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ext5d a program = prev5t+ outages &     
enhanc+ ! resili5ce ( ! electric grid1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
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,outages ,act4  #b4 ,prev5t+ outages &  
enhanc+ ! resili5ce ( ! electric grid   
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7,b7 ,special consid]ation ,9 mak+      
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7#c77;,b71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3   
7vi7 ,! scores ( ! ,/ate or ,indian     
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7ii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
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eligible entities us+ funds made        
available to ! applicable ,/ate or      
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,indian ,tribe %all take into           
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add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7           
,cl>ification ,9 mak+ grants to eligible
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7,a7 condition ! submission ( an        
application =1 or receipt (1 su* a grant
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solely because ! application addresses m
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