communications team is available to review announcements or press releases associated with DOE-funded projects prior to their release to the media. This review process benefits both DOE and the funding recipient. It enables the GDO Communications team to verify that brand consistency standards are being met, while confirming project details for projects are correct. While GDO review is not required, GDO has successfully used press release reviews as a way to help awardees frame their work within the context of DOE priorities and energy sector trends.  

  • If you are planning a ribbon cutting or announcement event and would like to request GDO participation, please email GDO_Comms@hq.doe.gov. GDO will do it’s best to accommodate your request as schedules permit.

  • Funding recipients are encouraged to stay up to date on GDO news by following our social media accounts:  

    Funding recipients are encouraged to retweet, like, and share GDO social media posts that highlight selection announcements for various GDO programs and promote content using hashtags, @mentions, etc., in social media activities. Hashtags: #GDOSelectee | #GDOAwardee | #GDORecipient  

    Sample Social Media Content:  

    • Awards: We are proud to announce that @U.S. Department of Energy's @Grid Deployment Office selected [Insert Company/Organization/Entity Name] to receive up to [Insert Funding Amount] as part of an investment from the [GDO Program]. The funds will support our work to strengthen and modernize our power grid by: [Insert Project Goals].  ​ Learn more: [Insert Press Release Link]​ 
    • Capacity Contracts: We are proud to announce that [Project Name] has been selected to receive up to [Insert Funding Amount] via capacity contract through the Transmission Facilitation Program from the @DOE Grid Deployment Office. The capacity contract will allow us to: ​ [Insert Project Goals]. Learn more: [Insert Press Release Link]​ 

  • Sign up for our newsletter to stay connected with us and learn more about upcoming funding opportunities.  

    Sample Newsletter or Blog:  

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AWARDS [Insert Company/Organization/Entity Name][Insert Funding Amount] TO STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE 

     
    ​On [Date], [Insert Company/Organization/Entity Name] received a [Insert funding amount] in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to modernize the electric grid and reduce impacts due to extreme weather and natural disasters. Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants aim to ensure the reliability of power sector infrastructure so that communities have access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity.​ 

    [Insert leadership quote] 

    [Insert 2-3 sentences describing the goals and objectives described in your program narrative.]​ 

    [Insert GDO quote]

    Administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office, the [Insert GDO Program] is helping catalyze the development of new and upgraded electric infrastructure across the country by maintaining and investing in critical generation facilities; developing and upgrading high-capacity electric transmission lines nationwide; and deploying transmission and distribution technologies. 

    To learn more, visit [Insert Company/Organization/Entity Name] website and the Grid Deployment Office’s website.​ 

  • Your testimonials as a funding recipient help showcase the real impact and success stories of building a better grid and brighter future together! Share your testimonials and stories by emailing us at GDO_Comms@hq.doe.gov.

DOE and GDO Attribution

When creating communications materials about your project, including press releases, webpages, presentations, fact sheets, and brochures, please use the following language to describe the Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office.

"This project is supported by the Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office.”

or

“Supported by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office, this project …”

For web and other digital communications, when the Grid Deployment Office is first referenced, please link the office name to energy.gov/gdo.

If you’d like to include more information about GDO, you can use the following statement:

"The mission of the Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is to catalyze the development of new and upgraded electric infrastructure across the country by maintaining and investing in critical generation facilities; developing and upgrading high-capacity electric transmission lines nationwide; and deploying transmission and distribution technologies. Learn more at energy.gov/gdo."

DOE and GDO Branding Guidelines

DOE has a set of official branding assets for awardees of Departmental funding. Logo identifiers are meant to be used by businesses, universities, consortia, and other funding recipients to self-identify themselves as official DOE Awardees.

Please review additional DOE amplification and branding guidelines here: DOE Awardee Logo and Branding Guidelines.

GDO logos are available upon request. Please contact GDO_Comms@hq.doe.gov.

Helpful Resources

Contact Us

To stay plugged in to the latest news from GDO, sign up for email updates!  For press release reviews, quotes, and media inquiries, contact our GDO Communications Team at GDO_Comms@hq.doe.gov or the Department of Energy’s Public Affairs Team at DOENews@hq.doe.gov.