This page provides a brief summary of past funding opportunities that were released by the Water Power Technologies Office.
For information about current opportunities, see the Current Opportunities page.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
FY 2021
FY 2020
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Close Date |
Selection Announcement |
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Marine Energy |
Prize |
N/A |
N/A |
Energy Department Announces 2020 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Winning Teams |
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Hydropower |
Prize |
N/A |
N/A |
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Marine Energy; Hydropower |
TCF |
N/A |
N/A |
Four New Projects Selected in Latest Round of the Technology Commercialization Fund |
|
Hydropower |
SEC 242 |
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program |
5/12/2020 |
7/13/2020 |
New Round of Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program Funding Now Available |
Marine Energy |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0002234: Marine Energy Foundational Research and Testing Infrastructure |
3/31/2020 |
5/11/2020 |
Energy Department Invests $22M in Marine Energy Foundational R&D and Testing Infrastructure |
Hydropower |
RFI |
3/20/2020 |
5/1/2020 |
N/A |
FY 2019
FY 2018
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Close Date |
Selection Announcement |
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Hydropower |
FOA |
8/8/2018 |
11/30/2018 |
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Marine Energy; Hydropower |
TCF |
N/A |
N/A |
Water Power Projects Among Technology Commercialization Fund Selections |
|
Hydropower |
SEC 242 |
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program |
6/20/2018 |
7/20/2018 |
EPACT 2005 SECTION 242 HYDRO INCENTIVE PROGRAM CALENDAR YEAR 2017 INCENTIVE RECIPIENTS |
Hydropower |
NOTA |
4/25/2018 |
7/12/2018 |
Pumped Storage Projects Selected for Techno-Economic Studies |
|
Marine Energy |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0001837: Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination |
4/30/2018 |
5/21/2018 |
U.S. Department of Energy Awards $25 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Research Projects |
Hydropower |
SBIR/ STTR |
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs |
10/16/2017 |
2/26/2018 |
WPTO Selects Four Projects for Phase I SBIR and STTR Funding |
FY 2017
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Close Date |
Selection Announcement |
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Hydropower |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0001662: Innovative Solutions for Fish Passage at Hydropower Dams |
9/21/2017 |
12/7/2017 |
Energy Department Selects Four Projects for Fish Passage Funding |
Marine Energy; Hydropower |
TCF |
N/A |
N/A |
||
Hydropower |
GMLC |
N/A |
N/A |
||
Hydropower |
SEC 242 |
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program |
8/7/2017 |
9/6/2017 |
$6.6 Million Available in New Round of Funding for Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program |
Marine Energy |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0001663: Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development and Advancement |
12/15/2016 |
3/1/2017 |
Energy Department Announces up to $12 Million for Projects to Advance Wave Energy |
Hydropower; Marine Energy |
SBIR/ STTR |
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs |
8/15/2016 |
2/7/2017 |
Water Power Projects Selected for Research and Development Grant |
FY 2016
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Close Date |
Selection Announcement |
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Hydropower |
FOA |
7/26/2016 |
10/7/2016 |
Energy Department Awards up to $9.8 Million for Next-Generation Hydropower Technologies |
|
Marine Energy |
FOA |
8/16/2016 |
9/20/2016 |
Energy Department Announces Investment in Wave Energy Test Facility |
|
Marine Energy; Hydropower |
TCF |
N/A |
N/A |
||
Hydropower |
SEC 242 |
2016 Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments |
4/25/2016 |
5/31/2016 |
EPACT 2005 SECTION 242 HYDRO INCENTIVE PROGRAM CY15 INCENTIVE RECIPIENTS |
Marine Energy |
FOA |
3/1/2016 |
5/26/2016 |
Energy Department Awards More Than $20 Million for Wave and Tidal Energy Projects |
|
Hydropower |
SEC 242 |
12/16/2015 |
2/1/2016 |
EPACT 2005 SECTION 242 HYDRO INCENTIVE PROGRAM CY15 INCENTIVE RECIPIENTS |
|
Hydropower; Marine Energy |
SBIR/ STTR |
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs |
N/A |
N/A |
FY 2015
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Closed Date |
Selection Announcement |
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Hydropower |
SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs |
11/30/2015 |
12/21/2015 |
N/A |
Hydropower |
SEC 242 |
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program |
N/A |
N/A |
EPACT 2005 SECTION 242 HYDRO INCENTIVE PROGRAM CY14 INCENTIVE RECIPIENTS |
|
|
9/23/2015 |
10/23/2015 |
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Marine Energy |
FOA |
4/27/2015 |
7/1/2015 |
Energy Department Awards $10.5 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems |
|
Hydropower |
FOA |
4/9/2015 |
6/15/2015 |
Energy Department Awards $6.5 Million to Advance Low Environmental Impact Hydropower Technologies |
|
Marine Energy; Hydropower |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0001285: U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center: Energy and Water |
3/4/2015 |
5/4/2015 |
U.S./China Clean Energy Research Center for Water-Energy Technologies |
Marine Energy |
FOA |
1/9/2015 |
3/26/2015 |
FY 2014
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Closed Date |
Selection Announcement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hydropower |
FOA |
4/10/2014 |
7/31/2014 |
Energy Department Announces $4.4 Million to Advance Hydropower Manufacturing |
|
Marine Energy |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0001081: Marine and Hydrokinetic Demonstrations at the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) |
4/25/2014 |
6/11/2014 |
Energy Department Announces $10 Million for Full-Scale Wave Energy Device Testing |
FY 2013
Technology Area |
Type of Funding |
Opportunity Announcement |
Open Date |
Closed Date |
Selection Announcement |
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Marine Energy |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0000848: Marine and Hydrokinetic System Performance Advancement |
4/22/2013 |
6/3/2013 |
|
Marine Energy |
FOA |
DE-FOA-0000816: Marine and Hydrokinetic Environmental Effects Assessment and Monitoring |
3/19/2013 |
5/16/2013 |
FOA: Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Environmental Effects Assessment and Monitoring |