Energy Frontier Research Centers — 8th Class
Supports multidisciplinary research centers tackling fundamental energy science grand challenges.
The Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) program, administered by the DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences within the Office of Science, funds multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research teams to address grand scientific challenges in energy-relevant fundamental science. The program launched in 2009 and has funded 107 centers across 43 states and Washington, D.C. in its history. The 8th-clas…
Fundamental energy science research by multidisciplinary, multi-institutional centers addressing grand challenges across advanced manufacturing, energy storage, hydrogen, quantum information science, microelectronics, nuclear, separations, and solar energy.
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