Closed · DE-FOA-0003036 · CFDA 81.122 · Discretionary
Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- December 4, 2023
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $1 -- $5,000,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1-$5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 81.122
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003036 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.122, posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 25, 2023 and last updated on October 5, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $5,000,000. The agency has projected $15.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 3 awards. If the agency funds the expected 3 awards from the $15.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $5.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. 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 December 4, 2023. 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
$1 -- $5,000,000
Close Date
December 4, 2023
Posted
July 25, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$15,000,000
Expected Awards
3
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the Office of Electricity (OE), is releasing a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to solicit applications for innovative long duration energy storage system (ESS) demonstration projects that advance a technology towards commercialization and validate its cost and performance in the field to the energy stakeholder community. These demonstrations will contribute data to the National Lab led Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI) in order to unlock insights about the performance of these systems that will accelerate the testing and validation process for emerging technologies. The FOA will contain three areas of interest based on eligible technology: 1. Lithium Batteries 2. Flow Batteries 3. Other Innovative Technologies, that will each be eligible for up to $5 million in federal funding available with 50% cost share provided by the applicant organization(s). These projects will support DOE priorities such as the Long Duration Storage Shot and Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) and address challenges identified in DOE’s Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, Electricity Advisory Committee’s (EAC) 2022 Biennial Energy Storage Review, and the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB) blueprint for lithium batteries. As required under Section 3201(c)(4), DOE is required to “make publicly available a report describing the performance of those programs.” To fulfill this requirement, OE anticipates separately funding a competitively selected national lab consortium to implement the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI), which will implement “accelerated life testing protocols to predict estimated lifetime metrics with accuracy,” as required under Section 3201(b)(3). ROVI will leverage the data from projects funded under this FOA to accelerate commercial development and deployment of a wide range of lithium batteries, flow batteries, and other storage technology. Applicant teams would be expected to work with the ROVI Lab Consortium to negotiate data sharing requirements and allocate a portion of the awarded funding to ensure these requirements are met.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. 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
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Parent Grant Program
Transportation Technologies R&D
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Sommer L. Starr 412-386-9333 sommer.starr@netl.doe.gov
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