Closed · DE-FOA-0003614 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $12M-$18M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 1, 2026
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $12,000,000 -- $18,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $12M-$18M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.049
- CFDA program
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 closed, 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. This opportunity closed on July 1, 2026. 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
$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
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. 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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Parent Grant Program
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
EFRC
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