Closed · DE-FOA-0003103 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $750K-$4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 17, 2024
- Close date
- 7
- Expected awards
The verdict
Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $750,000 -- $4,000,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $750K-$4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 7
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility is closed (last close May 17, 2024). 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 May 17, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$9,500,000
Expected Awards
7
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Modification 0004: The purpose of this modification is to extend Full Application deadline from 5/3/24 to 5/17/24 and revise the Expected Submission deadline for Replies to Reviewer comments from 6/28/24 to 7/12/24. ____________________________________________________________ Modification 0003: The purpose of this modification is to revise cost share requirements for federally recognized Indian Tribes under Topic Area 1. ____________________________________________________________ Modification 0002: The purpose of this modification is to extend the Concept Paper deadline to February 9, 2024, and revise the deadlines for Full Applications and the Reply to Reviewer Comments. ____________________________________________________________ Modification 0001: The purpose of this modification is to extend the Concept Paper deadline to February 1, 2024, and revise the deadlines for Full Applications and the Reply to Reviewer Comments. ____________________________________________________________ This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). This FOA supports three complementary strategies for increasing the flexibility of hydropower: demonstrating hydropower hybrids, supporting innovative advanced hydropower equipment, and developing new operational strategies. WPTO’s HydroWIRES Initiative seeks to understand, enable, and improve the contribution of hydropower, including pumped storage hydropower (PSH) to reliability, resilience, and integration in the rapidly evolving U.S. electricity system. Hydropower’s flexibility is central to enhancing all these contributions. Through the three Topic Areas identified below, this FOA will develop a suite of advancements that improve hydropower flexibility at multiple scales: improved components within the plant, improved hybridized capabilities at the plant interconnection, and improved operations across the fleet. 1. Hydropower Hybrids Demonstration 2. Technologies to Increase Flexibility 3. Operational Flexibility To view the entire FOA document, visit the EERE Exchange Website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003103
Grants.gov marks Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
HydropowerFOA@ee.doe.gov FOA Mailbox
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