The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management works to minimize the environmental impacts of fossil fuels while working towards net-zero emissions. FECM’s programs use research, development, demonstration, and deployment approaches to advance technologies to reduce carbon emissions and other environmental impacts of fossil fuel production and use, particularly the hardest-to-decarbonize applications in the electricity and industrial sectors. FECM is also committed to improving the conditions of communities impacted by the legacy of fossil fuel use and to supporting a healthy economic transition that accelerates the growth of good-paying jobs.

Interested in reviewing FECM FOAS? Click  to this link: Apply to Review FECM Funding Opportunity Applications | Department of Energy

OCED was established in December 2021 as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to accelerate clean energy technologies from the lab to market and fill a critical innovation gap on the path to achieving our nation’s climate goals of net zero emissions by 2050. OCED’s mission is to deliver clean energy demonstration projects at scale in partnership with the private sector to accelerate deployment, market adoption, and the equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system.

To review for OCED, please register here OCED Funding Opportunity Exchange Click on the yellow “New External User or Reviewer” button if you are not a DOE or Lab employee to complete the registration.* Once you are logged in, click on the blue “Reviewer” button and complete the registration prompts.

*Please note, on the registration page where you indicate your areas of expertise you will only find dropdowns related to J40, DEIA, Workforce under the third button labeled “Functional Areas of Expertise” under “Areas of Expertise”. To fill out the third expertise prompt, you must fill out your primary and additional areas of expertise first.

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is looking for application merit reviewers with the ability and background to assess applicants’ Community Benefits Plans, which cover 1) community and labor engagement; 2) quality jobs and workforce development; 3) diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and 4) energy and environmental justice or the Justice40 Initiative. We are primarily looking for individuals with expertise in at least one of the four topics listed above. Expertise in specific technologies is helpful but not required. Listed below are the programs with upcoming merit review periods and recruitment deadlines. 

If you are interested in being a reviewer, please see the attached documented titled “Application Merit Reviewers Invite,” which provides a background on the duties of application merit reviewers, the purpose of OCED’s Community Benefits Plans requirements, and details on next steps to register. To download an example of a Community Benefits Plan Guidance, please go to the DOCUMENTS header in the FOA announcement linked in the table above.  

Confirm your interest by sending an email to  oced-eej@hq.doe.gov and cc Ermida Koduah (Ermida.koduah@hq.doe.gov) by December 22, 2023.

Note:  

• Signing up does not guarantee selection, and all reviewers are asked to do a conflict of interest (COI) check and sign nondisclosure agreements and COI paperwork. 
• You may not review if you are an applicant or on an applicant’s team for this FOA.   
• DOE takes reviewer confidentiality very seriously, and as such we may not have awareness if you have already been contacted by another office or agency to perform FOA reviews.
• We understand if you do not have bandwidth for this review due to other review obligations. Additionally, other offices within DOE may have different reviewer registration processes. 

EERE works to create and sustain American leadership in the transition to a global clean energy economy. Its vision is a strong and prosperous America powered by clean, affordable, and secure energy. Eleven technology offices within EERE work toward the organization’s mission: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Bioenergy, Buildings Technologies, Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, Geothermal, Solar Energy, Vehicles, Water Power, and Wind Energy.

To review for EERE, please register here on the EERE Exchange: EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange. Click on the “New External User or Reviewer” yellow button if you are not a DOE or Lab employee.* For additional information about funding opportunities within EERE, please visit: /eere/funding/eere-funding-opportunities

* Please note, on the registration page where you indicate your areas of expertise, you will only find dropdowns related to J40, DEIA, Workforce under the third button labeled “functional areas of expertise” under “Areas of Expertise”. To fill out the third expertise prompt, you must fill out your primary and additional areas of expertise first.

ARPA-E advances high-potential, high-impact energy technologies that are too early for private-sector investment. ARPA-E awardees are unique because they are developing entirely new ways to generate, store, and use energy.

To review for ARPA-E, please register on the ARPA-E Exchange: ARPA-E Funding Opportunity Exchange. Click on the yellow “New External User or Reviewer” button if you are not a DOE or Lab employee.*

* Please note, on the registration page where you indicate your areas of expertise, you will not find dropdowns related to J40, DEIA, and Workforce. If these are your areas of expertise, please include these keywords and others related to these areas in the “Technical Areas Keywords” box and include them on your resume.

IE strives to maximize the development and deployment of energy solutions for the benefit of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

To review for IE, please register on the IE Exchange: IE Funding Opportunity Exchange. Click on the yellow “New External User or Reviewer” button if you are not a DOE or Lab employee. *

* Please note, on the IE registration page, you will not find dropdowns related to J40, DEIA, and Workforce. If these are your areas of expertise, please include them in your resume, which you are required to attach.

GDO strives to provide electricity to everyone, everywhere by maintaining and investing in critical generation facilities to ensure resource adequacy and improving and expanding transmission and distribution systems. Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) is recruiting reviewers for competitive funding applications for projects that help make the electric grid resilient, smart, and innovative. The GRIP team is looking for reviewers with an expertise in a variety of topics. Reviewers will participate in the review and selection process for the FY2022-2023 GRIP funding opportunities for Grid Resilience, Smart Grid, and Grid Innovation programs.  

Subject Matter Experts are needed for (but not limited to!) the following areas:

• Transmission and Distribution Systems
• Energy Justice, Community Benefits, Community Engagement, and Justice40 Initiative
• (Grid Resilience) Weatherization, Undergrounding, Adaptation Techniques, Advanced Modeling, Distributed Generation/Microgrids for system capacity enhancement
• (Smart Grid) Power flow controls/distribution management, DER aggregation
• (Grid Innovation) Microgrids and Islanding, Permitting and Siting, Storage, Grid Assets and Backup Power, Novel or Innovative Approaches to Financing and Interconnections

Tentative Schedule(s) and Time Commitment *

• Grid Resilience: April 2023 –July 2023
• Smart Grid: March 2023 –July 2023
• Grid Innovation: June 2023 –September 2023

* The first month will be the most time intensive period, during which individual review work will occur. The latter portion of the schedule will be for meetings and discussions.

To review for GDO, please register here on the S-3 Exchange: Clean Energy Infrastructure Funding Opportunity Exchange. Click on the yellow “New External User or Reviewer” button if you are not a DOE or Lab employee to complete the registration. * Once you are logged in, click on the blue "Reviewer” button and complete the registration prompts. Want to learn more? Email Kristen Frick at Kristen.Frick@hq.doe.gov.

* Please note, on the registration page where you indicate your areas of expertise, you will only find dropdowns related to J40, DEIA, Workforce under the third button labeled “functional areas of expertise” under “Areas of Expertise”. To fill out the third expertise prompt, you must fill out your primary and additional areas of expertise first.

S-3 focuses on deploying clean energy infrastructure in pursuit of national goals for affordable and reliable energy, creating high quality jobs, enhancing U.S. manufacturing, and addressing the climate crisis. Its efforts support achieving carbon-free electricity in the U.S. by 2035, a net zero economy by 2050, and delivering substantial benefits to the communities that are frequently left behind.

To review for S-3 opportunities, please fill out this form and send your resume to S3MeritReview@hq.doe.gov.  Someone from S-3 will be in touch.

SC is the nation’s largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences, the steward of 10 of the Nation’s national laboratories, and the lead in supporting fundamental research for energy production and security.

To demonstrate your interest in serving as reviewer for SC, create an account in the Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS) by clicking on the link to “Create New PAMS Account”.

For your consideration:

• Selection is NOT guaranteed just because you applied to be a reviewer.
• DOE must ensure that selected reviewers do not have conflicts of interest and have applicable expertise. All reviewers are screened for Conflict of Interest and must sign Non-Disclosure Agreements.
• Reviewers should have the required technical experience to serve as a technical reviewer and the academic, subject matter, and/or practitioner experience in at least one of following areas to review a FOA CBP:
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA);  
  • Community and stakeholder engagement;  
  • Workforce development and quality jobs; and  
  • Environmental justice.  

• Reviewers may be compensated for their review.  

• If you are interested in learning more about the merit review process at the Department of Energy, please click here.
• Each Exchange portal is slightly different. Please make sure to provide all the necessary information required in your selected portal.

DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions’ mission is to expand the public impact of the department's research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) portfolio to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the nation.

We are seeking reviewers with academic, subject matter, and/or practitioner experience in a wide range of areas. To potentially review, send your resume to OTTReviewers@hq.doe.gov and register as a reviewer on DOE Exchange. Select “Office of Technology Transitions (OTT)” as your primary area of expertise.

Registering as a reviewer allows OTT to identify you as a potential reviewer for funding opportunities. Registering does not guarantee selection as a reviewer. OTT will contact reviewers with relevant expertise based on the needs of specific programs and solicitations.