Closed · DE-FOA-0002609 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2022 Solar Manufacturing Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K-$20M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 3, 2022
- Close date
- 24
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2022 Solar Manufacturing Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $500,000 -- $20,000,000 across 24 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $500K-$20M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 24
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Fiscal Year 2022 Solar Manufacturing Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0002609 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.087, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 14, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $500,000 -- $20,000,000. The agency has projected $27.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 24 awards. If the agency funds the expected 24 awards from the $27.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.1 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on October 3, 2022. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$500,000 -- $20,000,000
Close Date
October 3, 2022
Posted
July 14, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$27,000,000
Expected Awards
24
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Fiscal Year 2022 Solar Manufacturing Incubator Funding Opportunity Announcement This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO). This funding program seeks to invest in innovative research and development (R&D) as well as research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that enable continued cost reductions, while developing next-generation solar technologies and boosting American solar manufacturing, especially in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics. These projects will support the scaling of affordable solar generation and facilitate secure, reliable integration of solar electricity into the nation’s energy grid to ultimately benefit the U.S. economy. The research and development (R&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA will develop and demonstrate new technologies enabling fast deployment of large amounts of solar generation into the grid.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 22. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Martha J. Amador 720-356-1260 martha.amador@ee.doe.gov
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