Closed · DE-FOA-0001917 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Affordable and Sustainable Energy Crops (ASEC) Funding Opportunity Announcement
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2.5M-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 27, 2018
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
Affordable and Sustainable Energy Crops (ASEC) Funding Opportunity Announcement is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $2,500,000 -- $5,000,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $2.5M-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Affordable and Sustainable Energy Crops is closed (last close June 27, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Golden Field Office still indexes 839 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 June 27, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$15,000,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Modification 000001: The purpose of this modification is to update the following: Section I.A – Project Requirements: Edited: Projects must evaluate crop performance (i.e., yield and potential for profitability) and environmental performance over at least three (3) annual cycles to provide empirical data on newer varieties of energy crops relative to traditional cropping and pasture systems. For herbaceous species, this must include at least 3 harvest cycles. For short rotation woody crop species, this must include at least 1 harvest cycle. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announces a notice of availability of funds for financial assistance to accelerate research and development related to the production of affordable and sustainable non-food energy crops that can be used as feedstocks for the production of price-competitive biofuels and bioproducts. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) supports EERE’s performance metrics to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, increase the viability and affordability of renewable energy technologies and processes, and spur growth in the domestic bioeconomy. Applicants must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov before submitting an application and must provide a valid Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in the application. Failure to comply may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified to receive a Federal award, and that determination could be used as a basis for making a Federal award to another applicant. The full FOA is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. To apply to this FOA, Applicants must register with and submit application materials through EERE Exchange, EERE’s online application portal. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE Exchange website.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0001917
Grants.gov marks Affordable and Sustainable Energy Crops 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 code maps to Energy (EN). This eligibility-code string dominates the Golden Field Office book (634 peers, 75% of 840).
- 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Nicholas Oscarsson BETOEnergyCropsFOA@ee.doe.gov
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What to do next
Affordable and Sustainable Energy Crops is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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