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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 competition will award a total of $12.2 million in cash prizes across three distinct phases: Concept, Prototype, and Manufacturing and Installation. Interest form due 10/1/2024, 3 p.m. MST.
Carbon Capture Technology Program, Front-End Engineering Design for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Transport
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced it will make up to $24 million available to support the transport of carbon dioxide (CO2) to locations for permanent geologic storage or conversion to useful products. Full applications due 07/09/2024 at 3:00 PM MST. DE-FOA-0002730
The 3D Solar Visibility Prize
The American-Made Data-Driven Distributed (3D) Solar Visibility is designed to incentivize innovators to develop models and algorithms that can provide accurate and real-time information about distributed solar generation in electric power distribution networks. The prize seeks to promote awareness and adoption of distribution system state estimation (DSSE) algorithms and software tools to improve the visibility of distribution systems and their operating conditions. Full application due 7/10/24.
Fusion Innovation Research Engine FIRE Collaboratives
The Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives is embarking on a transformative initiative aimed at creating a fusion innovation ecosystem by forming virtual, centrally managed teams called “Collaboratives”, that have a collective goal of bridging FES’s basic science research programs and growing fusion industries, including the activities supported under the FES milestone-based fusion development program. Pre-Applications due 7/9/24 3:00 p.m. MST and Pre-Application Response due 7/19/24 9:59 p.m. MST. Full applications due 8/27/2024 9:59 p.m. MST DE-FOA-0003361
Electronic Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize
This opportunity will award up to $4 million to competitors to substantially increase the production and use of critical materials recovered from electronic scrap—or e-scrap. E-scrap—which includes mobile phones, home appliances, medical or office equipment, an anything else powered by electricity—represents the fastest growing waste stream globally. Full applications due 9/4/2024.
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 approximately $125,000 is currently available. Due date for full application is a rolling submission.
Electric Infrastructure Loan & Loan Guarantee Program
The electric program makes insured loans and loan guarantees to nonprofit and cooperative associations, public bodies, and other utilities. 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. Letters of Intent are open now.
Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants
The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing. Full applications expected to open 6/30/24 through 9/30/24. RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2023-2024
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. Full applications open now.
Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator
The FY24 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator funding opportunity will provide up to $38 million for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that de-risk solar hardware, manufacturing processes, and software products across a wide range of solar technology areas. The FOA also seeks projects that provide outreach, education, or technology development for software that delivers an automated permit review and approval process for rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) with or without energy storage. Concept papers due 7/19/24 at 3 p.m. MST. Full applications due 10/7/24 at 3 p.m. MST. DE-FOA-0003289
Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) Program: Future Growth Grants
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $500 million available for projects that will help expand carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation infrastructure to help reduce CO2 emissions across the United States. These efforts must be supported by a safe and reliable system that can transport the captured CO2, either for permanent geologic storage or for conversion to useful, durable products. Full applications due 7/30/24, 3:00 p.m. MST. DE-FOA-0002966
Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES)
The Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity will provide up to $31 million for research, development, and demonstration projects to improve power systems simulation software tools and demonstrate new business models for distribution systems operations to integrate and optimize the value of inverter-based resources (IBRs) and distributed energy resources including solar generation, wind generation, energy storage, and other technologies such as buildings and electric vehicles. Concept papers due 7/25/24 3 p.m. MST and full applications due 10/17/24 3 p.m. MST. DE-FOA-0003331
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program ROUND 2
The purpose of this NOFO is to solicit applications for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program) established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” or “BIL”). In addition, funds under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program 10 percent set-aside (NEVI 10), also established by BIL, will also be awarded under this NOFO. Funding program sources, Fiscal Years (FY), and amounts available for award under this NOFO can be found in the NOFO. This NOFO also announces FHWA’s intention to make additional awards for applications submitted under FY 2022/2023 CFI Round 1 NOFO (693JJ323NF00004) issued March 14, 2023. Full applications due 8/28/24 9:59 p.m. MST. 693JJ324NF00017
Water Power Innovation Network
The Water Power Innovation Network is a nearly $5 million funding opportunity to support programs that accelerate the commercialization and adoption of water power systems and solutions. This opportunity will support programming and services for entrepreneurs and small businesses in hydropower and/or marine energy. This opportunity will fund projects in one topic area, Water Power Incubation and Acceleration, focused on enabling entrepreneurship, accelerating water power innovation, and supporting business creation and growth in communities and regions throughout the United States. Register here for the webinar on 7/11/24, 11:30 a.m. MST. Concept papers due 8/7/24, 3:00 p.m. MST and full applications due 9/18/24, 3:00 p.m. MST. DE-FOA-0003323
This information is obtained from energy.gov.
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