Closed · DE-FOA-0003003 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary

Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1.5M-$6M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 21, 2023
Close date
25
Expected awards

The verdict

Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $1,500,000 -- $6,000,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.

$1.5M-$6M
award range
Closed
application status
25
expected awards
81.049
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots is closed (last close June 21, 2023). 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 June 21, 2023

Posted Mar 21 Closes Jun 21

Est. Total Funding

$150,000,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Other

Description

The Office of Science (SC) hereby announces its interest in applications to advance basic research in support of the Department of Energy’s Energy Earthshots™ initiative.[1] The Energy Earthshots drive integrated program development and execution across the Department of Energy’s basic science and energy technology offices. They are part of an all-hands-on-deck approach to provide science and technology innovations that address the tough technological challenges required to achieve our climate and economic competitiveness goals.[2],[3] The Energy Earthshots will accelerate breakthroughs towards more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions. This FOA will support small teams to build the scientific foundations for the Energy Earthshot goals. [1] https://www.energy.gov/policy/energy-earthshots-initiative [2] U.S. Innovation to Meet 2050 Goals: Assessing Initial R&D Opportunities (2022). https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/U.S.-Innovation-to-Meet-2050-Climate-Goals.pdf [3] The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization: A Joint Strategy to Transform Transportation (2023). https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/EERE-Decarbonization-Transportation-Report-508.pdf

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003003

Grants.gov marks Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots 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. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Science book (278 peers, 67% of 415).

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 81.049

Basic Energy Sciences

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

sc.earthshots@science.doe.gov

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What to do next

Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots 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

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