--- description: A report released in July calculated that a cyberattack that shuts down parts of the nation's power grid could cost as much as $1 trillion to the U.S. economy title: Feds Fund Research to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [energy](/tag/energy/) ## energy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Feds Fund Research Centers to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2015 2:36 AM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 13, 2015 2:36 AM CUT The Department of Energy is dedicating over $34 million to the establishment of two major research endeavors aimed at protecting the nation’s power grid against hackers and other cyber threats. “Cybersecurity is one of the most serious challenges facing grid modernization, which is why maintaining a robust, ever-growing pipeline of cutting-edge technologies is essential to helping the energy sector continue adapting to the evolving landscape,” the DOE’s Patricia Hoffman [said in a press release](http://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-invests-over-34-million-improve-protection-nation-s-energy-infrastructure "undefined"). Some $12.2 million will go to a research center led by the University of Arkansas, while another $22.5 million will be shared among the members of the… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News._](http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/feds-fund-research-centers-protect-power-grid-cyberattacks-n443241?cid=par-time%5F20151013 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4070909/department-energy-power-grid-cyberattacks-funds/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4070909/department-energy-power-grid-cyberattacks-funds/"},"headline":"Feds Fund Research Centers to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks","datePublished":"2015-10-13T02:36:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:44:02.554Z","description":"A report released in July calculated that a cyberattack that shuts down parts of the nation's power grid could cost as much as $1 trillion to the U.S. economy","url":"https://time.com/4070909/department-energy-power-grid-cyberattacks-funds/","keywords":["energy","Technology","Research","cyber security","Cyberattack"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/energy/","name":"energy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4070909/department-energy-power-grid-cyberattacks-funds/","name":"Feds Fund Research Centers to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How Real is the Threat of a Cyberattack?","description":"The threat of a state-sponsored cyberattack on the U.S. is inevitable and can potentially destabilize the global system.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/D5Y8Ll5v/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-07-07T15:52:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/D5Y8Ll5v.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4070909/department-energy-power-grid-cyberattacks-funds/","duration":"PT2M33S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4070909/department-energy-power-grid-cyberattacks-funds/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```