Inventions and Innovations
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 81.036
- Agency
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Department of Energy
- Grant awards
- 245 $184,105,910 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Energy Inventions and Innovations program (CFDA 81.036) funds the development and commercialization of energy-saving inventions through Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements, with the most recent award dated September 28, 2010.
The program has not issued new grants in over 15 years. The portfolio spans 245 awards from 1990 through 2010, with annual funding declining sharply after 2003 (26 awards that year) to just 5 awards by 2010. Combined federal dollars obligated total $184.1 million against $229.6 million in total project value, reflecting recipient cost-share of approximately $45.5 million. The Department of Energy administered all 245 awards.
Funded activities span concrete energy-efficiency and distributed-generation technologies: fuel cells for portable and grid applications, wind turbine components, advanced refrigeration cycles, biomass conversion to fuel gas, electrochromic and thermochromic window systems, aerodynamic improvements for ground vehicles and trailers, specialized process heating equipment for steel and aluminum manufacturing, high-efficiency motors for HVAC, waste-to-energy systems, photovoltaic production technologies, and hybrid propulsion for heavy equipment. Recent awards also supported innovation-ecosystem development initiatives at research universities and innovation hubs.
The portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (55 percent of awards, 134 total) with a substantial share of Cooperative Agreements (44 percent, 109 total) and two Formula Grants (1 percent). Recent Project Grants ranged from $80 thousand to $1.75 million; larger Cooperative Agreements reached into the low millions, with one 2004 award to an industrial consortium at $8.9 million.
Representative awards include $1.75 million to the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy for innovation-ecosystem development (2010); $1.68 million to the University of Central Florida for the same initiative (2010); $3.08 million to UC San Diego for innovation-ecosystem work (2010); and individual inventor and small-firm projects such as $587 thousand for a high-Q rotor design (2006) and $579 thousand for a sonic fill instrument for LP gas tanks (2006).
No recent grant opportunities are posted. The program appears dormant; no solicitation activity is evident after 2010.
Objective and description
- Objective
To encourage the development and commercialization of energy-saving inventions by providing financial and technical assistance to projects that have a potential for significant energy savings and future commercialization markets through a competitive
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 245 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Diesel Corporation | $11,665,674 | 6% |
| 2 | Caterpillar Inc. | $10,275,134 | 6% |
| 3 | Cummins Inc. | $9,845,086 | 5% |
| 4 | Honeywell International Inc. | $4,438,619 | 2% |
| 5 | Sensintel Inc. | $2,682,192 | 1% |
| 6 | Energy Communities Alliance Inc. | $2,463,000 | 1% |
| 7 | The Nature Conservancy | $2,118,723 | 1% |
| 8 | Evergreen Climate Innovations | $1,750,000 | 1% |
| 9 | Fraunhofer Usa, Inc. | $1,749,127 | 1% |
| 10 | University Of Utah | $1,745,640 | 1% |
10 of 22 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | $325,000 |
| FY2018 | $325,000 |
| FY2017 | $405,158 |
| FY2016 | $405,000 |
| FY2013 | $1,044,690 |
| FY2012 | $700,000 |
| FY2011 | $2,908,824 |
| FY2010 | $4,193,579 |
| FY2009 | $1,704,060 |
| FY2008 | $344,893 |
| FY2007 | $2,753,990 |
| FY2006 | $11,954,223 |
| FY2005 | $16,224,864 |
| FY2004 | $31,371,286 |
| FY2003 | $34,311,332 |
| FY2002 | $40,751,079 |
| FY2001 | $36,060,832 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 81.036?
Assistance Listing 81.036 is Inventions and Innovations, a federal grant program run by Department of Energy. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Inventions and Innovations?
Its CFDA number is 81.036: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 81.036 awarded?
245 grant awards under 81.036 have obligated $184,105,910 in federal funds to 22 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 81.036?
The recipients obligated the most under Inventions and Innovations are Detroit Diesel Corporation ($11,665,674), Caterpillar Inc. ($10,275,134) and Cummins Inc. ($9,845,086).
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