Energy Funding Matrix
Unleashing American energy has become a key focus of the current administration. Meanwhile, some opportunities from earlier pieces of legislation, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which created dozens of grant, loan and financing programs for renewable energies, are still available. These opportunities were sourced across agencies and collected in a central location to ensure you find the relevant grant, loan, or financing program that fits your organization’s energy goals. MLS and Mintz have developed a funding matrix that serves as an aggregate resource to help you leverage federal dollars in your energy efforts. This matrix is updated on a bi-weekly basis.
| Opportunity Type | Opportunity | Federal Office | Technologies | Description | Submission Deadline | |
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| FOA fixed deadline | Rural Energy for America Program (Section 22002) | Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, IRA, DOA |
Biofuels, Conservation, and Wastewater, Building Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Hydrogen, Solar, Wind | The Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America ("REAP") program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Up to $300 million of grant and loan guarantee funding has been announced under Section 22002 of REAP and 3,000 awards are expected. |
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| FOA fixed deadline | Maximizing Algal System Yield (MASY) | DOE (EERE) |
Biofuels, Conservation, and Wastewater | The MASY NOFO seeks applications to address ‘pinch points’ (defined as a challenge area within a proposed system that, if relieved, would enable scaling towards commercialization) in algal system operations that currently limit algae expansion as a domestic bioenergy feedstock. By addressing these challenges now with targeted applied R&D, BETO will accelerate the development of innovative technologies that can enable algae developers to bring new bioproducts to market, that will grow domestic supply chains, expand access to renewable feedstocks, and improve energy security. |
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| FOA fixed deadline | Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC) | Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) |
Biofuels, Conservation, and Wastewater | The SPARC NOFO supports R&D of domestic chemicals and fuels from a variety of biomass and waste resources. Producing chemicals and propane and/or a mix of gases similar to liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from renewable feedstocks will help to secure domestic supply chains, promote rural economies, and improve the nation’s competitiveness in the biotechnology and biomanufacturing industry. |
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| Notice of Intent | Notice of Intents (NOIs) - SPARC and MASY | Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) |
Biobased Chemicals, Biofuels, Conservation, and Wastewater | Intent to issue funding to support R&D in biobased chemicals, biobased propane/LPG, and algal systems cultivation. Up to $23M for SPARC and $10M for MASY. |