Closed · DE-FOA-0002196 · CFDA 81.086 · Discretionary

Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) – 2020

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

$1-$3M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 20, 2021
Close date
60
Expected awards

The verdict

Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) – 2020 is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $1 -- $3,000,000 across 60 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.

$1-$3M
award range
Closed
application status
60
expected awards
81.086
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innov… is closed (last close January 20, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 81.086 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 January 20, 2021

Posted Sep 25 Closes Jan 20

Est. Total Funding

$60

Expected Awards

60

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to research and develop next-generation building technologies that have the potential for significant energy savings and improved demand flexibility, affordability, and occupant comfort. An additional goal is to advance building construction, remodeling, and retrofit practices, and associated workforces.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002196

Grants.gov marks Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innov… 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 · Environment · Housing · Opportunity Zones · Science and Technology / R&D (EN;ENV;HO;OZ;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 81.086

Conservation Research and Development

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

John R. Hatfield 304-285-5235 John.Hatfield@netl.doe.gov

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What to do next

Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innov… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 81.086 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Conservation Research and Development indexes 29 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Energy Technology Laboratory lists 530 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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