Additional Resources

The BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA ACT (BABA), enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on November 15, 2021, established a domestic content procurement preference for all federal financial assistance obligated for infrastructure projects after May 14, 2022. BABA requires that none of the funds made available for a federal financial assistance program for infrastructure may be obligated for a project unless all of the iron and steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States.

BABA Waivers can be approved if: a) in the public interest; b) nonavailability of specific items; c) cost is unreasonable; d) an urgent need in an unforeseen and exigent circumstance. For more details see:

• • DOE’s Build America, Buy America page
  • DOE Buy America Requirement Waiver Requests page
  • Guidance on Submission of a BABA Waiver
  • OMB OF2211-24 BABA Waiver request form
  • DOE BABA 40101d General Applicability Waiver FORM

All projects funded, in whole or in part, by the IIJA that involve construction, alteration or repair are required to follow Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) standards (Section 41101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). The Davis-Bacon Act helps ensure that federally funded projects prioritize workers and protect communities by upholding local wage and labor standards. That includes the requirement that award recipients pay at least the prevailing wages to workers performing project construction. It also includes two regular tracking components – weekly payroll tracking and semiannual reporting – to ensure compliance. For more details see:

• • DOE DBA homepage
  • DOE LCPtracker Guidance videos
  • US DOL Webinar on IIJA and Davis-Bacon Act

IFA is collaborating with the Customized Help and Expertise on Energy Resilience for States (CHEERS) initiative, that is providing technical assistance to states in implementing 40101(d) Grid Resilience Formula Grants. CHEERS Initiative has developed two-page resource guides for Illinois on several technologies:

• • Microgrids State Resilience Research Two-Pager
  • Monitoring and Control State Resilience Research Two-Pager
  • Undergrounding State Resilience Research Two-Pager
  • Vegetation Management State Resilience Research Two-Pager

Administrative and Legal Requirements Document (ALRD) DE-FOA-0002736 (Amendment 9)

• USDOE GDO Resources and Publications:
• • Monitoring and Control Investment Guide
  • Utility Pole Maintenance and Upgrades Resilience Investment Guide
  • Undergrounding Investment Guide
  • Vegetation Management Investment Guide
  • DOE Microgrid Guide
  • Utility Wires Investments
  • Weatherization Technology and Equipment
  • Low Cost Grid Resilience Projects

• • NETL Grid Resilience Resource Library