Closed · DE-FOA-0003497 · CFDA 81.122 · Discretionary

Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$275K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 2, 2025
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $1 -- $275,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.

$1-$275K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
81.122
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Ener… is closed (last close February 2, 2025). The parent program page for CFDA 81.122 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Energy Technology Laboratory still indexes 530 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 February 2, 2025

Posted Dec 6 Closes Feb 2

Est. Total Funding

$4,125,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems aims to enhance community safety for utilities with Energy Storage Systems. As storage technologies continue to be deployed, it is critical that communities are storage ready and that necessary stakeholders are brought to the table to ensure a new or existing Energy Storage Systems will operate safely and reliably. In localities across the country, uncertainty over proper response procedures to security threats and unanticipated failures of Energy Storage Systems can delay or even prevent deployment.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003497

Grants.gov marks Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Ener… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). 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 codes span Education · Energy (ED;EN). 38 other National Energy Technology Laboratory listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 531).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 81.122

Transportation Technologies R&D

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

Ashley N. Millender 412-386-9428 ashley.millender@netl.doe.gov

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What to do next

Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Ener… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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