OpenDue Sep 29, 2029
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy · Department of Energy
SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY
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· Opportunity DE-FOA-0003467
· Assistance Listing 81.135
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Sep 29, 2029 · 1088 days left
- Award size
- $5M – $20M
- Cost share / match ?
- Required
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ! Requires a cost share / match
- i Tennessee recipients since 2023: 21
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About this grant
The purpose of this modification is to clarify the meaning of the Program Policy Factors in Section V.C.
To obtain a copy of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. To apply to this NOFO, Applicants must register with and submit application materials through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Registration.aspx). For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). ARPA-E will not review or consider concept papers submitted through other means. For problems with ARPA-E eXCHANGE, email ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov (with NOFO name and number in the subject line).
Questions about this NOFO? Check the Frequently Asked Questions available at http://arpa-e.energy.gov/faq. For questions that have not already been answered, email ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov.
AGENCY OVERVIEW
The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), an organization within the Department of Energy (DOE), is chartered by Congress in the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-69), as amended by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-358), as further amended by the Energy Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260):
“(A) to enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through the development of energy technologies that—
(i) reduce imports of energy from foreign sources;
(ii) reduce energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases;
(iii) improve the energy efficiency of all economic sectors;
(iv) provide transformative solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and
(v) improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; and
(B) to ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies.”
ARPA-E issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under its authorizing statute codified at 42 U.S.C. § 16538. The NOFO and any cooperative agreements or grants made under this NOFO are subject to 2 C.F.R. Part 200 as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 910.
ARPA-E funds research on, and the development of, transformative science and technology solutions to address the energy and environmental missions of the Department. The agency focuses...
Eligibility (from the notice)
See Section II.A. of the NOFO.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
21 awards to Tennessee recipients in 4 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:
Past Tennessee recipients
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $4M | 2016 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $3.4M | 2016 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.8M | 2024 |
| Espin Technologies, Inc. | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $2.7M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.6M | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.5M | 2026 |
| Skynano Llc | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.5M | 2019 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.4M | 2021 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.4M | 2024 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, Putnam County | $1.3M | 2021 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (81.135)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — (ARPA-E)
How applications are judged
As described in the Funding Opportunity Annoucement.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Detailed cost share requirements are specified in each Funding Opportunity Announcement.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.
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