Closed · DE-FOA-0001853 · CFDA 81.089 · Discretionary

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Core Technology Research

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 30, 2018
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Core Technology Research is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $500,000 -- $2,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.

$500K-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
81.089
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Core Technology Resear… is closed (last close April 30, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 81.089 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Energy Technology Laboratory still indexes 530 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 30, 2018

Posted Mar 1 Closes Apr 30

Est. Total Funding

$9,500,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is soliciting applications to develop Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology in order to support fuel cells system manufacturers in addressing issues related to cost and reliability of fuel cells systems. Applications are sought in two areas of interest (AOI) that include AOI 1 – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) Core Technology Research and AOI 2 – Core Technology Research and Development (R&D) in Support of Near-Term SOFC Power Systems Prototype Tests. AOI 1 is supporting transformational technologies that are focused on early-stage laboratory-scale R&D. Successful projects will result in validation of concepts at a laboratory-scale. Collaboration with a fuel cell system manufacturer is encouraged. AOI 2 will seek projects that address reliability issues facing 2nd Generation SOFC power systems in an operational environment. This AOI will require a team approach where the participation of at least one fuel cell system manufacturer as a prime or a sub-recipient in the team is required. Teams should be able to take the technology developed during the award to the point that it can be validated in an operational system. Fuel cell technology other than SOFC will be considered non-responsive to both AOIs.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0001853

Grants.gov marks Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Core Technology Resear… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Science and Technology / R&D (EN;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Energy Technology Laboratory book (410 peers, 77% of 531).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 81.089

Fossil Energy Research and Development

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

Contract Specialist Charles C. Tomasiak Charles.Tomasiak@NETL.DOE.GOV

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