Closed · DE-FOA-0002845 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL), SECTION 41006(A)(2): U.S. TIDAL ENERGY ADVANCEMENT

Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$35M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 25, 2023
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL), SECTION 41006(A)(2): U.S. TIDAL ENERGY ADVANCEMENT is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $500,000 -- $35,000,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.

$500K-$35M
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
81.087
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) is closed (last close July 25, 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 July 25, 2023

Posted May 8 Closes Jul 25

Est. Total Funding

$45,000,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Modification 0001: 1. The purpose of this modification is to clarify language on Page 17: WPTO's longer term vision for the site is to have this site expand to include additional devices. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Section 41006(a)(2): U.S. Tidal Energy Advancement” to significantly advance the state of tidal and/or current technologies in the U.S. Awards made under this FOA will be funded with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act[1], more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Through this FOA, DOE will invest $35,000,000 under Section 41006(a)(2) to fund the first large-scale investment for the development of a pilot tidal and/or current Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) site in the U.S., with the aim to position tidal and/or current energy generation as a key clean energy contributor ready for net-zero emissions power sector while creating good jobs. An additional $10,000,000 under Section 41006(a)(2) will be invested in a community-led tidal and/or current energy project, where balancing community energy priorities and technology innovation will accelerate tidal and current energy technologies for the generation of power to promote the resilience and economic development of coastal communities. Topic Area 1: Tidal and/or Current Site Development Topic Area 2: Community-Led Tidal and/or Current Energy Planning and Project Execution (Applications must be submitted under DE-TA2-0002845) To view the full FOA document, visit EERE Exchange at https://eere-Exchange.energy.gov.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002845

Grants.gov marks BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) 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: 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

Marine Energy FOA MarineEnergyFOA@ee.doe.gov

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