{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"9091730d-fca1-5de6-9032-7c9d1c67f075","title":"Maryland Residential and Commercial Energy Storage (RCES) Program","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"md:mea-maryland-residential-and-commercial-energy-storage-program"},"opp:maryland:system":{"registry":{"code":"opp:maryland:system","url":"https://md.api.cg.a6lab.ai/common-grants"},"id":"56ff7711-a5a6-5f45-8b7b-8d7b0243b15a"}}},"status":{"value":"custom","customValue":"Confirm with agency","description":"See official page"},"description":"The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) provides grants to eligible residential and commercial customers to install qualifying battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Maryland. 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