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Overview of the Loan Programs Office
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CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING

The Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program offers loan guarantees to accelerate the commercial deployment of innovative energy technology. Eligible projects for the Title 17 program must:

  • Utilize a new or significantly improved technology; 
  • Avoid, reduce or sequester greenhouse gases; 
  • Be located in the United States; and,
  • Have a reasonable prospect of repayment. 

Loan Guarantees

Innovative Clean Energy: Fossil Loan Guarantees
Loan guarantees for commercial-scale, innovative fossil projects
Innovative Clean Energy: Nuclear Loan Guarantees
Loan guarantees for commercial-scale, innovative nuclear projects
Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantees
Loan guarantees for commercial-scale, innovative clean energy projects
Distributed Energy Projects
Guidance for Distributed Energy Project eligibility under the Innovative Clean Energy and Innovative Clean Energy: Fossil solicitations
Electric Vehicles & Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Guidance on loans and loan guarantees for the deployment and manufacture of EV and alternative fuel vehicles infrastructure
Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment
The Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program (Section 1706) guarantees loans to projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations or enable operating energy infrastructure to run more cleanly.

AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING

The ATVM loan program provides direct loans to automotive or component manufacturers for reequipping, expanding, or establishing manufacturing facilities in the U.S. that produce fuel-efficient advanced technology vehicles or qualifying components, or for engineering integration performed in the U.S. for advanced technology vehicles or qualifying components.

DIRECT LOANS

Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVM)
Direct loans to support U.S. manufacturing of fuel-efficient, advanced technology vehicles and qualifying components
Electric Vehicles & Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Guidance on loans and loan guarantees for the deployment and manufacture of EV and alternative fuel vehicles infrastructure

TRIBAL ENERGY PROJECTS

LPO supports tribal investment in energy-related projects by providing direct loans or partial loan guarantees to federally recognized tribe, including Alaska Native village or regional or village corporations; or a Tribal Energy Development Organization (TEDO) that is wholly or substantially owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe or Alaska Native Corporation. 

DIRECT LOANS OR PARTIAL LOAN GUARANTEES

Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP)
Direct loans and partial loan guarantees for tribal energy development projects

HOW TO BEGIN

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact LPO for a no-fee, no-commitment, pre-application consultation prior to submitting a formal application. Pre-application consultations allow potential applicants to begin a dialogue directly with LPO staff to help LPO learn more about the project and to help ensure that applicants fully understand DOE's requirements and processes. Request a pre-application consultation by emailing lpo@hq.doe.gov.