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Department of Energy

Updated: 8/19/2009

Overview

Total Funding: $30.7B

  • $400 million Competitive Grants for Energy Efficiency + Construction Grants

  • $4.5 billion Greening federal buildings
    • Provide funding to improve the efficiency of federal government offices and buildings, reducing energy bills and creating jobs.
  • $2.5 billion Renewable energy projects
    • Accelerate the construction of solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable energy generation facilities through a combination of loans and grants, creating jobs immediately and providing the United States with a clean energy supply for the future.
      • Wind Energy Projects
        $93 million to support further development of wind energy in the United States through wind turbine drivetrain R&D and testing, technology development, wind power research and development.
  • $4.5 billion Smart Grid technology and transmission infrastructure
    • Build the transmission lines and grid technology infrastructure needed for a better, smarter grid to transport electricity from the places renewable energy can be produced to the places it will be used - also training.
  • $3.4 billion Clean fossil energy technology
    • Develop innovative technologies for clean coal, petroleum coke and other plants of the future - initiatives will focus on research, development and deployment of technologies to use coal more cleanly and efficiently.
  • $800 million Next generation cellulosic biofuels
    • Biomass Program
      $786.5 million to accelerate advanced biofuels research and development and to provide additional funding for commercial-scale biorefinery demonstration projects.
  • $1.6 billion Science and basic research in the energy technologies of the future
    • Investments in building and renovating laboratories and research facilities. These construction projects will allow ongoing research into high energy and nuclear physics, basic chemical and materials science, nanotechnology, biological and environmental science, advanced computing, and other cutting-edge fields.

Funding Details

Announced Opportunities Deadlines
Title Notes Limited ASU LoI Prelim Full
Recovery Act (ARRA) - Applications of Nuclear Science and Technology Aimed at research and development activities in nuclear science that are relevant to applications important to the Nation. No n/a n/a n/a 05/06/2009
Recovery Act - Transportation Electrification To establish development, demonstration, evaluation, and education projects to accelerate the market introduction and penetration of advanced electric drive vehicles. DOE's goal is for the vehicles and electric technologies to achieve a fast market introduction and reach high volume production. No n/a n/a n/a 05/13/2009
Recovery Act (ARRA) - R&D on Alternative Isotope Production Techniques For research and development on alternative methods to produce and separate stable and radioactive isotopes needed for a wide variety of research and applications. No n/a n/a n/a 05/15/2009
Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Supporting construction (including production capacity increase of current plants), of United States-based manufacturing plants to produce batteries and electric drive components. No n/a n/a n/a 05/19/2009
Recovery Act-Advanced Research Projects Energy-Energy (ARPA-E) This FOA supports the Nation's need for transformational energy-related technologies to overcome the threats posed by climate change and energy security, arising from its reliance on traditional uses of fossil fuels and the dominant use of oil in transportation. No n/a n/a 6/2/2009 thirty-one days after date of notification re concept paper
Recovery Act - Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations The intent of this FOA will be to select integrated biorefinery projects that have the necessary technical and economic performance data that validates their readiness for the next level of scale-up. Yes 05/20/2009 05/29/2009 n/a 06/30/2009
Industrial Energy Efficiency Deployment projects for district energy systems, Combined Heat and Power and waste energy recovery applications, and energy-efficient industrial equipment and processes. No n/a n/a n/a 07/14/2009
Recovery Act: Energy Efficient Information and Communication Technology Support research to increase the efficiency of information and communication technology and improve standards No n/a n/a n/a 07/21/2009
Recovery Act: Regional Sequestration Technology Training Develop regional sequestration technology training to facilitate transfer of knowledge and technologies required for site development, operations, and monitoring of commercial CCS projects. No n/a n/a n/a 07/22/2009
Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program Geothermal systems research, exploration, demonstration, and development. No n/a n/a n/a 07/22/2009
Wind Energy Consortia between Institutions of Higher Learning and Industry Consortia between institutions of higher learning and industry that will perform focused research on critical wind energy challenges. Yes 06/09/2009 06/19/2009 n/a 07/29/2009
Recovery Act: High Penetration Solar Deployment Facilitate increased growth of grid-tied PV installations, to accelerate widespread commercialization of clean solar energy technologies in the United States. No n/a n/a n/a 07/30/2009
Solar Market Transformation 1) Address current market barriers to the adoption of solar technologies; and 2) establish a nationally coordinated effort to spread solar installation training to the local level.
No n/a n/a n/a 07/30/2009
Recovery Act: Site Characterization of Promising Geologic Formations for CO2 Storage Regional site characterization of a minimum of 10 distinct “high-potential” geologic formations. No n/a n/a n/a 08/03/2009
Recovery Act - Smart Grid Investment Grant Program Cover up to fifty percent of investments by electric utilities and other entities for projects that promote the goal of deployment of smart grid technology, including development of component technologies. No n/a 07/16/2009
10/23/2009
02/10/2010
 n/a 08/06/2009
11/04/2009
03/03/2010
Recovery Act – Geothermal Technologies Program:
Ground Source Heat Pumps
 Increase the deployment of ground source heat pumps through new commercialization strategies that should address key barriers that have prevented this technically-mature technology from reaching its full commercial potential No n/a n/a n/a 08/06/2009
Recovery Act - Large Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility This Funding Opportunity Announcement is for the design and construction of a large dynamometer facility for testing 5 to 15 MW rated drivetrains, with supporting systems, and the operation and maintenance of these facilities for the benefit of wind stakeholders nationwide. No n/a 07/15/2009 n/a 08/06/2009
Recovery Act: Carbon Capture and Sequestration from Industrial Sources and Innovative Concepts for Beneficial CO2 Use

Demonstrate 1) advanced technologies that capture and sequester carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources into underground formations, or 2) innovative concepts for beneficial CO2 use, (mineralization to carbonates, grow algae/biomass; conversion to fuels and chemicals.

No n/a n/a n/a 08/07/2009
Recovery Act: Geologic Sequestration Training and Research Training opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students that will provide the human capital and skills required for implementing and deploying CCS technologies. No n/a n/a n/a 08/11/2009
Recovery Act: Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies 1. Advanced Building Control Strategies, Communications and Information Technologies for Net-Zero Energy Buildings; 2. Analysis, Design and Technical Tools; 3. Building Envelope and Windows; 4. Residential and Commercial HVAC and Crosscutting Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Research; 5. Water Heating, Residential and Commercial Appliances and MELs; 6. Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC) No n/a n/a n/a 08/18/2009
Recovery Act: Clean Coal Power Initiative - Round 3 Demonstrate advanced coal-based, power generation technologies No n/a 07/24/2009 n/a 08/24/2009
Recovery Act - Smart Grid Demonstrations Regionally unique demonstrations to verify smart grid technology viability, quantify smart grid costs and benefits, and validate new smart grid business models, at a scale that can be readily adapted and replicated around the country. No n/a n/a n/a 08/26/2009
Recovery Act (ARRA) - Early Career Research Program The Office of Science of the Department of Energy hereby invites grant applications for support under the Early Career Research Program in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP); and Nuclear Physics (NP). The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by the DOE Office of Science. No n/a 08/03/2009 n/a 09/01/2009
Recovery Act - Systems Level Technology Development, Integration,and Demonstration for Efficient Class 8 Trucks (SuperTruck) and Advanced Technology Powertrains For Light-Duty Vehicles (ATP-LD) Area of Interest 1: develop and demonstrate a 50% improvement in overall freight efficiency on a heavy-duty Class 8 tractor-trailer measured in ton-miles per gallon. Area of Interest 2: accelerate the development of cost-competitive engine and powertrain systems for light-duty vehicles capable of attaining breakthrough thermal efficiencies while meeting future emissions standards. No n/a n/a n/a 09/09/2009
Recovery Act: Development of Algal/Advanced Biofuels Consortia The intended purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to serve three primary goals of EERE: 1) increase the viability and deployment of renewable energy technologies, 2) spur the creation of a domestic bio-industry, and 3) dramatically reduce dependence on imported oil. No n/a n/a n/a 09/14/2009
Recovery Act - Request for Information - Advanced Research Project Agency - Energy The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) seeks public and stakeholder input on 1) programmatic areas well suited for support by ARPA-E and 2) specific scientific and technological opportunities to overcome key technological roadblocks to the development of widely market deployable transformational technologies relevant to the ARPA-E mission. The information collected through this process will assist ARPA-E in developing potential programs and funding opportunities. No n/a n/a n/a 09/25/2009
Recovery Act Funding for Expansion of Infrastructures for Ethanol Blends Increase the availability and use of potential ethanol blends up to 85 percent ethanol. Topic Area 1: Refueling Infrastructure for Ethanol Blends, Topic Area 2: Education and Outreach for Ethanol Blends.
 No n/a n/a n/a 09/30/2009

Recovery Act - Workforce Training For The Electric Power Sector

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to facilitate the development of a well-trained, highly skilled electric power sector workforce which is vital to implementing a national clean-energy smart grid.

No n/a n/a n/a 11/30/2009