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ARPA-E SCALEUP Ready

Funds United States alumni technologies moving from prior support into commercial pilots and scale-out activity.

ARPA-E SCALEUP Ready is a closed-eligibility follow-on cooperative agreement program that provides large-scale funding to organizations that have previously received ARPA-E awards and are ready to advance their technology toward commercial pilots or scale-up demonstrations. The program was allocated $50 million in FY2025 and another $50 million in FY2026. The SCALEUP 2023 cohort (announced June 20

Scale-up and pre-pilot demonstrations of energy technologies that ARPA-E has previously funded. Eligibility is restricted to prior ARPA-E awardees with mature technology ready for commercial validation.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.40 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.50%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$50M

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: arpa-e.energy.gov