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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 AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClose Date
Marine EnergyPrizeMarine Energy Collegiate Competition8/15/201911/1/2019
Marine EnergyPrizeWaves to Water Prize6/13/20199/11/2019
Hydropower; Marine EnergyFOAWater Power Technologies Office 2019 Research Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002080

4/1/2019

7/9/2019

Marine Energy; HydropowerTCF2019 Technology Commercialization Fund  
HydropowerSEC 242Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program5/21/20196/20/2019
Hydropower; Marine EnergyFOADE-FOA-0002012: Network Director for the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) Program3/22/20196/7/2019
Hydropower; Marine EnergySBIR/ STTRSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs8/17/20182/25/2019
Hydropower Prize Furthering Advancements to Shorten Time Commissioning for Pumped Storage Hydropower Prize4/1/20196/7/2019
HydropowerPrizeImproving Fish Exclusion from Water Diversions and Intakes Prize3/6/20195/6/2019

FY2018

Technology AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClose Date
HydropowerFOAInnovative Design Concepts for Standard Modular Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower8/8/201811/30/2018
Marine Energy; HydropowerTCF2018 Technology Commercialization Fund 9/10/2018
HydropowerSEC 242Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program6/20/20187/20/2018
HydropowerNOTATechno-Economic Studies of Pumped Storage Hydropower4/25/20187/12/2018
Marine EnergyFOA Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination4/10/20185/21/2018
HydropowerSBIR/ STTRSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs10/16/20172/26/2018

FY2017

Technology AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClose Date
HydropowerFOAInnovative Solutions for Fish Passage at Hydropower Dams9/21/201712/7/2017
Marine Energy; HydropowerTCF2017 Technology Commercialization Fund  
HydropowerGMLCGrid Modernization Laboratory Consortium Funding  
HydropowerSEC 242Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program8/7/20179/6/2017
Marine EnergyFOAMarine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development and Advancement

12/15/2016

3/1/2017

Hydropower; Marine EnergySBIR/ STTRSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs8/15/20162/7/2017

FY2016

Technology AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClose Date
HydropowerFOAHydroNEXT FOA: Innovative Technologies to Advance Non‐Powered Dam and Pumped‐Storage Hydropower Development 7/26/201610/7/2016
Marine EnergyFOAFunding Opportunity Announcement: Wave Energy Test Facility 8/16/20169/20/2016
Marine Energy; HydropowerTCF2016 Technology Commercialization Fund  
HydropowerSEC 2422016 Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments 4/25/20165/31/2016
Marine EnergyFOAMarine and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion and Environmental Monitoring Technology Advancement 3/1/20165/26/2016
HydropowerSEC 242Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 242 Program12/16/20152/1/2016
Hydropower; Marine EnergySBIR/ STTRSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs  

FY2015

Technology AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClosed Date
HydropowerSBIRSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs11/30/201512/21/2015
HydropowerSEC 242Energy Policy Act of 2005 Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program  
  Small Business Vouchers Pilot9/23/201510/23/2015
Marine EnergyFOANext Generation Marine Energy Systems4/27/20157/1/2015
HydropowerFOAResearch and Development of Innovative Technologies for Low-Impact Hydropower Development4/9/20156/15/2015
Marine Energy; HydropowerFOAU.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center: Energy and Water3/4/20155/4/2015
Marine EnergyFOAMarine and Hydrokinetic Systems Performance Advancement II (SPA II): Component Metric Validation1/9/20153/26/2015

FY2014

Technology AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClosed Date
HydropowerFOAWater Power Manufacturing4/10/20147/31/2014
Marine EnergyFOAMarine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Demonstrations at the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site (WETS)4/25/20146/11/2014

FY2013

Technology AreaType of FundingSolicitation TitleOpen DateClosed Date
Marine EnergyFOAMarine and Hydrokinetic System Performance Advancement4/22/20136/3/2013
Marine EnergyFOAMarine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Environmental Effects Assessment and Monitoring3/19/20135/16/2013