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.
FY2019
| Technology Area | Type of Funding | Solicitation Title | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydropower | Prize | Improving Fish Exclusion from Water Diversions and Intakes Prize | 3/6/2019 | 5/6/2019 |
FY2018
| Technology Area | Type of Funding | Solicitation Title | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Energy; Hydropower | TCF | 2018 Technology Commercialization Fund | 9/10/2018 | |
| Hydropower | FOA | Innovative Design Concepts for Standard Modular Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower | 8/8/2018 | 11/30/2018 |
| Hydropower | SEC 242 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program | 6/20/2018 | 7/20/2018 |
| Hydropower | NOTA | Techno-Economic Studies of Pumped Storage Hydropower | 4/25/2018 | 7/12/2018 |
| Marine Energy | FOA | Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination | 4/10/2018 | 5/21/2018 |
FY2017
| Technology Area | Type of Funding | Solicitation Title | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydropower | SEC 242 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program | 8/7/2017 | 9/6/2017 |
| Hydropower | SBIR | Environmentally-Acceptable Lubricants for Hydropower Applications | 10/27/2017 | 2/26/2018 |
FY2016
| Technology Area | Type of Funding | Solicitation Title | Open Date | Close Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydropower | FOA | HydroNEXT FOA: Innovative Technologies to Advance Non‐Powered Dam and Pumped‐Storage Hydropower Development | 7/26/2016 | 10/7/2016 |
| Marine Energy | FOA | Funding Opportunity Announcement: Wave Energy Test Facility | 8/16/2016 | 9/20/2016 |
| Hydropower | SEC 242 | 2016 Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments | 4/25/2016 | 5/31/2016 |
| Marine Energy | FOA | Funding Opportunity Announcement: Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion and Environmental Monitoring Technology Advancement | 3/2/2016 | 5/26/2016 |
| Hydropower | SEC 242 | Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 242 Program | 12/16/2015 | 2/1/2016 |
FY2015
| Technology Area | Type of Funding | Solicitation Title | Open Date | Closed Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Energy | FOA | Next Generation Marine Energy Systems | 4/26/2015 | 7/1/2015 |
| Hydropower | SBIR | Funding Opportunity Announcement: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs: Innovative Very Low-head and Instream Current Water Power Turbine-Generator Technologies | 11/30/2015 | 12/21/2015 |
| Hydropower | SEC 242 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program | ||
| Small Business Vouchers Pilot | 9/23/2015 | 10/23/2015 | ||
| Request for Information for Marine and Hydrokinetic Environmental Monitoring Technologies and Field Testing Opportunities | 6/22/2015 | 8/7/2015 | ||
| Funding Opportunity Announcement Research and Development of Innovative Technologies for Low-Impact Hydropower Development | 4/9/2015 | 6/15/2015 | ||
| Marine Energy; Hydropower | FOA | Funding Opportunity Announcement: U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center: Energy and Water | 3/4/2015 | 5/4/2015 |