Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)
Posted by Office of Science
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) — is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003614 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.049, posted by Office of Science. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on February 18, 2026 and last updated on February 20, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a other.
Award economics. The award range on file is $12,000,000 -- $18,000,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. 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. Applications close on July 1, 2026 — roughly 25 days from today. 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.
Award Range
$12,000,000 -- $18,000,000
Close Date
July 1, 2026
Posted
February 18, 2026
Instrument
Other
Description
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. These multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary centers accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. EFRCs integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML; develop innovative experimental and theoretical tools that illuminate fundamental processes in unprecedented detail; and create an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary, workforce of energy-focused scientists.
Eligibility
99
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
EFRC
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