ARPA-E
Supports United States energy breakthroughs with high-risk funding for advanced innovation technologies.
ARPA-E sits inside the U.S. Department of Energy as the agency's high-risk, high-reward energy research program. The record treats it as a single family of mechanisms that includes OPEN, IGNIITE, SCALEUP Ready, and topic-specific Focused Technology Programs. It is designed for transformational energy technology rather than incremental applied work.
The main mechanisms differ in size and stage. OP…
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Funds high-risk energy technologies in United States with cross-cutting potential for climate and industrial transformation.
Supports United States transformational technology workstreams such as fusion materials, advanced batteries, and carbon capture.
Supports United States early-career energy researchers building disruptive energy solutions beyond conventional approaches.
Funds United States alumni technologies moving from prior support into commercial pilots and scale-out activity.