Science & Research · Active
Energy Storage Technologies · DOE · Active NOFO · mega band
Energy Storage Technologies (CFDA 81.117) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $500K–$10M
- Typical award range
- 11
- Indexed opportunities
- 1
- Open now
- DOE
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Energy Storage Technologies ranks #48 of 504, #2 of 16 within DOE, and #4 of 44 among Science & Research programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 81.117 is an active Science & Research program with 11 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 1 is open for application.
- $500K–$10M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- January 15
- next application deadline
- $23.0 million
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 9%
- of the catalog is Science & Research
Energy Storage Technologies · upper-band NOFO desk (#132/502 by ceiling)
Energy Storage Technologies clears 370 of 502 published ceilings (74th percentile), an upper-band catalog maximum, not a promised award.
Energy Storage Technologies vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$10,000,000 Top 26% higher than 74% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-08-07
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 81.117 · DOE VOL-STEADY · #48/504
VOL-STEADY · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · NOFO-OPEN · CEIL-TENS-M · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-STEADY 11 indexed
- TOP-DECILE #48/504
- PHOTO-FINISH Agriculture and Food… · 10.310
- NOFO-OPEN 1 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-TENS-M $500K–$10M
- ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 11 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Science & Research: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) (±0 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 81.117
VOL-STEADY · #48/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±0 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestPublic Safety Partn… · nearAgriculture and Foo… · nearEnergy Storage Tech… · this listingEconomic Adjustment… · nearStaffing for Adequa… · nearPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
Active mega-ceiling competition board
Energy Storage Technologies combines mega-scale SAM.gov dollars ($500,000 to $10.0 million) with an active opportunity trail (11 indexed rows). Live windows exist on 1 of 20 recent listings. Volume and ceiling both clear the mid-tier bar.
Assistance Listing text · DOE
Development of advanced battery and energy storage technologies for grid and transportation applications.
Market-open applicant set · 2 printed doors
The Assistance Listing for Energy Storage Technologies includes a for-profit small-business door among 2 printed types (Educational Institution, Small Business (For-Profit)). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes.
Predominantly cooperative agreements (CA) · CFDA 81.117
51% of the 87 indexed listings under CFDA 81.117 are cooperative agreements (CA), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Energy Storage Technologies typically uses to move money. 33% of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $1.2 billion across 33 listings (avg $37.2 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 660 across 34 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 81.117, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Mostly archived listings · CFDA 81.117
Only 1 of 87 indexed listings under CFDA 81.117 are open (1%); the book is mostly archived. Reported award ceilings swing from $1 to $50.0 million (50000000×); treat any single listing's ceiling as a local bound, not the program's typical award. 90% of listings carry the Energy (EN) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 1 open · 86 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $1.0 million (54 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Energy (EN)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
DOE · administering agency
U.S. Department of Energy
Energy research, clean energy development, environmental cleanup, and science programs.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 81.117 1 Open
NOI: PROSPECT Program: Providing Opportunities for Specialized Education in Critical Technologies
Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001271 Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP)
Notice of Technical Assistance for Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency Competition
NOI: Cities Leading through Energy Analysis and Planning (Cities-LEAP)
Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement: Industrial Assessment Centers
Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies, Fiscal Year 2016
Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) 2017
Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement: Industrial Assessment Centers Technical Field Manager
Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement: Extending Industrial Assessment Centers to Underserved Areas
RFI - Engaging Governors to Advance State Energy Priorities
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (11 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 81.117: 11 indexed opportunities · 1 open on the recent slice.
- Start with the open listing DE-FOA-0003662 (closes January 15, 2027) before you compare distant categories. Open listing
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) administers 16 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Vocational Education Basic Grants to States (84.004). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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