Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003142
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), specifically DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), signaling that EERE plans to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled "Innovative Designs for high-performance Low-cost HVDC Converters" under number DE-FOA0003142. The NOI is not the actual funding solicitation; it is an advance notice meant to alert potential applicants that a competitive funding announcement is expected in the near term. Because it is only an intent notice, the details provided are preliminary and explicitly subject to change once the full FOA is published.
The planned FOA is being issued on behalf of two EERE program offices: the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). The central technical theme is high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power conversion, with an emphasis on converter designs that can deliver strong performance while also reducing cost. In practical terms, this points to R&D and engineering efforts aimed at improving the performance-to-cost ratio of HVDC converter technology, which is commonly relevant for transmitting power over long distances, integrating large-scale renewable generation, and supporting grid modernization needs. Since both wind and water power offices are involved, the intended application space likely includes renewable energy integration and power delivery architectures where HVDC can offer advantages, though the NOI itself does not list specific technical targets, metrics, topic areas, or required deliverables.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity with an "Other" funding instrument type, and it falls under the energy funding activity category. The associated CFDA (Assistance Listing) number is 81.087. The issuing agency is the Department of Energy, Golden Field Office. The record shows a creation date of August 31, 2023, and an original closing date of January 22, 2024; however, because this is an NOI for a FOA that would be released later, applicants should treat these dates as informational and confirm the actual submission deadlines in the final FOA posting on EERE Exchange.
Eligibility, as summarized in the listing, includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, along with additional eligible applicants referenced under an "Others" category (with clarification expected in the FOA's eligibility section). In other words, universities are clearly eligible, and other entity types may be eligible depending on the final FOA language. The listing also shows an award ceiling of 1 (as posted in the source data) and expected awards of 0, which is a common artifact for notices of intent and should not be interpreted as the final funding level, number of awards, or maximum award size. Those elements are typically defined in the FOA itself and can differ from the placeholder values shown in early notices.
The NOI also makes clear that EERE will not answer questions about the NOI. Instead, once the FOA is officially released, DOE will provide a formal mechanism for submitting questions (often a dedicated Q&A mailbox and/or an Exchange Q&A feature), and those questions may be answered in an FAQ or through official amendments. Anyone interested should monitor the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ for the full Notice of Intent details and, more importantly, for the release of the actual FOA, which will contain the authoritative requirements such as topic areas, technical scope, submission components, evaluation criteria, compliance rules, cost share expectations (if any), teaming arrangements, and the final timeline.Apply for DE FOA 0003142
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA0003142" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 31, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 22, 2024. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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