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Funding Opportunity Announcements
Battery Workforce Challenge Program: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its new Battery Workforce Challenge Program, a comprehensive workforce development program designed to build and train a diverse, domestic workforce and to promote job creation for battery and electric vehicle (EV) technicians, electricians, skilled workers, and engineers. Managed by the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), the Battery Workforce Challenge Program will feature regional workforce training hubs nationwide that will step into critical skill gaps and identify areas to reskill and upskill vocational and transitional workers for in-demand EV and battery manufacturing jobs.
i2X Innovation Queue Management Solutions (iQMS) for Clean Energy Interconnection and Energization: This program will award $11.2 million to no more than 25 distribution utilities to pilot innovative solutions for managing renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) charging interconnection and energization queues. The iQMS program provides funding in two tracks. Applicants may apply to either or both tracks. Each track will operate in two phases, with the best performing utilities from Phase 1 selected to progress to Phase 2.
Promoting Registration of Inverters and Modules with Ecolabel (PRIME) Prize: The American Made Promoting Registration of Inverters and Modules with Ecolabel (PRIME) Prize is a two-phase, $2.7 million competition aimed at increasing EPEAT registration of solar PV modules and inverters. The goal is to help manufacturers meet the high bar for EPEAT product standards and make their products more attractive to purchasers with sustainability goals. As the U.S. Federal Government ramps up solar adoption in construction and power purchase agreements over the next few years, they’ll need to purchase solar products that are certified with certain ecolabels to meet sustainability goals. The goal of the PRIME Prize is to expand the number of EPEAT-registered products in the solar market, enabling the Federal Government to meet procurement requirements and sustainability goals as it purchases more solar power throughout the years.
New Frontiers: Development and Research Opportunity: The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers. This industry research program worth $23 million, called New Frontiers, will initiate partnerships with multiple companies to accelerate the R&D of critical technologies with renewed emphasis on energy efficiency for the next generation of post-exascale computing in the 2029 and beyond time frame. Through this request for proposal, or RFP, the ORNL-led team is soliciting innovative R&D proposals in the areas of hardware technologies, and cross-cutting technologies.
Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) Program: Future Growth Grants: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $500 million for projects that help expand carbon dioxide (C02) transportation infrastructure to help reduce C02 emissions in the United States. This opportunity will provide future growth grants under the DOE’s Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program, made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Implementation Grants: The DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) announces its interest in receiving new and renewal applications from applicants within eligible jurisdictions for Implementation Grants. Grants awarded under this program are intended to improve research capability through the support of a group of scientists and engineers, including undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows, working on a common scientific theme in one or more EPSCoR jurisdictions.
Inclusive Transmission Planning (ITP) Project: This opportunity, funded by U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office and administered by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNNL), the Inclusive Transmission Planning (ITP) project brings together transmission planners and other regional partners to integrate equity considerations into transmission planning to ensure all communities enjoy the benefits of a reliable and clean energy grid. Transmission planners accepted into the program will receive 11 months of technical assistance (TA) including customized resources, trainings and webinar, direct consultation, and advanced modeling and analysis. Applicants can choose from two different tiers with several modalities bested suited for their particular goals.
Carbon Capture, Removal and Conversion Test Centers: The United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced up to $127.5 million in federal funding to support the development of carbon dioxide (C02) capture, removal, and conversion test centers for cement manufacturing facilities and power plants. Meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 requires accelerating the responsible development and deployment of technology to capture C02 emissions from industrial operations and power generation and to remove C02 directly from the atmosphere. However, the energy and capital cost associated with state-of-the-art carbon capture systems is a barrier to wide deployment. This effort supports the establishment of test centers to cost-effectively research and evaluate carbon capture, removal, and conversion technologies in an industrial/utility environment.
Industrial Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Decarbonization Collaborative: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), in collaboration with the Office of Technology Transitions, announced $3 million for a new initiative to help grow the readiness of the workforce needed to decarbonize the U.S. industrial sector. The Industrial Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, and Decarbonization (ISEED) Collaborative will provide assistance to partners across the manufacturing sector to develop and disseminate instructional curricula and training programs focused on industrial sustainability, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. The resources will be available for workers at any level of training and education and designed to empower learners to build the skills and knowledge they need to contribute to sustainable manufacturing that will reduce industrial emissions and move the country towards a net-zero economy by 2050.
American-Made Upskill Prize for the Solar Manufacturing Workforce Round 2: The prize incentivizes partnerships between U.S. manufacturers and training organizations, aiming to attract new workers to careers in solar manufacturing with job-ready training programs.
Advancing Technology Development for Securing a Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals and Materials (CMM): The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), in collaboration with the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), announced up to $19.5 million in federal funding to advance technologies that will help reduce costs for recovering critical minerals and materials from domestic secondary and unconventional sources. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, more than 95% of the U.S. demand for rare earth elements is met by foreign sources. More than 50% of most critical minerals come from foreign sources, and at least 12 critical minerals come exclusively from foreign sources. Through this funding opportunity, FECM intends to advance an environmentally and economically secure, diverse, and resilient domestic critical minerals and materials supply chain.
Clean Energy Careers for All: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Clean Energy Careers for All (CECFA) program which will award nearly $3 million to non-profit science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) organizations in support of their workforce development initiatives targeting K-12 and university students, alumni, and academic professionals, veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals.
Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize: The Prize is designed to encourage coalition-building in communities across the country that focus on creating quality jobs and fostering an equitable and inclusive workforce in clean energy sectors.
Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program: The loans and loan guarantees finance the construction of electric distribution, transmission, and generation facilities, including system improvements and replacement required to furnish and improve electric service in rural areas, as well as demand side management, energy conservation programs, and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems.
Commercial Direct Air Capture Pilot Prize: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $52.5 million, made available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, to advance carbon dioxide removal technologies that reduce legacy carbon dioxide pollution by removing it directly from the atmosphere to counter-balance emissions from hard-to-abate sectors, such as aviation and shipping. This opportunity funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support the development and deployment of direct air capture pilot projects that have demonstrated commercial readiness.
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) opened applications for up to $400 million to spur innovative, community-focused, clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities across the United States. This funding, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help rural and remote communities demonstrate replicable projects, ultimately encouraging widespread adoption and helping to lower energy costs, support local economic development, and enhance energy resiliency.
American-Made Large Animal and Solar System Operations (LASSO) Prize: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that applications are open for $850 million in federal funding for projects that will help monitor, measure, quantify, and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Oil and natural gas facilities are the nation’s largest industrial source of methane, a climate “super pollutant” that is many times more potent than carbon dioxide and is responsible for approximately one third of the warming from greenhouse gases occurring today.
American-Made Challenges Lighting Prize: The Lighting Prize (L-Prize) is designed to advance the U.S. clean energy economy for next generation LED lighting, encouraging innovators to engage in advanced lighting system development that leads to transformative designs, products, and impact. The L-Prize will reward innovations that move rapidly to improve lighting performance, resulting in energy, emissions, and cost savings for American businesses and consumers.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is making $100 million available to support states, local governments, and public utilities in purchasing products derived from converted carbon emissions. The goal of this opportunity is to speed up adoption of advanced carbon management technologies, creating a market for environmentally sustainable alternatives in fuels, chemicals, and building products sourced from captured emissions from industrial and power generation facilities. This effort aligns with the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate and clean energy agenda. The Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants program will help offset 50% of the costs to states, local governments, and public utilities or agencies to procure and use products developed through the conversion of captured carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions.
FY2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $500 million in funding for basic research in support of DOE’s clean energy, economic, and national security goals. The funding will advance the priorities of DOE’s Office of Science and its major programs, including Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Isotope R&D and Production, and Accelerator R&D and Production.
Boise State University Seed Grant: Seed grants aim to fund local or topical studies, or public forums (such as structured conversations, focus groups) that shed light on how consent is agreed upon and shaped by community engagement processes for critical infrastructure, such as temporary storage of nuclear waste (spent nuclear fuel). A total of $125,000 is currently available.
Rural Energy Savings Program: The Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP) provides loans to rural utilities and other companies who provide energy efficiency loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
Notices of Intent
Disclaimer: These are Notices of Intent (NOIs) and are for informational purposes only. The Department of Energy is not seeking comments on the information contained in the notices at this time.
Wind Turbine Technology Recycling: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced an intent to release the Wind Turbine Technology Recycling Funding Opportunity, which plans to invest $20 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This effort aims to help the United States develop technology solutions that will improve the recyclability of wind energy technologies, especially for tough-to-recycle materials such as fiber-reinforced composites that can be found in wind blades and nacelles; and rare earth element magnets that are found in wind turbine generators. This effort will help increase the sustainability of wind energy materials and bolster the domestic supply chain.
Funding to Advance Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies to Drive National Decarbonization: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) entitled “Advanced Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies to Drive National Decarbonization.” Advancing clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies directly supports the Biden-Harris carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and net-zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050, benefitting all Americans. This NOFO supports the vision outlined in the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap: affordable clean hydrogen for a net-zero carbon future and a sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy. The NOFO will target research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) topics critical to scaling hydrogen infrastructure and enabling increased heavy-duty (HD) vehicles and other heavy-duty transportation applications, which supports the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization.
Solar Module and Solar Hardware (SMASH) Incubator: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) intends to issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity entitled “Solar Module and Solar Hardware (SMASH) Incubator.” This potential funding opportunity will award up to $20 million for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects in crystalline silicon (c-Si) module technology, cadmium telluride (cdTe) module technology, and non-module hardware technology. These activities will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals to transition to a carbon-free electricity system by 2035 and net-zero by 2050.
University Training and Research for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management: The DOE announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity entitled “University Training and Research for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.” This NOI is in support of the University Training and Research Program. This opportunity expects to focus on the following four research and development activities: Curriculum to grow carbon management education capacity, critical mineral supply chain awareness outreach program, soil carbon sequestration, using artificial intelligence and machine learning to advance point source capture and train the next generation of engineers.
Requests for Information
Disclaimer: The intent of these RFIs is to obtain public input to inform the scopes and priorities for the programs. Information collected from these RFIs may be used by the DOE for planning purposes, which could include developing future FOAs, Broad Agency Announcements, or other solicitations related to the implementation of the Programs. This is solely a RFI and not a funding opportunity.
U.S. Department of Energy Solicits Feedback on Its Plan to Increase Products and Materials Circularity: The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) released a request for information (RIF) seeking input from stakeholders on its draft strategic framework on circularity for secure and sustainable products and materials. The framework identifies opportunities and challenges to use circularity to decarbonize industry, secure supply chains, benefit communities, and create jobs.
This information is obtained from energy.gov.
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