Closed · DE-FOA-0003226 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary

Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 4 (SEEDS 4)

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

$1M-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
March 15, 2024
Close date
6
Expected awards

The verdict

Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 4 (SEEDS 4) is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1,000,000 -- $2,500,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.

$1M-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
6
expected awards
81.087
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 4 is closed (last close March 15, 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 March 15, 2024

Posted Dec 14 Closes Mar 15

Est. Total Funding

$7,000,000

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

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) to invest in innovative social science research that generates actionable insights to improve large-scale solar (LSS) siting processes and outcomes for host communities—particularly those that are disadvantaged—and the solar industry.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003226

Grants.gov marks Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 4 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 Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 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

Stephanie Hodge 240-562-1295 stephanie.hodge@ee.doe.gov

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