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. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office of Science.
- $12M-$18M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.049
- CFDA program
- 414
- other opportunities from Office of Science
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on July 1, 2026. Watch CFDA 81.049 (Basic Energy Sciences) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $12,000,000 -- $18,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 1, 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.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003614
Grants.gov marks Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Science book (278 peers, 67% of 415).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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.
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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What to do next
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Basic Energy Sciences indexes 6 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Office of Science lists 414 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
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