Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003036
The Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0003036) is a Department of Energy initiative run through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) on behalf of DOE's Office of Electricity (OE). Its main purpose is to fund real-world, long duration energy storage system (ESS) demonstration projects that push promising storage technologies closer to commercialization. Rather than focusing on early laboratory research, this program is aimed at field validation: proving cost, performance, and operational behavior in conditions that matter to utilities, grid operators, regulators, and other energy stakeholders. The idea is that well-instrumented demonstrations can reduce uncertainty about how these systems actually perform over time, which is often a key barrier to investment and broader deployment.
A central feature of the opportunity is that demonstration projects must generate usable performance data that feeds into a broader DOE validation effort called the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI). ROVI is expected to be implemented by a separate, competitively selected national lab consortium, and it is intended to speed up the process of testing, validation, and confidence-building for emerging storage technologies. In practical terms, projects funded under this FOA would be expected to coordinate with the ROVI lab consortium on data sharing, including negotiating specific requirements and budgeting effort and resources to meet them. This aligns with federal requirements that DOE make public reports describing program performance, and it reflects a strong emphasis on producing credible, comparable evidence about system behavior, lifetime expectations, and operational reliability.
The FOA is structured around three technology areas of interest, each eligible for up to $5,000,000 in federal funding: (1) lithium batteries, (2) flow batteries, and (3) other innovative energy storage technologies. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means DOE will have substantial involvement during the project, such as reviewing technical progress and coordinating on reporting and data needs. The required cost share is 50 percent, meaning applicant organizations must provide at least an equal amount of non-federal funding or in-kind contributions to match the federal share. DOE anticipated making about three awards total, implying a competitive selection with a limited number of funded demonstrations.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is broadly open to applicants across organization types (for example, companies, utilities, universities, nonprofits, state and local entities, and partnerships), subject to any additional constraints described in the FOA text. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding under the energy activity category (CFDA 81.122). The FOA was created July 25, 2023, with an original closing date of December 4, 2023, indicating it was a time-limited solicitation for that cycle.
Strategically, this funding is tied to major DOE priorities and planning documents focused on scaling long duration energy storage. It explicitly supports efforts like the Long Duration Storage Shot and the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, and it is framed as a response to barriers and needs identified in DOE's Long Duration Energy Storage Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, the Electricity Advisory Committee's 2022 Biennial Energy Storage Review, and the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries blueprint for lithium batteries. Taken together, these references signal what DOE is trying to accomplish: accelerate deployment-ready storage options by validating performance claims, improving confidence in lifetime and cost projections, and generating field data that can be shared with the broader market to reduce risk and speed adoption.Apply for DE FOA 0003036
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.122.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 25, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 04, 2023. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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