The Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) understands the value of minority owned businesses and doing business with the federal government and knowledge of opportunities can be at times complex. This page provides links to government information and training for learning the federal application process, researching competition, and strategies used to compete in Department of Energy and the federal market space.

DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSBDU)
DOE OSDBU Small Business Toolbox
DOE OSDBU Programs
DOE OSDBU Acquisition Forecast and Other DOE Procurement Opportunities 
DOE Loan Program Office
Small Business Administration (SBA) Learning and Training Center
Minority Business Development Agency – Information on Programs and Connections
U.S. General Services Administration – Small Business Information and Learning Center
USA.gov Get Help with Government Contracting
Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) Information
Find a PTAC in the U.S.

Government SBIR and STTR Programs
Technical Assistance for SBIR Grant Proposal
DOE Office of Science – SBIR and STTR Programs
Enhancing Minority Businesses Participation in DOE's SBIR Program – Webinar
DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Funding Opportunities
DOE Office of Technology Transitions
Founders Guide to the DOE
Get to know the other Federal Agencies providing SBIR and STTR Programs
Search past SBIR STTR awards to understand what agencies have funded technologies close to yours
American Made Challenges
DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF)
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Partnering with National Laboratories
Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP)
Los Alamos National Laboratory Community & Partnerships Office
Argonne National Laboratory Chain Reaction Innovations
National Energy Technology Laboratory – Small Business Corner
Pacific Northwest Laboratory – Small Business Program
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – Small Business Opportunity
Sandia National Laboratory – Small Business
Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory – Small Business
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Small Business Program
Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Small Business Program
Savannah River National Laboratory – Procurement

Diversity Toolkit
Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) Toolkit
National Utilities Diversity Council Supplier Toolkit
 

For the next five years, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will stand up 60 new DOE programs, including 16 demonstration and 32 deployment programs, and expands funding for 12 existing Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (RDD&D) programs.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 makes the single largest investment in climate and energy in American history, enabling America to tackle the climate crisis, advancing environmental justice, securing America’s position as a world leader in domestic clean energy manufacturing, and putting the United States on a pathway to achieving the Biden Administration’s climate goals, including a net-zero economy by 2050.

DOE looks forward to being a partner for states, communities, and industry as we move the U.S. economy towards a clean energy, lower carbon emissions future by strengthening the nation’s outdated energy infrastructure.

The dashboard below has a list and rough schedule of BIL and IRA funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) available at the Department. If interested in a FOA, please check the respective exchange websites to determine FOA status:

The following links lead to Program Office Dashboards for major Funding Opportunity Announcements.

DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Funding Opportunities
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – Funding Opportunities
DOE Office of Clean Energy Deployment – Funding Opportunities
DOE Office of Technology Transitions – Funding Opportunities