Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs)
Funds regional support centers helping United States. industry deploy onsite energy solutions.
Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs), run by the DOE Industrial Technologies Office, are regional technical-assistance centers for US industrial sites. The 2023 FOA put $23 million behind the network and replaced the older CHP TAPs name as the scope expanded beyond combined heat and power. The program sits inside DOE's industrial efficiency work and delivers assessments, analysis, and implementation support rather than cash awards. The funded structure covers up to 10 regional TAPs on three-year terms and one national Technical Analysis and Support Center on a four-year term. The technology scope includes battery storage, district energy, fuel cells, geothermal, industrial heat pumps, renewable fuels, and combined heat and power, and the eligible applicants are the organizations that operate those TAP centers. End users such as manufacturers receive support at no direct cost, while the regional centers themselves are the award recipients. The program is designed as a delivery platform, not an open company grant. Its value is in site assessments, advanced analysis, policy engagement, and resource development that help industrial facilities move from concept to implementation, and the current awards are expected to run through 2026 and 2027 with no visible re-compete FOA.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.