OTT Announces Energy Incubator Funding Opportunity
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for its Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC). With up to $4 million in available funding, the EPIC FOA is the second of a two-part, $5 million program sponsored by DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT). The FOA seeks to recognize innovation-accelerating organizations focused on stimulating energy hardware development through supportive regional clusters.
“In OTT, we’ve invested in strengthening America’s regional innovation ecosystems through targeted outreach, streamlined policies, and—for the first time—funding new programs,” said Chief Commercialization Officer and OTT Director Conner Prochaska. “We’ve learned a great deal this year from the prize portion of EPIC, and we’re applying those lessons to the FOA, which offers applicants significantly more resources to build tomorrow’s energy technologies.”
Read more here.
Did you miss the announcement of the winners selected for the EPIC prize portion? We awarded a collective total of $1 million to 20 incubators focused on developing strong regional innovation clusters. Read more here.
Regional Innovation Ecosystems: Spotlight on Michigan
After two successful roundtables this summer with Michigan stakeholders, OTT and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation collaborated on a report to gain a clearer understanding of the current and future challenges facing Michigan’s innovation ecosystem, and highlight opportunities to inspire clean energy technology innovation and advance regional markets.
Read report here.
Catch up on the Energy Innovation Series!
Over the past several months, OTT has had the pleasure to support the Energy Innovation Series hosted by the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. The series has focused on specific categories of energy technology, and the innovation priorities within the DOE and the National Laboratory complex against the broader ecosystem, both domestic and international, for advancing a portfolio of solutions.
After five engaging sessions, we recently wrapped up the series with a final discussion focusing on the U.S. innovation ecosystem, inlcuding a keynote from Secretary Brouillette.
You can rewatch all six sessions here.