Closed · DE-FOA-0003289 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2024 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator FOA
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 7, 2024
- Close date
- 23
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2024 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator FOA is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1,000,000 -- $6,000,000 across 23 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1M-$6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 23
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Fiscal Year 2024 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator FOA - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003289 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.087, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 6, 2024 and last updated on September 24, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,000,000 -- $6,000,000. The agency has projected $50.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 23 awards. If the agency funds the expected 23 awards from the $50.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.2 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. 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 October 7, 2024. 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
$1,000,000 -- $6,000,000
Close Date
October 7, 2024
Posted
June 6, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$50,500,000
Expected Awards
23
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Fiscal Year 2024 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator funding opportunity (FOA), which will provide up to $50.5 million for research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that de-risk solar hardware, manufacturing processes, and software products across a wide range of solar technology areas. The research and development (R&D) and demonstration (RD&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA will support the DOE decarbonization goals by advancing innovative solar hardware, software, and manufacturing processes across a broad range of technology readiness levels, from laboratory-scale to pilot-scale testing and prototype demonstration. Technologies of interest include photovoltaics (PV), systems integration, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technologies, as well as those that connect solar with storage or electric vehicles and dual-use PV applications like agrivoltaics and vehicle-integrated PV. SETO encourages for-profit applicants to team with diverse institutions including academic institutions, non-profits, state and local governments, and Tribal governments. The FOA also seeks projects that provide outreach, education, or technology development for software that delivers an automated permit review and approval process for rooftop solar PV with or without energy storage. Both for-profit and non-profit entities are eligible to apply under this topic. SETO expects to make between 11 and 23 awards ranging from $1 million to $6 million under this FOA. Learn more about past Incubator funding program awardees. Prior to submitting a full application for this opportunity, a mandatory concept paper is due July 19 at 5 p.m. ET. Applicants can also access free Application Education Services through the American-Made Network and can engage with Power Connectors.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 12, 13, 22, 23. 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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Agency Contact
For questions about this FOA: solar.incubator@ee.doe.gov For questions about eXCHANGE: eere-exchangesupport@hq.doe.gov
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