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ARPA-E IMPACT / SCALEUP

Funds United States energy and advanced technology scale-up work from concept validation to real world impact.

ARPA-E IMPACT / SCALEUP sits under the US Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy and is built as a follow-on path for ARPA-E projects moving toward larger clean-energy scale. The notes frame it as SCALEUP, and the target is clearly post-research rather than early discovery. It gives companies a bridge from technical success to something that can carry deployment weight.

The program is a grant r

Max award$30M
Realistic median$12M
Success rate10–20%
Decision time

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: arpa-e.energy.gov