Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002944
This notice describes the Department of Energy intent to release a future funding opportunity announcement (FOA) called "Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships" (Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0002944). It is being issued by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) through the Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), which focuses on speeding up the development and adoption of practical, cost-effective solutions that cut or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. industry. The core idea is to expand technical assistance capacity so industrial stakeholders can better evaluate, plan, and deploy onsite clean energy systems that reduce emissions while supporting operational reliability and resilience.
The anticipated FOA is centered on helping industrial organizations identify and implement onsite clean energy technologies that can replace fossil-fueled equipment and help organizations meet portfolio-wide greenhouse gas targets. The notice highlights that onsite solutions are viewed as an important piece of national decarbonization goals, including reaching carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and economy-wide net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. It also reflects growing demand from the industrial sector for hands-on technical support to sort through technology choices, integration challenges, performance and economics, and site-specific constraints.
The types of technologies that may be supported under the technical assistance scope are broad and include, but are not limited to, solar photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, wind power, renewable fuels, geothermal energy, battery storage, thermal storage, industrial heat pumps, combined heat and power (CHP), and district energy systems. The emphasis is not on basic research, but on practical deployment assistance that helps move projects from concept toward implementation, particularly where onsite generation, thermal needs, storage, and resilience requirements must be balanced.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary program with awards expected to be made through cooperative agreements, meaning DOE typically remains substantially involved during the project period (for example through collaboration, reviews, and federal technical input). The eligible applicant category is listed as unrestricted, indicating it is broadly open to many entity types, subject to any additional eligibility language that would appear in the final FOA. The activity category is energy under CFDA 81.086. The notice lists an anticipated award ceiling of up to $8,000,000 per award and an expectation of around 11 awards, though these figures are part of the notice and could change in the final solicitation.
A key limitation is that this is only a Notice of Intent (NOI), not the FOA itself. DOE is explicitly signaling that all details may change, that DOE might issue a materially different FOA than described here, or that it might not issue the FOA at all. DOE also states it will not answer questions about the NOI; a formal Q and A process would come only after the FOA is officially released. In practical terms, the notice functions as an early heads-up so organizations can begin preparing by forming teams, refining project concepts, and gathering relevant site, technology, and emissions data that would strengthen a future application.
To help organizations assemble competitive teams, DOE is also compiling a "Teaming Partner List." This is intended to make it easier for prospective applicants and would-be partners to find each other, signal interest, and build partnerships in advance of the FOA release. The funding record lists a creation date of December 14, 2022, with an original closing date of March 23, 2024, but because this is an NOI, interested parties should treat those dates and all program parameters as provisional until the actual FOA is published by the DOE Golden Field Office.Apply for DE FOA 0002944
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships"" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.086.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 14, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 23, 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 $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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