DOE EERE Funding Opportunity Announcements

DOE EERE Funding Opportunity Announcements sit under the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, formerly EERE. The route is national and federal, aimed at U.S.-based for-profit companies working in clean energy and efficiency, with technology offices ranging from solar and wind to hydrogen, bioenergy, building technologies, transportation, and industrial technologies. The office's current focus on critical minerals, manufacturing, and energy technology gives the FOA family a wider industrial frame than a single topical program. Awards run from USD 500k to USD 15m, with a median actual award of USD 3m. The record points to multiple opportunities each year, and the eligibility screen is tight: for-profit applicants are required, non-profits and individuals are out, and projects generally sit between TRL 2 and 7. A 20 percent cost share is typical for for-profits, and the same milestone cannot be stacked twice. That makes the family most useful for companies that already know which office and topic area their project fits. Applicants do best when they bring a credible development plan, a U.S. company structure, and enough technical maturity to survive DOE review without overstating readiness. The opportunity is less about broad exploration than about aligning a specific industrial or energy problem with the right FOA and cost-share model. In practice, it rewards teams that can show a clear path from laboratory or prototype work into deployable energy, materials, or manufacturing systems.

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.