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

SunShot Initiative

Past Opportunities

This page provides a summary of past funding opportunities through the SunShot Initiative and other federal agencies. For details about current funding opportunities, visit the Current Opportunities page.

Technology Solicitation Title Open Date Close Date
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Solar		 Challenge for Regional Teams to Improve Market Conditions for Rooftop PV
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 		04/26/2011 05/06/2011
Crosscutting Request for Information: SunShot Initiative Solar High Penetration
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		05/17/2011 06/06/2011
Crosscutting SunShot Incubator: Request for Letters of Interest
Solar Energy Technologies Program/National Renewable Energy Laboratory 		05/06/2011 06/08/2011
Crosscutting Extreme Balance of System Hardware Cost Reductions
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		04/08/2011 06/09/2011
Crosscutting Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems - Advanced Concepts
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		04/08/2011 06/23/2011
Crosscutting SunShot Initiative: Reducing Market Barriers and Non-Hardware Balance of System Costs
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 		05/06/2011 06/23/2011
Crosscutting Transformational PV Science and Technology: Next Generation Photovoltaics II
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		04/08/2011 06/27/2011
Crosscutting Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		04/08/2011 06/30/2011
Crosscutting SunShot Initiative: Rooftop Solar Challenge to Induce Market Transformation
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		06/01/2011 09/09/2011
Crosscutting PV Manufacturing Initiative Part 2: SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent PV AT Home)
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		08/02/2011 11/30/2011
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Buildings		 2013 Solar Decathlon and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Showcase Event
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 		10/19/2011 12/05/2011
Crosscutting Request for Information: Plug-and-Play Technologies and Systems
SunShot Initiative 		01/04/2012 01/31/2012
Crosscutting Request for Information: Improving Accuracy of Solar Forecasting
SunShot Initiative 		01/05/2012 02/03/2012
Crosscutting SunShot Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		10/25/2011 02/07/2012
Crosscutting SunShot Incubator Program - Soft Cost Reduction
Solar Energy Technologies Program 		11/15/2011 03/05/2012
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Sunshot		 Request for Information: Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS)
SunShot Initiative 		03/15/2012 04/06/2012
Crosscutting Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative: High Operating Temperature Fluids
SunShot Initiative 		01/19/2012 04/19/2012
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Sunshot		 Request for Information: Physics of Reliability Photovoltaics Technology
SunShot Initiative 		04/10/2012 04/24/2012
Solar-
Sunshot		 Bridging Research Interactions through collaborative Development Grants in Energy (BRIDGE)
SunShot Initiative 		02/22/2012 05/21/2012
Solar-
Sunshot		 SunShot Incubator Program
SunShot Initiative 		02/07/2012 05/29/2012
Solar-
Sunshot		 Plug-and-Play Photovoltaics
SunShot Initiative 		04/16/2012 06/18/2012
Solar-
Sunshot		 Improving the Accuracy of Solar Forecasting
SunShot Initiative 		04/16/2012 06/28/2012
Solar-
Sunshot		 Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS)
SunShot Initiative 		06/13/2012 10/05/2012
Solar-
Sunshot		 Request for Information: Designation Program for Solar Energy Stakeholders
SunShot Initiative 		11/14/2012 01/04/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 Request for Information: Reducing the Soft Costs for Utility-Scale Solar Installations on Public Lands
SunShot Initiative 		12/04/2012 01/15/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer 2013 (Phase I Release 2)
SunShot Initiative 		11/26/2012 02/05/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 Rooftop Solar Challenge II (RSC II)
DOE SunShot Initiative 		12/20/2012 03/22/2013
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Sunshot		 Diversity in Science and Technology Advances National Clean Energy in Solar (DISTANCE-Solar)
SunShot Initiative 		02/20/2013 03/25/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 Foundational Program to Advance Cell Efficiency II (FPACE II) - Model Systems
SunShot Initiative 		01/25/2013 04/08/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 CSP Heat Integration for Baseload Renewable Energy Development (HIBRED)
SunShot Initiative 		12/17/2012 04/09/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment (GEARED)
SunShot Initiative 		02/20/2013 04/19/2013
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Sunshot		 Solar Utility Networks: Replicable Innovations in Solar Energy (SUNRISE)
SunShot Initiative 		02/15/2013 04/24/2013
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Sunshot		 Physics of Reliability: Evaluating Design Insights for Component Technologies in Solar (PREDICTS)
SunShot Initiative 		02/15/2013 04/29/2013
Solar-
Sunshot		 SunShot Incubator Program (Round 8)
SunShot Initiative 		01/16/2013 04/30/2013
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Sunshot		 Solar Manufacturing Technology (SolarMat)
SunShot Initiative 		02/22/2013 05/03/2013