Recipient of federal assistance · BIRMINGHAM, AL

SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC.

SOUTHERN COMPANY SERVICES, INC. received $40.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 8 actions, +443% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $184.7M. Its largest awarding agency was Department of Energy ($40.9M).

Assistance · FY2026
$40.9M
New awards
1
Actions
8
Since FY2021
$184.7M
UEI
C2UGAG7AN123
Location
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Businesses
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 20.3MFY2021
  2. 45.7MFY2022
  3. 29.4MFY2023
  4. 41MFY2024
  5. 7.5MFY2025
  6. 40.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$40.9M100%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development$41.8M100%
  2. 81.121 · Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration-$967.6K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Energy$40.9M100%

Largest awards

  1. NATIONAL CARBON CAPTURE CENTER$251M
    81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Jun 7, 2021 – Jan 16, 2026· DEFE0022596
  2. MCRE – WORLD’S FIRST CRITICAL MCFR TO CONFIRM KEY PHYSICS PHENOMENA RELEVANT TO MCFR-D, MCRE SOW WILL INCLUDE THE DESIGN, DOE…$64.4M
    81.121 · Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Sep 20, 2021 – Aug 31, 2026· DENE0009045
  3. NATIONAL CARBON CAPTURE CENTER THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A COMPREHENSIVE TESTING CENTER TO SUPPORT…$40.8M
    81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 18, 2026· DEFE0032704
  4. COGNITIVE DIGITAL TWIN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECURE AND RESILIENT SMART GRID CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A ROBUST…$2.4M
    81.122 · Electricity Research, Development and Analysis· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Sep 12, 2025 – Jun 22, 2026· DEOE0000972
  5. DEEP INTEGRATION OF BESS INTO AN EXISTING LARGE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH HVAC, SOLAR AND EV CHARGING FOR ACHIEVING NET…$1.5M
    81.086 · Conservation Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Sep 15, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026· DEEE0010907
  6. HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (HFTO) FY 2021 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) THE HFTO FY21 FOA WILL BUILD UPON THE FY19…$997.9K
    81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Jan 14, 2022 – Jun 22, 2026· DEEE0009624

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $54.9K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $650.1K (1 subaward)

2 primes

  1. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$650.1K92%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  2. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$54.9K7.8%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $1.2M paid out · $1.9M received
  • FY2022: $15.7M paid out · $739.3K received
  • FY2023: $28.3M paid out · $10.4M received
  • FY2024: $49.6M paid out · $300K received
  • FY2025: $882.8K paid out · $1.2M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $705K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.