The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) supports funding opportunities across its research areas. Following an open, competitive solicitation process, these funding opportunities encourage collaborative partnerships among industry, universities, national laboratories, federal, state, and local governments and non-government agencies and advocacy groups. Solicitations may include financial or technical assistance.
Open Funding Opportunities
There are no open funding opportunities at this time. To stay informed of new funding opportunities, please subscribe to the SETO newsletter.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
- Accelerating Transmission System Interconnection Strategies (ATSIS) Voucher Program
- ConnectWerx: Solar Workforce Technical Assistance Program
- Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection Solutions Collaboratives (DERISC)
- Solar Training and Education for Professionals: Enabling Informed Consumer Choice (STEP-EICC)
Closed Funding Opportunities – Applications in Review
- American-Made Large Animal and Solar System Operations (LASSO) Prize
- American-Made Promoting Registration of Inverters and Modules with Ecolabel (PRIME) Prize
- Fiscal Year 2024 Photovoltaics Research and Development (PVRD)
- FY25 Solar Module and Solar Hardware (SMASH) Incubator
- i2X Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR)
- Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator
- Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES)
- Solar with Wildlife and Ecosystem Benefits 2 (SolWEB2)
Solicitations
There are no open solicitations at this time.
New EERE eXCHANGE Log-In Process: To make the sign-in process more secure, the EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange (eXCHANGE) has been updated to integrate with Login.gov—a secure service used by the public to sign into participating government agencies. All potential applicants and reviewers must have a Login.gov account to apply to open opportunities. Please read the MFA Quick Guide for more information.