Secretary, in coordination with appropriate Federal agencies, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council, the Electric Reliability Organization, State, tribal, local, and territorial governments, the private sector, and other relevant stakeholders, shall carry out a research, development, and demonstration program to protect the electric grid and energy systems, including assets connected to the distribution grid, from cyber and physical attacks by increasing the cyber and physical security capabilities of the energy sector and accelerating the development of relevant technologies and tools. (b) Department of energy As part of the initiative described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall award research, development, and demonstration grants to— (1) identify cybersecurity risks to information systems within, and impacting, the electricity sector, energy systems, and energy infrastructure