The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is offering the “Oceans of Opportunity” grant. This grant is for significantly accelerating the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple wave energy converters to advance U.S. wave energy technology commercial adoption. It is a stage-gated, five-year funding opportunity providing up to $112.5 million. The initiative supports projects across three key topic areas: open water testing and system validation for distributed, community, and utility applications. This aims to move the wave energy industry toward widespread commercialization.
Opportunity ID: 356520
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003415 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | U.S. Wave Energy Open Water Testing |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Energy |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 17 |
| Assistance Listings: | 81.087 — Renewable Energy Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 01, 2025 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $112,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $25,313,000 |
| Award Floor: | $2,410,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Golden Field Office |
| Description: | The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) titled “Oceans of Opportunity: U.S. Wave Energy Open Water Testing”, to significantly accelerate the design, fabrication, and testing of multiple wave energy converters. WPTO plans to open a stage-gated, five-year, up to $112.5 million funding opportunity to advance U.S. wave energy technology commercial adoption.
This FOA will support projects across three topic areas focused on advancing wave energy research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) to move the wave energy industry toward commercialization for distributed, community, and utility applications. Topic Area 1: Open Water Testing and System Validation for Distributed Applications Topic Area 2: Open Water Testing and System Validation for Community Applications Topic Area 3: Open Water Testing and System Validation for Utility Applications This FOA is issued via the EERE Program Information Center (EPIC) website. To view the full announcement, visit EPIC at https://epicweb.ee.doe.gov/EPICWeb/#/home. |
| Link to Additional Information: | EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FOA Mailbox
MarineEnergyFOA@ee.doe.gov Email:MarineEnergyFOA@ee.doe.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 356520 Full Announcement-DE-FOA-0003415 (BASE) -> DE-FOA-0003415 Oceans of Opportunity FOA.pdf
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