TTO Program-Wide FOA

TTO Program-Wide FOA

Backs research teams and institutions for TTO Wide in transport and mobility, energy systems, and materials science.

⚠ This may reflect a past cycle — verify the current call on the funder's site.

DE-FOA-0003514, the FY2025 Transportation Technologies Office (TTO) Program-Wide FOA, is the annual multi-topic competitive funding announcement covering most TTO research areas outside batteries. The TTO — renamed from the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) under the 2026 DOE reorganization that replaced EERE with the Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) office — issues one program-wide FOA per fiscal year as the primary mechanism for awarding cooperative agreements to universities, national labs, for-profit companies, and nonprofits working on lightweight materials, energy-efficient mobility systems, off-road and aviation propulsion, and technology integration. Battery-specific work is directed to a separate FOA (DE-FOA-0003383).

The FY2025 cycle required a concept paper submitted by April 1, 2025, followed by a full application by invitation only, due June 18, 2025. This cycle is now closed to new submissions. No FY2026 program-wide FOA had been announced or identified at the time of research. The two-stage concept paper plus invited full application process is standard for TTO program-wide competitions: reviewers score concept papers against technical merit, relevance to TTO program areas, and cost-share quality, then invite the strongest concepts to submit full applications. Eligible applicants include U.S.-registered for-profit entities, nonprofits, universities, and research organizations; individuals may not apply directly.

Organizations targeting TTO funding should monitor grants.gov and the CMEI funding opportunities page (energy.gov/cmei/vehicles/funding-opportunities) for the FY2026 program-wide FOA announcement, which historically releases in late calendar-year or early new fiscal year. The SuperTruck 3 program — $127 million across five awardees for Class 4–8 electric and fuel-cell truck development with a 1:1 cost-share requirement — is a separate, ongoing program funded through different mechanisms and continues in active execution. ORMA (Off-Road, Rail, Marine, and Aviation) has been flagged as an expanded and politically favored area under the 2026 administration, making proposals addressing non-EV transport fuels, propulsion, and hydrogen potentially stronger candidates for future program-wide FOA cycles.