Closed · DE-FOA-0002731 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006. Water Power Projects: Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 6, 2023
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006. Water Power Projects: Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.087
- CFDA program
- 839
- other opportunities from Golden Field Office
Archived opportunity record
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006.… is closed (last close March 6, 2023). 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 6, 2023
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Modification 0003: 1. Add the details for the Buy America Requirements for Infrastructure Projects Waiver Requests in Section IV.D.xv. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modification 0002: 1. Update the submission deadline for Full Applications from Sunday, March 5, 2023, to Monday, March 6, 2023. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modification 0001: 1. Remove the requirement of the Community Benefits Plan section within the Content and Form of the Concept Paper in Section IV.C. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Water Power Technlogies Office (WPTO), this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006: Water Power Projects: Innovative Technologies to Enable Low Impact Hydropower and Pumped Storage Hydropower Growth.” Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This FOA seeks applications to address innovative solutions to retrofit non-powered dams with environmentally sustainable hydropower at a reasonable cost; applications to address development and testing technologies that mitigate challenges to pumped storage hydropower deployment, including market and revenue uncertainty, development costs and financing, long development timelines, permitting challenges, construction risks, and environmental impacts; and applications to address and encourage emerging organizations to support hydropower development. WPTO expects the amount of funding available for projects under this FOA will be approximately $14.5 million and cover the following topic areas: 1. Hydropower Retrofits for Non-Powered Dams; 2. Innovative Pumped Storage Hydropower Technologies; and 3. Hydropower R&D by Emerging Organizations. Please Note: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov). To view the complete FOA document, visit the eXCHANGE website at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. Please note that you must first select this specific FOA Number in order to view the questions and answers specific to this FOA
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002731
Grants.gov marks Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 41006.… 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 code maps to Energy (EN). This eligibility-code string dominates the Golden Field Office book (634 peers, 75% of 840).
- 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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Agency Contact
FOA Mailbox HydropowerFOA@ee.doe.gov
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What to do next
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