Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DE-FOA-0003384
- Agency
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National Energy Technology Lab
Department of Energy
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $5,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Energy
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Lab is seeking applicants for the Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) funding opportunity. This cooperative agreement funding will advance innovative energy storage technologies from early-stage R&D to widespread commercialization. The objective is to deploy an innovative energy storage system at a host site with identified resiliency needs, in order to demonstrate the technology's capabilities at the required scale and performance level to support critical infrastructure. Key requirements include high round-trip efficiency, long calendar life, low cost, high availability and reliability, and fast response times. Proposals are due by October 4, 2024, with award announcements expected on February 18, 2025 and project start by May 19, 2025.
The anticipated federal funding is $15 million across 3 awards, requiring 68-80% cost share from non-federal sources. The funded work is expected to be performed at various locations across the United States, with the energy storage system deployed and analyzed at a critical facility host site selected by the applicant.
Synopsis
Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will fund the advancement of innovative storage technologies from early-stage R & D to widespread commercialization and deploy an innovative energy storage technology at a host site with identified resiliency needs at the required scale, performance, and technology maturity level appropriate to advance technology maturity level appropriate to advance technology towards commercialization.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 2 - FOA Project Narrative Cover Page.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 1 - Budget-Justification-Worksheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| FundOpp_DE-FOA-0003384.pdf |
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