Clean Technology and Trade Partnership Initiative’s Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions Technology Needs Assessment | SFOP0008826

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The Clean Technology and Trade Partnership Initiative's Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions Technology Needs Assessment (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0008826) is a U.S. Department of State funding opportunity focused on helping select developing and emerging economies move faster toward affordable clean energy as part of their broader decarbonization goals. The work centers on producing a comprehensive market and technology needs assessment that looks at what these countries actually require to implement clean energy transitions and where there is practical alignment with U.S. clean energy technologies and capabilities. The end result is meant to be actionable, supporting real implementation planning in these target markets rather than producing a purely academic report.

This opportunity was issued by the Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, under the Energy funding activity category (CFDA 19.017). It is a discretionary opportunity and will be implemented through a cooperative agreement, which typically means substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the period of performance compared to a standard grant. The program anticipates making a single award, with an award ceiling of $684,000, indicating one primary recipient will be responsible for delivering the assessment and associated outputs at the scale proposed.

At a practical level, the project is designed to map country-level clean energy and decarbonization needs in "critical markets" and connect those needs to U.S. clean technology solutions. That implies an emphasis on identifying priority sectors or technologies (for example, grid modernization, renewable integration, energy storage, efficiency, industrial decarbonization, or related enabling systems), assessing barriers to deployment (policy, financing, infrastructure, supply chain, workforce, and regulatory constraints), and pinpointing opportunities where U.S. technologies or firms could realistically support partner-country objectives. By framing the work as a market and needs assessment, the opportunity signals that deliverables should likely include a structured analysis of demand, readiness, constraints, and near-term pathways to implementation that can be used by governments and stakeholders to guide next steps.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with further clarification expected in the full announcement under the additional eligibility information section. The opportunity was created on April 5, 2022, with an original closing date of May 20, 2022. Overall, the grant supports a targeted, implementation-oriented diagnostic effort intended to accelerate clean energy transitions in emerging economies while identifying concrete areas where U.S. clean technologies align with partner-country decarbonization plans and investment needs.

• The Department of State, Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Clean Technology and Trade Partnership Initiative’s Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions Technology Needs Assessment" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.017.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 05, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2022. (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 $684,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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