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 | Fundamental Aerodynamics for Large Wind Turbine Performance and Reliability | DOE (EERE) |
Wind | WETO has mobilized funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Base Appropriations to support a fundamental R&D effort to overcome these barriers. NREL will lead/manage “Aerodynamics of Large Turbines” (ALTius) resulting from this RFP with the following goals: (1) Collect and disseminate benchmark airfoil aerodynamic data to validate and improve the tools/models that assure the performance of next-generation wind turbine blades. (2) Provide data to validate modeling and simulation tools to predict the behavior of nonoperational wind turbine rotors, e.g., when they are stopped for installation, maintenance, or idling (during the passage of extreme weather). (3) Inform the wind industry with physical insights that advance modeling capabilities to minimize the risks and costs of next-generation wind turbines. |
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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. |