Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003103
The U.S. Department of Energy, through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and its Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), is offering a discretionary funding opportunity called "Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0003103). The program is tied to WPTO's HydroWIRES Initiative, which focuses on strengthening how hydropower, including pumped storage hydropower (PSH), supports grid reliability, resilience, and the integration of variable renewable energy as the U.S. electricity system changes. The central goal of this FOA is to make hydropower more flexible so it can respond faster and more effectively to grid needs, whether that means improved performance inside individual plants, better coordination with other resources at the point of interconnection, or more optimized operations across multiple facilities.
The FOA is organized around three topic areas that together aim to produce improvements at several scales. Topic Area 1, Hydropower Hybrids Demonstration, supports real-world demonstrations that combine hydropower with other technologies in hybrid configurations. The intent is to show how hybrid systems can provide stronger grid services, better manage variability, and increase the value of hydropower by pairing it with complementary resources. Topic Area 2, Technologies to Increase Flexibility, targets innovative and advanced equipment or component-level solutions that can expand operating ranges, improve ramping, enhance responsiveness, or otherwise increase the technical flexibility of hydropower and PSH assets. Topic Area 3, Operational Flexibility, focuses on new strategies, methods, or approaches for operating hydropower more flexibly across the fleet, which can include operational practices, coordination concepts, or system-level methods that improve how hydropower is dispatched and utilized to meet modern grid demands.
This opportunity will be administered by DOE's Golden Field Office and will be awarded using cooperative agreements, which generally means recipients should expect substantial DOE involvement during the period of performance compared with a standard grant. The funding listing identifies an award ceiling of $4,000,000 per award and anticipates making about 7 awards. The CFDA/Assistance Listing number provided is 81.087, and the activity category is Energy.
Several modifications have been issued that mainly affect deadlines and, in one case, cost share treatment for certain applicants. Modification 0001 extended the concept paper deadline to February 1, 2024 and adjusted the later deadlines for full applications and replies to reviewer comments. Modification 0002 extended the concept paper deadline again, to February 9, 2024, and also revised the full application and reviewer reply milestones. Modification 0003 changed the cost share requirements for federally recognized Indian Tribes under Topic Area 1, which is important for Tribal applicants considering hybrid demonstration projects. Modification 0004 further adjusted the schedule by extending the full application deadline from May 3, 2024 to May 17, 2024, and moved the expected submission deadline for replies to reviewer comments from June 28, 2024 to July 12, 2024. The current original closing date shown in the source data is May 17, 2024, reflecting the latest extension.
Eligibility is listed as "Unrestricted," but there are specific participation limits for certain federal research entities and agencies. DOE/NNSA Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) can participate only as subrecipients and cannot apply as prime recipients. The same restriction applies to non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs: they may join as subrecipients but cannot lead an application. Federal agencies and instrumentalities other than DOE may also participate only as subrecipients, not as prime applicants. Applicants are directed to the EERE Exchange website (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov) for the full FOA text, requirements, and submission instructions, which is where DOE typically posts the detailed technical scope, eligibility specifics by topic area, cost share rules, required forms, and the merit review criteria.Apply for DE FOA 0003103
- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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