Services
Comprehensive Grant Management and Strategic Government Relations
Upgrading Aging Infrastructure
Rely on our federal funding expertise to assess your eligibility, support funding applications, and manage those funds with proven compliant practices.
Government Relations
- Federal and state policy experts aligning unique infrastructure needs with appropriations mandates.
- Long-standing relationships within the U.S. Senate and the White House to help facilitate communication between stakeholders and policymakers.
- Understanding the complexity of working with regulators to align ratemaking with federal funding.
Funds Identification and Acquisition
- Guiding stakeholders to select the right projects and programs that maximize the impact of federal funding options and benefit communities.
- Ushering clients through the process of identifying funding opportunities through the Department of Energy (DOE), such as the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program and the DOE Loan Programs Office.
- Developing partnerships aligned to better obtain funds and access administrative waivers when necessary.
Plexos' grant funding experts help our clients prepare for federal funding eligibility through gap analyses that evaluate their compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) requirements.
Funds Management
- Prioritizing effective quality assurance and quality control processes to minimize monitoring concerns or findings.
- Establishing clear roles and responsibilities, well-defined contracts, and agile workflow project software solutions.
Regulatory & Audit Compliance
- Understanding the unique challenges utilities face throughout the regulatory process and supporting them in navigating federal funding requirements.
- Helping clients navigate all aspects of monitoring and audit visits, should the need arise.
Program Evaluation & Project Selection
- Performing needs assessments to help define goals, set realistic expectations, and understand potential risks of infrastructure projects.
- Positioning clients to identify infrastructure or mitigation projects aimed to make utilities resilient and sustainable while aligning with IIJA and IRA program goals.


