Energy Funding Matrix

Under PACE, USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will forgive up to 60 percent of loans for renewable energy projects that use wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, or biomass, as well as for renewable energy storage projects. The PACE program is available to eligible applicants that generate electricity for resale to residents in both rural and nonrural areas. However, at least 50 percent of the population served by your proposed renewable energy project must live in communities with populations of 20,000 or fewer.

The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement seeking applications for financial assistance awards that would support the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s Carbon Transport and Storage Program.

The R-Step program aims to expand the decision-making capacity and expertise of state and local governments around large-scale renewable energy planning, siting, and permitting. DOE anticipates awarding approximately five to seven state-based collaboratives up to $2 million each.

This opportunity will award up to $12 million—funded through the Inflation Reduction Act—to support the creation or expansion of state-based programs or initiatives that improve renewable energy siting processes at the state and local levels. DOE anticipates awarding approximately six to seven state-based collaboratives to establish or expand their programs or initiatives. Collaboratives will also benefit from tailored technical assistance and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

The Energy Earthshots will accelerate breakthroughs towards more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions. The awards supported by this funding opportunity will bring together small teams focused on the crosscutting scientific challenges addressing multiple Energy Earthshots. Research will support basic science to seed innovations or to provide the scientific understanding to support existing technology development pathways.

The goal of the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program (RMUC Program) is to enhance the security posture of rural, municipal, and small investor-owned electric utilities and increase their participation in threat information sharing programs.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) is a generational investment in the nation’s transportation system. Section 21205 of Division B of the BIL (Rural and Tribal Infrastructure Advancement) creates a pilot program to provide grants to fund financial, technical, and legal assistance to states and rural and tribal communities. The grants are intended to augment organizational capacity in communities that may not have resources available to evaluate and develop projects that qualify for federal funding and financing programs. This notice makes available a total of $3.4 million of funding for the first round of the Program, which is composed of funding appropriated for both Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023.

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.

Ran by the Office of Science (SC), The Energy Earthshots drive integrated program development and execution across the Department of Energy’s basic science and energy technology offices. They are part of an all-hands-on-deck approach to provide science and technology innovations that address the tough technological challenges required to achieve our climate and economic competitiveness goals. Six Energy Earthshots have been announced so far: Hydrogen Shot, Long Duration Storage Shot, Carbon Negative Shot, Enhanced Geothermal Shot, Floating Offshore Wind Shot, and Industrial Heat Shot. Priority will be given to applications that focus on crosscutting research relevant to multiple Energy Earthshots.

Through this opportunity, WPTO aims to identify promising, potentially high-impact research ideas from minority-serving colleges and universities, especially new entrants or those who have not recently worked with the WPTO. Research areas include marine energy, hydropower, and open topics.