FOLLOWING AN EXTREME EVENT, POWER AND ENERGY DISRUPTIONS EXPERIENCED BY COMMUNITIES CAN HAVE DEVASTATING SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS. RESTORATION OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IS OFTEN COMPLICATED BY GEOGRAPHIC REMOTENESS FROM CENTRAL POWER SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH GREATLY INCREASES THE TIME TO RESTORATION, ESPECIALLY IN A TOP-DOWN, HUMAN-DRIVEN RESTORATION APPROACH. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, PROJECT OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT WILL SPAN OVER THREE BUDGET PERIODS (BPS). THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS BY EMPLOYING SMART AND AUTOMATED OPERATIONAL MEASURES, LEVERAGING LOW-COST AND RELIABLE SENSORS AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTED SOLAR PV AND BATTERY RESOURCES.