U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

EERE Financial Opportunities

Past Solicitations for Business, Industry, and Universities

The table below contains a list of past EERE financial assistance opportunities and opportunity-related requests. If you are searching for listings in a particular technology area, be sure to also look at those labeled "crosscutting." These apply to more than one technology area.

Technology Solicitation Title Open Date Close Date
Solar Development and Maintenance of Testing Standards for Solar Energy Systems 01/27/2004 03/26/2004
Buildings Solid State Lighting Core Technologies 02/26/2004 04/15/2004
Industry-
Aluminum		 Aluminum Visions of the Future Funding Opportunity 03/22/2004 05/14/2004
Industry-
Chemicals		 Innovative Energy Systems Pilot Project - Chemicals 03/16/2004 05/17/2004
Solar Information Dissemination, Education, and Public Outreach for the Solar Energy Technologies Program 03/23/2004 05/19/2004
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Hydrogen Safety, Codes, and Standards Research 02/26/2004 05/20/2004
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Research 04/20/2004 05/28/2004
Solar Sponsorship of Conferences That Advance The Objectives of the DOE SETP 04/07/2004 06/01/2004
Industry-
Mining		 EERE-ITP Mining Industry of the Future Grand Challenge Technology Concepts Area of Interest 3: Beneficiation and Processing 03/03/2004 06/03/2004
Industry-
Mining		 EERE-ITP Mining Industry of the Future Grand Challenge Technology Concepts for the Mining Industry 03/03/2004 06/03/2004
Solar National Accreditation and Certification Program For Installation and Acceptance of Photovoltaic Systems 04/14/2004 06/05/2004
Solar National Accreditation and Certification Program For Installation and Acceptance of Photovoltaic Systems 04/14/2004 06/05/2004
Geothermal Geothermal Resource Exploration and Definitions, GRED-III 03/22/2004 06/15/2004
Efficiency - General Inventions and Innovation 03/05/2004 07/02/2004
Buildings Solid State Lighting Product Development 05/20/2004 07/08/2004
Geothermal Geothermal Electrical Power System Validation 06/25/2004 10/19/2004
Vehicle Technologies Advanced Vehicle Testing and Evaluation 09/09/2004 11/10/2004
Vehicle Technologies Integration of On-Board Idle Reduction Technology in Heavy Trucks as Original Manufacturer Factory Equipment Option 09/09/2004 11/10/2004
Vehicle Technologies Advanced Combustion Engine Enabling Technology 09/09/2004 11/10/2004
Biomass Research to Develop Chemical Building Blocks from Biomass Derived Sugars, Syngas, or Oils 09/13/2004 11/15/2004
Biomass University Research in Biomass Technologies: Basic and Applied Understanding of Biomass Conversion and Processing for Fuels, Chemicals/Materials, and Heat and Power 09/01/2004 11/17/2004
Crosscutting First Steps Toward Developing Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency on Tribal Lands 10/06/2004 02/04/2005
Renewables - General Renewable Energy Development on Tribal Lands 10/06/2004 02/04/2005
Wind & Hydropower-
Wind		 Concept Studies for Distributed Wind Technologies 01/11/2005 03/02/2005
Vehicle Technologies FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program Solicitation for University Research and Graduate Automotive Technology Education Centers of Excellence 01/14/2005 03/10/2005
Wind & Hydropower-
Wind		 Component Development for Distributed Wind Technologies 01/10/2005 03/14/2005
Industry-
Steel		 Next Generation Steelmaking Research and Development 01/31/2005 03/31/2005
Industry-
Glass		 Glass Industry of the Future Funding Announcement 02/03/2005 04/01/2005
Efficiency - General Inventions and Innovation 12/16/2004 04/05/2005
Solar Million Solar Roofs/Solar Outreach and Communications Solicitation 03/09/2005 04/11/2005
Industry-
Steam		 Ultra-High-Efficiency Industrial Steam Generation 02/08/2005 04/14/2005
Vehicle Technologies Natural Gas Vehicle Road Map and Data Collection Effort 03/11/2005 05/02/2005
Vehicle Technologies Natural Gas Vehicle Cylinder Safety, Training and Inspection Project 03/11/2005 05/02/2005
Industry-
BestPractices		 Plant-Wide Assessments 02/14/2005 05/03/2005
Industry-
Forest Products		 Forest Products Industry of the Future 03/31/2005 06/09/2005
Geothermal Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technology Development 06/09/2005 07/14/2005
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Production and Delivery // 2005 // High-Temperature Solid Oxide Technologies Research 05/31/2005 07/25/2005
Buildings Energy-Efficient Building Technologies 06/10/2005 07/28/2005
Industry-
Forest Products		 Forest Products Industry of the Future 03/31/2005 08/02/2005
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Manufacturing // 2005 // High-Temperature, Low-Relative Humidity Polymer-Type Membranes 06/02/2005 08/18/2005
Crosscutting Inventions and Innovation Program 08/30/2005 10/11/2005
Buildings Solid-State Lighting Core Technologies 08/12/2005 10/18/2005
Industry-
Industrial Materials for the Future		 Materials for Energy-Efficient Industrial Processing 07/07/2005 10/19/2005
Industry-
Industrial Materials for the Future		 Laboratory Call for Materials For Energy-Efficient Industrial Processing 07/19/2005 10/26/2005
Industry-
Chemicals		 Chemicals Industry of the Future 09/07/2005 01/11/2006
Buildings Solid-State Lighting Product Development II 11/22/2005 01/17/2006
Industry-
Industrial Assessment Centers		 Industrial Assessment Center Program 07/14/2005 01/17/2006
Industry-
Chemicals		 Innovative Energy Systems Challenge 10/20/2005 01/25/2006
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Codes and Standards // 2005 // Codes and Standards for the Hydrogen Economy 12/07/2005 03/31/2006
Biomass Biomass Research and Development Initiative 11/04/2005 04/03/2006
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells R&D // 2006 // Research and Development of Fuel Cell Technologies 01/24/2006 04/07/2006
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells R&D // 2006 // Research and Development of Fuel Cell Technology for the Hydrogen Economy 01/24/2006 04/07/2006
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Analysis // 2006 // Effects of a Transition to a Hydrogen Economy on Employment in the United States 03/22/2006 05/02/2006
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Lab Call for Research and Development for On-Board Vehicular 03/27/2006 05/10/2006
Vehicle Technologies Office of FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies FY06 Funding Opportunity Announcement 01/26/2006 05/16/2006
Solar University Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics Research and Development 01/31/2006 05/30/2006
Vehicle Technologies Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Commercial Deployment 04/19/2006 06/13/2006
Buildings Solid-State Lighting Core Technologies 05/12/2006 06/27/2006
Biomass Request for Information: Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels, under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), Public Law 109-58, Section 942 06/15/2006 07/14/2006
Biomass Commercial Demonstration of an Integrated Biorefinery System for Production of Liquid Transportation Biofuels, Bio-Based Chemicals, Substitutes for Petroleum-Based Feedstocks and Products, and Biomass-Based Heat/Power 02/22/2006 08/10/2006
Buildings Solid State Lighting Product Development III 07/18/2006 09/12/2006
Vehicle Technologies Development of Power Electronics and Electric Motor Technology for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Internal Combustion Engine Hybrid Electric Vehicles, and Fuel Cell Vehicle Traction Drive Applications 09/22/2006 12/06/2006
Solar Solar America Initiative Market Transformation: Solar City Strategic Partnerships 10/11/2006 12/12/2006
Solar Solar America Initiative Market Transformation: State and Utility Solar Technical Outreach 10/11/2006 12/13/2006
Solar Solar America Initiative (SAI) Market Transformation: State and Utility Solar Technical Outreach 10/11/2006 12/13/2006
Biomass Development of Robust, Highly Efficient Fermentative Organisms for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol 10/19/2006 01/18/2007
Solar Solar America Initiative Market Transformation: Solar City Strategic Partnerships 10/11/2006 03/01/2007
Vehicle Technologies Office of FreedomCar and Vehicle Technologies 01/17/2007 03/15/2007
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Production and Delivery // 2007 // Research and Development for Hydrogen Production and Delivery Technology 01/08/2007 03/27/2007
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Analysis // 2007 // Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Analysis: Lessons Learned from Stationary Power Generation 02/06/2007 04/18/2007
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Analysis // 2007 // Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Analysis: Environmental Impacts of Hydrogen Systems 02/06/2007 05/02/2007
Solar Future Generation Photovoltaic Devices and Processes 04/05/2007 06/26/2007
Buildings Energy Efficient Building Technologies Application Centers 05/18/2007 07/03/2007
Buildings Solid State Lighting Product Development IV 05/31/2007 07/18/2007
Buildings Improvement of Solid State Lighting Core Technologies 05/16/2007 07/23/2007
Buildings Building America Energy Efficient Housing Partnerships 06/13/2007 07/31/2007
Geothermal Electric Power Generation Using Geothermal Energy Co-Produced with Oil and/or Gas Wells 06/13/2007 07/31/2007
Solar Concentrating Solar Power 05/24/2007 08/09/2007
Biomass Synthesis Gas to Liquid Fuels Validation 06/14/2007 08/13/2007
Biomass Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations for Producing Biofuels and Chemical/Materials Products 05/01/2007 08/14/2007
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Manufacturing // 2007 // Manufacturing Research and Development for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems 07/19/2007 10/10/2007
Solar Solar America Initiative (SAI) University Photovoltaic Process and Product Development Support 06/20/2007 10/16/2007
Biomass Development of Saccharifying Enzymes for Commercial Use 08/17/2007 10/30/2007
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Hydrogen Education Development 10/17/2007 01/03/2008
Crosscutting Entrepreneur in Residence 10/23/2007 01/08/2008
Vehicle Technologies Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technology Acceleration And Deployment Activity 12/19/2007 02/13/2008
Vehicle Technologies FY08 Vehicle Technologies Program Wide FOA 02/29/2008 05/06/2008
Industry Collaborative Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint Research and Demonstration for the U.S. Manufacturing Industry 03/06/2008 05/07/2008
Crosscutting Request for Information: RFI by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for the Development of Solicitations for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Transmission Projects under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 04/11/2008 05/15/2008
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Research and Development for On Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage 04/24/2008 05/23/2008
Biomass Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Oil (Bio-oil) Stabilization 04/16/2008 05/29/2008
Biomass University Research in Biomass Technologies: Applied Research in Conversion of Biomass to Advance Fuels 03/31/2008 06/02/2008
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Storage // 2008 // Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence 02/27/2008 06/04/2008
Buildings Solid-State Lighting Core Technologies - Round 5 05/05/2008 06/19/2008
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Storage // 2008 // Administration of H-Prize for Hydrogen Storage 05/15/2008 07/07/2008
Buildings Production Engineering and Commercialization of Residential R-5 Highly Insulating Windows 04/22/2008 07/08/2008
States Fiscal Year 2008 State Energy Program Competitive Activities 06/04/2008 07/10/2008
Solar Advanced Heat Transfer Fluids and Novel Thermal Storage Concepts for Concentrating Solar Power Generation 04/30/2008 07/14/2008
Industry Fuel/Feedstock Flexibility and Combined Heat and Power 05/14/2008 07/14/2008
Buildings Solid State Lighting Product Development Funding Opportunity Round V 05/12/2008 07/16/2008
Vehicle Technologies Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Technology Acceleration And Deployment Activity - Round 2 12/19/2007 07/18/2008
WIP-
Weatherization		 Weatherization Training, Technical Assistance, Analysis, And Information Dissemination 06/26/2008 07/28/2008
Geothermal Enhanced Geothermal Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration 06/18/2008 08/12/2008
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells R&D // 2008 // Research, Development, and Demonstration of Fuel Cell Technologies for Automotive, Stationary, and Portable Power Applications 05/27/2008 08/27/2008
Solar Request for Information (RFI): PV Community Project - Fielded PV Systems and Components Data 11/19/2008 12/17/2008
Vehicle Technologies University Research in Advanced Combustion and Emissions Control 11/14/2008 01/16/2009
Solar Photovoltaic Supply Chain and Cross-Cutting Technologies 10/21/2008 01/28/2009
Geothermal National Geothermal Database 09/29/2008 01/29/2009
Crosscutting Entrepreneur in Residence 2 11/19/2008 01/29/2009
Geothermal Geothermal Workforce Education Development and Retention 01/08/2009 01/30/2009
Crosscutting Workforce Development Program 01/23/2009 02/26/2009
WIP-
Tribal Energy		 Request for Information: Tribal Energy Program 01/06/2009 02/28/2009
Wind & Hydropower-
Wind		 20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming the Challenges 12/30/2008 03/05/2009
Industry Industrial Assessment Centers Technical Field Manager 01/27/2009 03/24/2009
Wind & Hydropower Request for Information 02/26/2009 03/27/2009
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Request for Information: Hydrogen Market Transformation 02/04/2009 03/31/2009
Vehicle Technologies Clean Cities FY 09 Petroleum Reduction Technologies Projects for Transportation Sector 12/22/2008 03/31/2009
WIP-
Tribal Energy		 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Deployment in Indian Country 01/27/2009 04/01/2009
Industry-
Save Energy Now		 Industrial Technologies Program Save Energy Now Technical Assistance and Plant Assessment Program 02/18/2009 04/02/2009
Industry Clean Energy Application Centers 03/20/2009 04/30/2009
Solar Request for Information - Solar Policy and Analysis Regional Centers (SPARCs) 04/03/2009 05/07/2009
Biomass Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations 12/22/2008 05/07/2009
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Research and Development of Hydrogen Sensor Technologies 03/09/2009 05/08/2009
Vehicle Technologies Recovery Act - Transportation Electrification 03/19/2009 05/13/2009
Biomass Development of Supply Systems to Handle and Deliver High Tonnage Biomass Feedstocks for Cellulosic Biofuels Production 03/18/2009 05/18/2009
Vehicle Technologies Recovery Act - Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative 03/19/2009 05/19/2009
Biomass Biomass Research and Development Initiative (2) 01/30/2009 06/11/2009
Wind & Hydropower-
Hydropower		 Advanced Water Power 04/08/2009 06/18/2009
Biomass Recovery Act - Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations 05/06/2009 06/30/2009
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Request for Information (RFI) on performance, durability, and cost targets for fuel cells designed for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) applications 05/28/2009 06/30/2009
Industry Industrial Energy Efficiency Grand Challenge 06/04/2009 07/14/2009
Industry Recovery Act (ARRA) - Deployment of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems, District Energy Systems, Waste Energy Recovery Systems, and Efficient Industrial Equipment 06/02/2009 07/14/2009
Buildings Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative Supporting Consortium 06/01/2009 07/14/2009
Solar Recovery Act: National Laboratory Call for Foundational Photovoltaics and Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development 05/27/2009 07/15/2009
Geothermal Enhanced Geothermal Systems Component Research and Development/Analysis 03/04/2009 07/17/2009
Industry-
Data Centers		 Recovery Act: Energy Efficient Information and Communication Technology 06/02/2009 07/21/2009
Geothermal Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program 05/27/2009 07/22/2009
Wind & Hydropower-
Wind		 Recovery Act: Wind Energy Consortia between Institutions of Higher Learning and Industry 06/02/2009 07/29/2009
Solar Recovery Act: High Penetration Solar Deployment 05/27/2009 07/30/2009
Solar Recovery Act - Solar Market Transformation 05/27/2009 07/30/2009
Geothermal Enhanced Geothermal Systems Demonstration 03/04/2009 07/30/2009
WIP-
Weatherization		 Program Year 2009 Weatherization Formula Grants 11/26/2008 08/01/2009
Biomass Algal Road-Mapping Request For Information (RFI) 06/03/2009 08/03/2009
Industry Combined Heat and Power Systems Technology Development and Demonstration 06/08/2009 08/04/2009
Solar Minority University Research Associate Program 06/11/2009 08/04/2009
Geothermal Recovery Act - Geothermal Technologies Program: Ground Source Heat Pumps 06/02/2009 08/06/2009
Buildings Recovery Act - Solid-State Lighting Core - Round VI 06/29/2009 08/10/2009
Recovery Recovery Act - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants - Formula Grants 03/26/2009 08/10/2009
Buildings Recovery Act - Solid-State Lighting Product Development - Round VI 06/29/2009 08/17/2009
Buildings Recovery Act - Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies 06/29/2009 08/18/2009
Wind & Hydropower-
Hydropower		 Recovery Act: Hydroelectric Facility Modernization 06/29/2009 08/20/2009
Buildings Recovery Act - Solid State Lighting U.S. Manufacturing -Round 1 06/29/2009 08/24/2009
Wind & Hydropower-
Wind		 Recovery Act: Large Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility 06/23/2009 08/25/2009
Buildings Recovery Act - Training Program Development for Commercial Building Equipment Technicians, Building Operators, and Energy Commissioning Agents/Auditors 06/29/2009 09/01/2009
Renewables - General Recovery Act: Community Renewable Energy Deployment 07/15/2009 09/03/2009
Vehicle Technologies Recovery Act - Systems Level Technology Development, Integration,and Demonstration for Efficient Class 8 Trucks (SuperTruck) and Advanced Technology Powertrains For Light-Duty Vehicles (ATP-LD) 06/09/2009 09/09/2009
WIP Recovery Act Request for Information (RFI): Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program: Competitive Grants 09/14/2009 09/28/2009
Buildings Recovery Act - Building America Energy Efficient Housing Partnerships 06/29/2009 09/30/2009
Vehicle Technologies Clean Cities FY09 Petroleum Reduction Technologies Projects for Transportation Sector: Area of Interest 4 02/25/2009 09/30/2009
Biomass Recovery Act Funding for Expansion of Infrastructure for Higher Ethanol Blends 08/04/2009 09/30/2009
Solar Request for Information - PV Manufacturing Initiative 09/04/2009 09/30/2009
States Recovery Act - State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) 07/14/2009 10/15/2009
Solar Baseload Concentrating Solar Power Generation 07/15/2009 10/15/2009
Solar Solar America Cities - Technical Outreach 06/24/2009 10/15/2009

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