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This FY22 solicitation (DE-FOA-0002864) closed in 2023; DOE issues new Building Technologies FOAs periodically on the EERE Exchange.
Historical funding: $500,000 - $5,000,000
Prior eligibility: Universities, national laboratories, and private sector partners.
Building Technologies Office (BTO) Multi-Topic FOA is a funding opportunity announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy that invests in innovative building technologies and design practices to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in residential and commercial buildings. The FY22 multi-topic FOA, issued jointly with the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Technology Office (AMMTO) and the Office of Electricity, covers multiple technology subtopics. Eligible applicants include research institutions, national laboratories, universities, and private companies. The program supports projects that advance next-generation building envelope, HVAC, lighting, and grid-interactive technologies with measurable impacts on national energy use.
The Department of Energy attached its small-business program to the Genesis Mission on July 22, 2026 — opening a $10 million Phase I opportunity across four AI-for-science topic areas closing September 10, plus roughly $147 million in Phase II funding for prior awardees. Here is what the four topics fund, how the redesigned 'faster, simpler' program changes the math for founders, and how to move on a tight window.
Read articleOn July 22, 2026, the Department of Energy opened its FY26 Genesis Mission SBIR/STTR round — roughly 40 Phase I awards across four topic areas (biotech, quantum, materials, and autonomous labs), a $147 million Phase II pool, and a September 10 pitch deadline. This is how small businesses get inside the $5 billion Genesis Mission. Here is what each topic funds, how the money and timeline work, and the concrete strategy to compete.
Read articleOn July 22, 2026, the White House announced more than $5 billion in federal commitments for the Genesis Mission — the Department of Energy-led national initiative to fuse AI, exascale computing, and the 17 national labs into a single scientific platform. Nearly 300 projects across all 50 states were selected from a historic Request for Applications, and 15-plus agencies are now attaching funding to a set of National Science and Technology Challenges. Here is what the Genesis Mission is, how the money is structured, and the concrete on-ramps for researchers, universities, and small businesses who were not in the first cohort.
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