Closed · DE-FOA-0002131 · CFDA 81.135 · Discretionary
RFI on Enabling Technologies for a Commercially Viable Fusion Power Plant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$1
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 5, 2019
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
RFI on Enabling Technologies for a Commercially Viable Fusion Power Plant is a closed discretionary listing from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy that offered $1 -- $1 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 183 other opportunities from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy.
- $1-$1
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 81.135
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
RFI on Enabling Technologies for a Commercial… is closed (last close June 5, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 81.135 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy still indexes 183 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 5, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$1
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
Request for Information – Enabling Technologies for a Commercially Viable Fusion Power Plant This is a Request for Information only. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs. ARPA-E is seeking information from diverse R&D communities, from both within and especially outside the fusion R&D community, about technological solutions and innovations that can enable commercially viable fusion power plants. While it is impossible to predict precisely what is needed for fusion to be “commercially viable” over the next few decades, fusion’s market entry may require that both the nameplate generation capacity and total construction cost be well below the assumed 1-GWe and >$5B (2019 dollars) scales described in prior fusion-power-plant studies. This RFI focuses specifically on the enabling technologies for potential fusion power plants at reduced nameplate capacity and cost. ARPA-E is particularly interested in transformational R&D opportunities that are not already being pursued by or included in the roadmaps of ongoing DOE fusion programs. The information you provide may be used by ARPA-E in support of program planning. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002131
Grants.gov marks RFI on Enabling Technologies for a Commercial… 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy book (138 peers, 75% of 184).
- 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
Environmental Cleanup
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Mary A. Barnes mary.barnes@hq.doe.gov
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What to do next
RFI on Enabling Technologies for a Commercial… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.135 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
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- Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy lists 183 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
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