Closed · DE-FOA-0003034 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-based Resource Management and Availability for future power systems (OPTIMA), DE-FOA-0003034
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $2M-$4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 14, 2023
- Close date
- 13
- Expected awards
The verdict
Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-based Resource Management and Availability for future power systems (OPTIMA), DE-FOA-0003034 is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $2,000,000 -- $4,000,000 across 13 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $2M-$4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 13
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-bas… is closed (last close September 14, 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 September 14, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$30,000,000
Expected Awards
13
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This modification (000002) includes: Extending the Full Application Submission Deadline from 8/22/2023 to 9/14/2023. This action extends all other following deadlines. This modification (000001) includes: - Submission deadline for Concept Papers. - Submission deadline for Full Applications. - Submission deadline for Reply to Reviewer Comments. Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-based Resource Management and Availability for future power systems (OPTIMA), DE-FOA-0003034 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 FOA will advance the Biden Administration’s goals to achieve carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and to “deliver an equitable, clean energy future, and put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by no later than 2050” to the benefit of all Americans. The research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving innovations that can lead to the large-scale deployment of clean energy technologies. Specifically, projects funded under this FOA will address the emerging challenges and opportunities for grid planning and operation engineers and technicians arising from the power system’s transition to variable renewable energy sources and inverter-based power electronic grid interfaces. New state-of-the-art planning and operations tools will enable solar energy to be more optimally and reliably integrated and utilized within the electric power grid, providing Americans with more cheap and secure sources of clean energy.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003034
Grants.gov marks Operation and Planning Tools for Inverter-bas… 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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