Closed · DE-FOA-0002254 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary
Research to Enable Fuels From Sunlight
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $10M-$20M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 27, 2020
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Research to Enable Fuels From Sunlight is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $10,000,000 -- $20,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.
- $10M-$20M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 81.049
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Research to Enable Fuels From Sunlight is closed (last close May 27, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 81.049 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Office of Science still indexes 414 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 May 27, 2020
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Procurement Contract
Description
Amendment 000001 is issued to update the cost sharing information in Section III Eligibility Requirements, B. Cost Sharing and Institutional Commitments.This FOA solicits new applications for multi-investigator cross-disciplinary early-stage fundamental research to address emerging new directions as well as long-standing challenges in liquid solar fuels generation via artificial photosynthesis approaches. Artificial photosynthesis is typically viewed as the generation of fuels using only sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water as inputs. However, for the purpose of this FOA the concept of artificial photosynthesis approaches will be expanded to include other abundant feedstocks beyond carbon dioxide, such as nitrogen. Regardless of feedstock, the focus must remain on fundamental scientific concepts for solar-driven liquid fuel production. Applications should focus on the highest scientific priorities in solar fuels production as identified by the 2019 Liquid Solar Fuels Roundtable and will be required to address priority research opportunities (PROs) denoted in 2019 Liquid Solar Fuels Roundtable Report (Brochure). The research should capitalize on unique capabilities and accomplishments developed to date, including those from BES-funded efforts in the Fuels from Sunlight Hub, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs), and BES core programs. Projects should also integrate experiment and theory to elucidate scientific principles for light energy capture and conversion into chemical bonds.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002254
Grants.gov marks Research to Enable Fuels From Sunlight 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: Procurement Contract. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Science book (278 peers, 67% of 415).
- 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
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Warren Riley Contracting Officer Phone: 630-252-2485
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What to do next
Research to Enable Fuels From Sunlight is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Basic Energy Sciences indexes 6 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
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