DOE Office of Energy Dominance Financing (Loan Programs Office)

Invests DOE Loan Programs Office, the Department of Energy unit financing energy projects through federal loan mechanisms.

The DOE Loan Programs Office, now branded as the Office of Energy Dominance Financing, is the Department of Energy's federal financing arm. It operates under the parent DOE structure and uses loans and loan guarantees rather than grants, with roots in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and later amendments.

Its active programs are the Energy Dominance Financing Program, Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy, Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing, and the Tribal Energy Financing Program. Typical financings start at about $100 million or more, and guarantees can cover up to 80% of eligible project costs. The office backs grid additions, reliability upgrades, critical minerals projects, energy generation, manufacturing, and large-scale clean-energy deployment.

Applicants work through pre-application consultation and applicant resources rather than a grant competition. That makes EDF the right channel for bankable projects that can clear technical and commercial diligence and reach commercial readiness, not for early-stage founders looking for non-dilutive research capital.