Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001836
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and administered by the Golden Field Office, released a discretionary funding opportunity called "Innovative Design Concepts for Standard Modular Hydropower and Pumped-Storage Hydropower" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001836). The overall purpose is to push hydropower and pumped-storage hydropower toward lower cost, faster build times, and better grid support, while also reducing environmental impacts and shortening permitting timelines. In practical terms, DOE is looking for ideas and early-stage project work that can make hydropower projects simpler to design and deploy, more flexible in how they operate, and easier to permit and integrate with modern power systems.
The FOA is structured around two topic areas. Topic Area 1 focuses on "Facility Design Concepts for Standard Modular Hydropower Development." This centers on standardization and modularity, meaning the agency is interested in facility concepts that can be replicated, scaled, or assembled from standardized components rather than custom-designed from scratch for every site. The underlying goal is to reduce engineering and construction complexity and bring down both capital costs and deployment timelines, which are often major barriers for new hydropower development. While the notice provided here does not list the specific subtopics or technical requirements, the framing clearly points to designs that streamline civil works and equipment packages, improve constructability, and potentially reduce site disturbance, all of which can also help with environmental review and permitting.
Topic Area 2 is titled "New Use Cases for Pumped-Storage Hydropower." This signals an interest in expanding how pumped storage is used beyond traditional roles, aligning it more directly with current grid needs such as reliability services, resilience, and integration of variable renewable energy. Pumped storage is often described as grid-scale energy storage that can shift energy across time and provide fast response services; by emphasizing "new use cases," DOE is effectively inviting applicants to propose innovative operational concepts, configurations, or applications that improve the value proposition and practicality of pumped-storage projects. Again, the brief summary does not provide the detailed eligible concepts, but the intent is clearly tied to modernizing pumped storage so it can contribute more directly to grid flexibility and resilience while addressing cost, environmental, and permitting challenges.
From an applicant and award standpoint, the opportunity was open to an unrestricted set of eligible applicants (in other words, it was broadly available to many entity types, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement). DOE planned to make cooperative agreement awards, which typically means substantial federal involvement during the project, such as collaboration on technical direction, milestones, and reporting. The CFDA number listed is 81.087, and the funding activity category is Energy. The FOA was created on August 8, 2018, with an original application deadline of November 30, 2018. DOE anticipated about 14 awards, with an award ceiling of $1,250,000 per award.
For the full requirements, submission instructions, and the exact technical scope DOE sought under each topic area, the announcement directs applicants to the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov, where the complete FOA text and application package were posted.Apply for DE FOA 0001836
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Innovative Design Concepts for Standard Modular Hydropower and Pumped-Storage Hydropower" 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 Aug 08, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 30, 2018. (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 $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 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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