Following confirmation of its status as a Project of Common Interest, GridLink has signed a grant agreement with the Innovation & Networks Executive Agency (INEA) of the European Commission under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).  The amount of the CEF funding is up to €15.2 million, and the contribution is 50% towards many the development costs associated with the project.  The grant award demonstrates the value and benefit that the project will bring to the European community.