Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001837
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Golden Field Office, released a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001837; CFDA 81.087). The program is aimed at advancing marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy, which includes technologies that generate electricity from ocean waves, tidal and river currents, and other forms of moving water. The DOE framed the opportunity around supporting research, development, and supporting-data efforts that can move MHK technologies closer to practical deployment while also reducing barriers that slow projects down in real-world settings, especially regulatory and environmental review hurdles.
Awards under this opportunity were planned to be issued as cooperative agreements, which typically means DOE expects to be more actively involved than in a standard grant, for example through substantial technical oversight, coordinated milestones, and ongoing collaboration during the project period. The funding opportunity listed an anticipated total of about 18 awards, with an award ceiling of $3,500,000 per project. Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), with the caveat that applicants still needed to follow any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement on EERE Exchange. The FOA was posted on April 30, 2018, and had an original application deadline of July 17, 2018.
The work DOE sought to fund was organized into three topic areas. The first topic area, Early Stage Device Design Research, focused on improving fundamental device concepts and early-stage engineering. This kind of work generally targets the core design challenges that determine whether a marine energy device can be efficient, survivable, and economically viable over its lifetime. Projects in this area commonly include design innovations, modeling and simulation, scaled testing, and engineering analysis to improve performance and reduce cost and risk before moving into expensive full-scale demonstrations.
The second topic area, Controls and Power Take Off (PTO) Design Integration and Testing, concentrated on the systems that convert the motion of waves or currents into usable electrical power and the control strategies that optimize that conversion. Controls and PTO components are critical to energy capture, reliability, and survivability because marine conditions are highly variable and harsh. By emphasizing integration and testing, DOE signaled interest not just in standalone component improvements, but in how the control system and PTO work together with the rest of the device, including verification through relevant test setups that can build confidence for later pilot or commercial deployments.
The third topic area, Dissemination of Environmental Data and Analyses to Facilitate the Marine Energy Regulatory Process, targeted a persistent non-technical barrier for marine energy: the time and uncertainty involved in environmental review and permitting. Marine energy projects often require extensive studies and consultations related to potential impacts on marine life, habitats, navigation, and other ocean and river uses. DOE sought efforts that gather, organize, analyze, and share environmental information in ways that are credible and usable by regulators, developers, and stakeholders. The emphasis on dissemination suggests a focus on making data and analytical products accessible and standardized enough to support decision-making, reduce duplicative studies, and help streamline the regulatory path for future projects.
Overall, this FOA was designed to push MHK technology forward on two fronts at once: technical advancement of devices and subsystems (especially early-stage design and integrated PTO/controls) and practical deployment readiness through improved availability and communication of environmental data and analyses. The full application requirements, evaluation criteria, cost-share expectations (if any), and detailed topic descriptions were provided on the EERE Exchange website under the FOA listing.Apply for DE FOA 0001837
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination" 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 Apr 30, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 17, 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 $3,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Advancement and Data Dissemination".
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Golden Field Office.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FOA number)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is DE-FOA-0001837.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity lists CFDA 81.087.
What does "marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy" mean in this FOA?
In this FOA, MHK energy refers to technologies that generate electricity from ocean waves, tidal currents, river currents, and other forms of moving water.
What is the overall purpose of this DOE program?
The program aims to advance MHK energy by supporting research, development, and supporting-data efforts that move MHK technologies closer to practical deployment. It also targets real-world barriers that slow projects down, with particular attention to regulatory and environmental review hurdles.
What type of award was DOE planning to make under this opportunity?
Awards were planned to be issued as cooperative agreements.
What does it mean that awards are "cooperative agreements"?
As described in the opportunity summary, a cooperative agreement typically means DOE expects to be more actively involved than with a standard grant, such as through substantial technical oversight, coordinated milestones, and ongoing collaboration during the project period.
How many awards were anticipated?
The FOA anticipated a total of about 18 awards.
What was the maximum award size per project?
The award ceiling was listed as $3,500,000 per project.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), with the note that applicants still needed to follow any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement on EERE Exchange.
Where were the full announcement and application details posted?
The full application requirements, evaluation criteria, any cost-share expectations, and detailed topic descriptions were provided on the EERE Exchange website under the FOA listing.
When was the FOA posted?
The FOA was posted on April 30, 2018.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was July 17, 2018.
How is the funded work organized in this opportunity?
DOE organized the work into three topic areas covering (1) early stage device design research, (2) controls and power take off (PTO) design integration and testing, and (3) dissemination of environmental data and analyses to facilitate the marine energy regulatory process.
What is Topic Area 1: Early Stage Device Design Research about?
This topic area focuses on improving fundamental device concepts and early-stage engineering. The intent is to address core design challenges that affect whether a marine energy device can be efficient, survivable, and economically viable over its lifetime.
What kinds of activities are typical under Topic Area 1?
The description indicates projects in this area commonly include design innovations, modeling and simulation, scaled testing, and engineering analysis to improve performance and reduce cost and risk before moving into more expensive full-scale demonstrations.
What is Topic Area 2: Controls and Power Take Off (PTO) Design Integration and Testing about?
This topic area concentrates on the systems that convert the motion of waves or currents into usable electrical power (the PTO) and the control strategies that optimize that conversion.
Why are controls and PTO components emphasized in this FOA?
The FOA highlights that controls and PTO components are critical to energy capture, reliability, and survivability because marine conditions are highly variable and harsh.
What does DOE mean by "integration and testing" in Topic Area 2?
The emphasis suggests DOE was interested not only in standalone component improvements, but also in how the control system and PTO work together with the rest of the device, including verification through relevant test setups that can build confidence for later pilot or commercial deployments.
What is Topic Area 3: Dissemination of Environmental Data and Analyses to Facilitate the Marine Energy Regulatory Process about?
This topic area targets a non-technical barrier for marine energy: the time and uncertainty involved in environmental review and permitting. DOE sought efforts that gather, organize, analyze, and share environmental information in ways that are credible and usable by regulators, developers, and stakeholders.
What kinds of regulatory or environmental issues does Topic Area 3 relate to?
The FOA notes that marine energy projects can require extensive studies and consultations related to potential impacts on marine life, habitats, navigation, and other ocean and river uses.
What does "dissemination" imply for Topic Area 3 projects?
The emphasis on dissemination suggests a focus on making environmental data and analytical products accessible and standardized enough to support decision-making, reduce duplicative studies, and help streamline the regulatory path for future projects.
What is DOE trying to achieve across all three topic areas?
Overall, the FOA was designed to push MHK technology forward on two fronts: (1) technical advancement of devices and subsystems (especially early-stage design and integrated PTO/controls) and (2) improved deployment readiness by increasing the availability and communication of environmental data and analyses that can reduce regulatory friction.
Does the provided summary include the evaluation criteria or cost-share requirements?
No. The summary states that evaluation criteria, cost-share expectations (if any), and detailed topic descriptions were provided in the full FOA on EERE Exchange.
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