Closed · DE-FOA-0002653 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary
Energy Frontier Research Centers
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2M-$4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 16, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Energy Frontier Research Centers is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $2,000,000 -- $4,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.
- $2M-$4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.049
- CFDA program
- 414
- other opportunities from Office of Science
Archived opportunity record
Energy Frontier Research Centers is closed (last close May 16, 2022). 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 16, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$420,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications from multi-disciplinary teams will be required to propose both discovery science and use-inspired basic research that addresses priority research directions and opportunities identified by a series of BES workshop and roundtable reports. DOE encourages applications that propose fundamental chemical sciences, materials sciences, geosciences, and biosciences research that will enable future clean energy technologies and advanced manufacturing. Coordination across programs is a high priority for DOE. EFRCs under this FOA will include awards for fundamental science that underpins the Energy Earthshots Initiative.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002653
Grants.gov marks Energy Frontier Research Centers with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). 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). 72 other Office of Science listings share this eligibility-code string (17% of 415).
- 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Michael Hill Contracting Officer
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What to do next
Energy Frontier Research Centers 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
- Office of Science lists 414 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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