SETO Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
Funds solar, grid integration, and clean power technology development across several themes in the United States.
About
SETO Funding Opportunity Announcements are the Solar Energy Technologies Office's main competitive grant channel for US solar R&D. The office now sits inside CMEI and organizes work around photovoltaics, concentrating solar-thermal power, systems integration, soft costs, manufacturing and competitiveness, and workforce development.
The FOAs are cooperative agreements, typically asking for 20 perc…
Max award$15M
Realistic median—
Success rate10–20%
Decision time—
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.