<s>
Smart	B-Device
Grid	I-Device
Interoperability	I-Device
Panel	I-Device
or	O
SGIP	O
is	O
an	O
organization	O
that	O
defines	O
requirements	O
for	O
a	O
smarter	O
electric	O
grid	O
by	O
driving	O
interoperability	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
collaborating	O
across	O
organizations	O
to	O
address	O
gaps	O
and	O
issue	O
hindering	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
provide	O
technical	O
guidance	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
standards	O
for	O
a	O
secure	O
,	O
interoperable	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
foster	O
innovation	O
and	O
address	O
gaps	O
hindering	O
the	O
acceleration	O
of	O
grid	B-Architecture
modernization	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
educate	O
,	O
facilitate	O
the	O
collaboration	O
,	O
and	O
provide	O
solutions	O
to	O
grid	B-Architecture
modernization	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
SGIP	O
partnered	O
with	O
Industrial	O
Internet	O
Consortium	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
develop	O
technologies	O
and	O
testbeds	O
to	O
accelerate	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
adoption	O
in	O
the	O
energy	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
SGIP	O
was	O
the	O
recipient	O
of	O
the	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
Interoperability	O
Standards	O
Cooperative	O
Agreement	O
Program	O
federal	O
funding	O
opportunity	O
from	O
NIST	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
,	O
SGIP	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
receive	O
$2.1	O
million	O
during	O
the	O
performance	O
period	O
from	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
to	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenFMB	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
SGIP	O
’s	O
EnergyIoT	O
initiative	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
and	O
advanced	O
interoperability	O
to	O
the	O
power	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
