Bureau of Energy Resources

The Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources is a civilian sub-agency within the State Department that funds diplomacy and technical assistance related to international energy policy, technology transfer, and market development. The Bureau executes both contracts and grants to support energy security objectives across energy markets, regulatory frameworks, and clean energy transition initiatives in bilateral and multilateral contexts.

The Bureau has awarded 207 federal contracts totaling $144.3 million in combined potential value since 2012, with $112.8 million obligated to date. Contract activity over the last five years tracks at 17 awards in 2022, 17 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 7 year-to-date in 2026; the most recent award closed on October 1, 2026. Deloitte & Touche LLP dominates the contract portfolio, holding 18 awards worth $97.4 million in combined potential value over the last five years — a highly concentrated competitive structure by both award count (59% of recent awards) and potential value (71% of combined recent value). The American Association For The Advancement Of Science, Bloomberg Finance LP, Rystad Energy Inc., and Goldbelt C6 LLC follow as secondary contractors. Sixty-three distinct prime contractors have received awards across the portfolio history. The set-aside mix is heavily skewed toward open competition: 88 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while Competitive 8(a), total small business, and 8(a) Sole Source awards account for 4 percent, 4 percent, and 2 percent respectively; HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business each represent less than 1 percent.

The Bureau has awarded 28 federal grants totaling $33.7 million in combined federal dollars obligated since 2013, with the most recent grant closing on September 19, 2024. Grant activity over the last five years averaged just above one award per year (3 in 2020, 3 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2023, and 1 in 2024). Grant recipients are highly fragmented: the top five recipients over the last five years account for only 23 percent of federal dollars obligated, with the National Association Of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Oulun Yliopisto, Pan American Development Foundation Inc., United States Energy Association Inc., and The National Association Of State Energy Officials each holding single awards in the $988 thousand to $3.4 million range. Twenty distinct recipients have received grants across the portfolio history. Cooperative Agreements dominate the grant assistance mix at 79 percent of awards, with Project Grants comprising 21 percent.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the most-recent-opportunities blocks.