For decades, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 17 national laboratories have served as leading institutions for scientific innovation, tackling the world’s biggest scientific challenges. Using world-class facilities, researchers address complex questions about the performance and cost of industrial technologies, translating basic science to innovation.
The Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) awards funding to national labs through funding opportunity announcements, multiyear funding programs specially designed for national labs (such as lab calls), and collaborative research projects with industry stakeholders and other offices and initiatives in DOE. All projects must meet agreed-upon objectives, deliver on milestones, and yield results relevant to the office’s current research priorities.
Lab Calls
ITO lab calls are funding made available to national labs to leverage their world-class facilities and expertise to pursue industrial energy R&D. Funding issued under lab calls supports projects across ITO's three research areas: Energy-Intensive Industries (EII), Cross-Sector Technologies (CST), and Technical Assistance and Workforce Development (TAWD).
Technology Commercialization Fund
The Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) is a funding opportunity designed to help commercialize energy technologies developed at DOE national laboratories. The technology must be matured to a point where a business will enter either a (preferred) Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) or some other sufficiently described specific agreement type (e.g., licensing the technology). Although only national labs can respond to this lab call, these facilities can subcontract with non-DOE partners.
The DOE Office of Technology Transitions administers TCF, which is part of a set of initiatives to foster stronger partnerships among DOE facilities, private companies, and other entities that bring energy technologies to the marketplace.
Current Opportunities
There are no currently open Technology Commercialization Fund opportunities
Closed Opportunities
| Name | Research Area(s) | Year(s) Awarded | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Commercialization Fund Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness Lab Call | CST | TBD | TBD |
| Fiscal Year 2024 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness Lab Call | CST | 2024 | $44 Million |
| Fiscal Year 2023 Technology Commercialization Fund | CST | 2023 | $6.2 Million |
| Fiscal Year 2022 Technology Commercialization Fund Lab Call | CST | 2022 | $3.96 Million |