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The Department of Energy: FY 21 Advanced Manufacturing Grant

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The Department of Energy is looking to support a project that will take on a large-scale approach to the climate crisis by innovating clean energy technologies. This grant will assist in the development improvements within our manufacturing competitiveness and efficiency by focusing on three main areas with subtopics in each area: 

Topic Area 1: Manufacturing Process Innovation
Topic Area 1a: Efficiency Improvements to Drying Processes
Topic Area 1b: Advanced Tooling for Lightweight Automotive Components
Topic Area 1c: Sustainable Chemistry Practices in Manufacturing

Topic Area 2: Advanced Materials Manufacturing
Topic Area 2a: Materials for Harsh Service Conditions
Topic Area 2b: Development of Aluminum-Cerium (Al-Ce) Alloys and Processing to Enable Increased Energy Efficiency in Aerospace Applications

Topic Area 3: Energy Systems
Topic Area 3a: Structured Electrode Manufacturing for Lithium-ion Batteries

MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNT

$4,000,000

OPEN TO

Specified by topic. Please access the FY 2021 document attached to the bottom of this post and view the eligible applicants section of your topic of interest.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

1-3 years

APPLICATION DUE

Concept Paper Submission Deadline: September 10th, 2021 at 5:00 PM ET
Submission: November 5th, 2021 at 5:00 PM ET

EXPECTED NOTIFICATION DATE

February 18, 2022

PROJECT START DATE

February – May 2022

For more information, visit the grant page.

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Department of Energy Research to Enable Fuels from Sunlight

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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0002254

Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications (required): March 24, 2020

FOA Summary:

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) hereby solicits new applications for multi-investigator cross-disciplinary fundamental research to address emerging new directions as well as long-standing challenges in liquid solar fuels generation via artificial photosynthesis approaches. Artificial photosynthesis is typically viewed as the generation of fuels using only sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water as inputs. However, for the purpose of this FOA the concept of artificial photosynthesis approaches will be expanded to include other abundant feedstocks beyond carbon dioxide, such as nitrogen. Regardless of feedstock, the focus must remain on fundamental scientific concepts for solar-driven liquid fuel production.

Applications should focus on the highest scientific priorities in solar fuels production as identified by the 2019 Liquid Solar Fuels Roundtable and will be required to address priority research opportunities (PROs) denoted by the 2019 Liquid Solar Fuels Roundtable at https://science.osti.gov/bes/Community-Resources/Reports. The research should capitalize on unique capabilities and accomplishments developed to date, including those from BES-funded efforts in the Fuels from Sunlight Hub, Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs), and BES core programs. Projects should also integrate experiment and theory to elucidate scientific principles for light energy capture and conversion into chemical bonds.

Applications submitted to this FOA may request support in the range from $10M to $20M per year for up to five (5) years.

The project must address at least two (2) of the PROs denoted by the 2019 Liquid Solar Fuels Roundtable (see here: https://science.osti.gov/bes/Community-Resources/Reports)

For more information, including the FOA, please see grants.gov.