Closed · DE-FOA-0003097 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary

Marine Energy University Foundational R&D

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

$200K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 6, 2024
Close date
32
Expected awards

The verdict

Marine Energy University Foundational R&D is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $200,000 -- $1,000,000 across 32 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.

$200K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
32
expected awards
81.087
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Marine Energy University Foundational R&D is closed (last close May 6, 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 6, 2024

Posted Jan 17 Closes May 6

Est. Total Funding

$14,500,000

Expected Awards

32

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Modification 0001: The purpose of this modification is to revise the deadlines for the Full Application and Reply to Reviewer Comments submissions. _____________________________________________________________ The 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) and the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). This FOA supports foundational research at domestic institutions of higher education, including Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), to address challenges faced by marine energy industries and spur innovation and development. Universities offer an array of exceptional capabilities and resources that create a rich ecosystem for high-level research combining intellectual capital, advanced infrastructure, a commitment to knowledge creation and dissemination, and a training ground for the next generation of scientists and scholars. This FOA will provide funding for foundational R&D activities to advance marine energy and offshore wind technologies, enabling broader utilization of ocean renewable energy sources through the following topic areas: 1. Publicly Available Marine Energy Data Analysis & Test Platform(s) to Produce Publicly Available Data 2. Sustainable & Scalable Offshore Wind, Marine Energy, and Aquaculture 3. Undergraduate Senior Design and/or Research Project 4. Open Topic Area To view the entire FOA document, visit the EERE Exchange Website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Marine Energy University Foundational R&D (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Energy (EN). Only 17 other Golden Field Office listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 840).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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

FOA Mailbox MarineEnergyFOA@ee.doe.gov

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What to do next

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