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.

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

Wind

Technical Assistance: Inspiring New Interconnection Ideas and Capabilities for Wind Energy 2/13/2023 3/21/2023

Solar

American-Made Net Load Forecasting Prize

2/7/2023

3/27/2023

Water

Water Resource Recovery Facilities Funding Opportunity 12/16/2022 4/3/2023

AMMTO

FY22 Multi-topic FOA 1/4/2023 4/7/2023

Buildings

Buildings Upgrade (BuildingsUP) Prize

1/18/2023

4/14/2023

IEDO

Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships

2/3/2023

4/21/2023

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office FOA in Support of Hydrogen Shot 2/22/2023 4/28/2023

Wind

Improving Wind Turbine Composite Materials 2/10/2023 5/9/2023
AMMTO

2023 Large Wind Turbine Materials and Manufacturing Funding Opportunity

2/10/2023 5/9/2023
Solar/Wind Increasing Utilization and Reliability of Electric Infrastructure with Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs)

2/24/2023

5/9/2023

Bioenergy

Reducing Agricultural Carbon Intensity and Protecting Algal Crops (RACIPAC) 2/9/2023 5/16/2023
Cross Office Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) In-Depth Partnerships 2/15/2023

5/17/2023

Wind

Technical Assistance: Increasing Adoption of Onsite Wind Energy 2/3/2023 5/19/2023

Wind

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

IEDO

Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) FY23 Multi-Topic FOA 3/15/2023 6/23/2023

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling 3/15/2023 7/19/2023

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

Solar-thermal Fuels and Thermal Energy Storage via Concentrating Solar-thermal Energy 4/14/2023, 5 p.m. Eastern

 

Funding by Topic