Closed · DE-FOA-0002234 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary

Marine Energy Foundational Research and Testing Infrastructure

Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1.5M-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 7, 2020
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Marine Energy Foundational Research and Testing Infrastructure is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1,500,000 -- $5,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.

$1.5M-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
81.087
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Marine Energy Foundational Research and Testi… is closed (last close July 7, 2020). 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 July 7, 2020

Posted Mar 31 Closes Jul 7

Est. Total Funding

$22,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of this modification is to correct information on estimated funding for Topic Area 3 on page 25.Complete information, including the full Funding Opportunity Announcement, can be found on the EERE Exchange website - https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Marine Energy Foundational Research and Testing Infrastructure.” This FOA addresses priorities in the following Topic Areas:Topic Area 1: Foundational Research and Development (R&D)Topic Area 2: Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC)Topic Area 3: Foundational Research Network Facilitator (FRNF)Topic Area 4: Current Energy Technology Testing InfrastructureComplete information can be found on the EERE Exchange website - https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Energy

The printed eligibility set for Marine Energy Foundational Research and Testi… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Opportunity Zones (EN;OZ). Only 2 other Golden Field Office listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 840).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

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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Agency Contact

Brenda L. Dias brenda.dias@ee.doe.gov

What to do next

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