Funding Notice: Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator — DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding opportunity
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Funding Notice: Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator

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The Solar Energy Technologies Office announced a $38 million funding opportunity to strengthen domestic manufacturing across the solar energy supply chain. Funding Notice: Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator Banner Color...

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Award $50.5M–$5000M Deadline 751 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Oct 27, 2026
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $50,500,000 – $5,000,000,000.
  • Next deadline: October 7, 2024.
  • Issued by: DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $50.5M–$5000M.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$50.5M–$5000M
Deadline
751 days ago
Oct 7, 2024

About this opportunity

The Solar Energy Technologies Office announced a $38 million funding opportunity to strengthen domestic manufacturing across the solar energy supply chain. Funding Notice: Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator Banner Color Light Text on a Dark Overlay (Default) Office:  Solar Energy Technologies Office FOA Number: DE-FOA-0003289 Link to Apply:  Apply on EERE Exchange FOA Amount: $50.5 million On June 6, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the FY24 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator funding opportunity, which will provide up to $50.5 million for demonstration (RD&D) projects that de-risk solar hardware, manufacturing processes, and software products across a wide range of solar technology areas. The FOA also seeks projects that provide technology development for software that delivers an automated permit review and approval process for rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) with or without energy storage. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) aims to increase domestic manufacturing across the solar energy supply chain and expand private investment in the country’s solar manufacturing sector. These investments will help accelerate the growth of the solar industry, identify emerging opportunities, and drive down costs for our domestic energy market, positioning the United States on the leading edge of solar industry advances. Technologies of interest include PV, systems integration, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technologies, as well as those that connect solar with storage or electric vehicles and dual-use PV applications like agrivoltaics and vehicle-integrated PV. Read the FOA for the full list of relevant areas. Topic Areas Topic Area 1: Solar Research and Technology Development – 5-10 projects, $1-2 million each This topic area focuses on R&D projects at for-profit companies to de-risk new solar components and/or manufacturing processes, while developing and validating a realistic pathway to commercial success. Topic Area 2: Solar Technology Demonstration – 5-10 projects, $1-5 million each This topic area focuses on RD&D projects at established companies or startups for pilot-scale and/or prototype demonstration of solar products. Successful applicants for this topic area will have an existing prototype that requires further testing, engineering work, or demonstration in a controlled environment. Topic Area 3: Solar and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Permitting Software Development – 1-3 projects, $1-5 million each This topic area focuses on software technology development activities for permitting software that automates code compliance checks and permitting for rooftop solar PV, rooftop solar PV with energy storage, or residential and commercial electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). The permitting software must be designed for use by solar or EVSE installers to submit rooftop solar or residential and/or commercial EVSE permit applications, and by local governments to automate their review and approval. Projects can be led by for-profit or non-profit entities. Applicant Education Do you have questions about putting together your concept paper or full application? Is this your first time considering a FOA application? SETO, through the American-Made Network is providing Applicant Education Services available to you free of charge. You can engage with the following points of contact at ADL Ventures, Entrepreneur Futures Network (EFN), and the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) for more details: ADL Ventures: Frank Yang Campus Research Corporation (UACI): Amanda Buchanan EFN: Tom Jensen and Cassie Coravos Ensemble: Adam Karides Note: Participation in the Application Education Services is not mandatory and will have no impact on the evaluation of your application by DOE.

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The Solar Energy Technologies Office announced a $38 million funding opportunity to strengthen domestic manufacturing across the solar energy supply chain.

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  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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