Closed · DE-FOA-0002446 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) FY 2021 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

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

$1M-$5M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 8, 2021
Close date
24
Expected awards

The verdict

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) FY 2021 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000 across 24 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.

$1M-$5M
award range
Closed
application status
24
expected awards
81.087
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office is closed (last close March 8, 2021). 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 March 8, 2021

Posted Dec 10 Closes Mar 8

Est. Total Funding

$33,500,000

Expected Awards

24

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) FY 2021 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)The HFTO FY21 FOA will build upon the FY19 H2@Scale and FY20 H2@Scale New Markets FOAs by enhancing the performance and durability and reducing cost of heavy duty (HD) fuel cell components, expanding hydrogen production via high-temperature electrolysis and biological-based waste conversion technologies, growing the domestic supply chain for HD hydrogen fueling stations, and cost analysis for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.Topics cover R&D on:-Fuel cells for heavy duty applications in coordination with the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck consortium.-Hydrogen production through high temperature (high-T) electrolysis in coordination the H2NEW consortium, as well as biological processes that use waste.-Hydrogen infrastructure activities to develop supply chain components and validate hydrogen fueling technologies, and-Independent cost analysis of hydrogen production, storage and fuel cell technologies

Wide-open applicant board · 16 Grants.gov doors

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office prints 16 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +12 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Energy · Opportunity Zones (EN;OZ). Only 25 other Golden Field Office listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 840).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 21
Individuals
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

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