The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) invests in research and development to lower the cost of clean energy technologies, protect the private sector from financial risk, and ensure an equitable transition to a decarbonized economy.

Funding is awarded through an open, competitive process hosted primarily on the EERE Funding Opportunity eXCHANGE. Project selections are merit-based with an emphasis on potential energy, environmental, and economic benefits.

Learn more about EERE’s mission and goals.
Learn more about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Learn more about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Funding, Prize, and Competition Opportunities

Below are the current open EERE funding opportunities. Visit EERE Exchange to see past opportunities. 

Technology Area

Solicitation Title

Open Date

Close Date

Solar

 Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS): Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power and Photovoltaics 4/13/2023 6/1/2023
Solar

Operations and Planning tools for Inverter-Based Resource Management and Availability for Future Power Systems (OPTIMA)

 4/20/2023 6/5/2023

Cross Office

 Supporting Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Produce or Recycle Advanced Energy Property in Energy Communities 2/13/2023 6/8/2023

Geothermal

 Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Pilot Demonstrations 2/8/2023 6/16/2023
Bioenergy

FY23 Conversion Research and Development FOA

 3/21/2023 6/16/2023

IEDO

 Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) FY23 Multi-Topic FOA 3/15/2023 6/23/2023
AMMTO Domestic Near Net Shape Manufacturing to Enable a Clean and Competitive Economy

4/11/2023

6/23/2023
Solar

2023 Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar

 4/20/2023 7/14/2023

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling 3/15/2023 7/19/2023
Water Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement (Topic Area 1)

5/5/2023

 7/25/2023

JOET

 Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement 5/18/2023 7/28/2023
Vehicles Fiscal Year 2023 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement 5/19/2023

8/11/2023
Solar Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-Based Resource Management and Availability for Future Power Systems (OPTIMA) 4/19/2023

8/15/2023

Water

 Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize 3/22/2023 8/25/2023

Wind

 Offshore Wind Centers of Excellence 5/9/2023 8/28/2023

Water

 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement (Topic Area 2) 5/5/2023 10/19/2023

Requests for Information

Below are the current open EERE requests for information (RFI). Visit EERE Exchange to see past RFIs.

Technology Area

RFI Title

Close Date
Solar Scaling the U.S. Solar Manufacturing Workforce

6/2/2023, 5 p.m. Eastern

Notices of Intent

Below are the current EERE notices of intent. Visit EERE Exchange to see past opportunities. 

Technology Area

Solicitation Title

AMMTO

 Notice of Intent to Issue: Critical Materials Assessment Request for Information
Did You Know?

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is the largest investor in clean energy technology development in the U.S. Government. During the Biden Administration, EERE has published FOAs totaling over $3.8 billion and has selected promising proposals to receive more than $884 million in awards. 

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