Clean Energy Grants

The AI Gigafactories Call is the largest single AI funding instrument in Europe and one of the least like a grant. EuroHPC JU is not funding research projects; it is co-investing in the construction of up to seven physical facilities that combine massive computing power with state-of-the-art AI processors, the necessary software and cloud technology stacks, high-bandwidth connectivity and energy-efficient data centres, to provide frontier AI training, fine-tuning and inference as sovereign European services. The applicant profile follows from that: applications are open to consortia or Special Purpose Vehicles bringing together companies, public entities, investors and other partners, and a facility may sit within a single Member State or be distributed across several. This is a call for infrastructure developers and capital syndicates, not for research groups. The financial structure is co-funding rather than full funding - successful projects receive differing levels of EU and national support reflecting the size and range of sovereign services they commit to provide, against an EU and national envelope of up to 10,000,000,000 euros that is expected to mobilise at least 20,000,000,000 euros of private investment. The timeline is long and worth planning around: the submission deadline is 12 November 2026, competitive evaluation follows, selections are expected in early 2027, and operations are to commence within 18 months of selection. Note that the AI Gigafactories are a tier above the existing AI Factories - EuroHPC currently oversees 19 AI Factories and 13 AI Factory Antennas that provide free access to SMEs and startups - so organisations wanting to use European AI compute rather than build it should look to the AI Factories access calls instead. Submission is through the EU Tenders and Funding Portal.

Path to a Cure Research Grant is a grant from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that funds basic science research aimed at restoring CFTR protein function or developing gene-based approaches to treat cystic fibrosis. The program specifically targets projects proposing restoration of CFTR protein function or approaches to fix or replace the defective CFTR gene. Awards provide up to $150,000 per year (plus 12% indirect costs) for up to two years, with grants competitively renewable for additional funding. Eligible applicants are independent investigators at for-profit and nonprofit institutions. Proposals must be hypothesis-driven with sufficient preliminary data. The fall cycle deadline is November 15, 2026.

Climate Smart Communities Initiative 2027 Grant Opportunity is sponsored by Climate Smart Communities Initiative. Provides funding and direct technical assistance to advance community-based climate resilience and local mitigation action in regions highly vulnerable to climate impacts. Priorities include building administrative capacity and supporting local partnerships involving adaptation practitioners and community organizations.

The ITU AI for Good Innovation Factory is the leading United Nations-based startup pitching and acceleration platform helping AI startups grow and scale their solutions to address global challenges aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The program features monthly regional pitching sessions highlighting startups across regions and sectors leading to the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva Switzerland in July 2026. Four winners are selected for their innovative and scalable AI-powered solutions with the top startup receiving a $20,000 grand cash prize. The program provides global pitching opportunities funding connections to investors expert mentorship exclusive networking with UN agencies and industry leaders and media exposure. Regional events are held worldwide including in Turkey Africa and other regions to identify top startups. This competition is open to ventures leveraging AI machine learning and advanced algorithms to address real-world issues in areas such as healthcare climate sustainability education agriculture disaster response and digital inclusion. This is distinct from the Google.org AI for Social Good awards which provide larger grants to established organizations and from the Technovation AI Ventures Accelerator which focuses specifically on young women.

Growing the Clean Energy Workforce – Electric Vehicles (GCEW-EV) Request for Applications (RFA) is sponsored by New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) Office of Just Energy Transition. Provides funding to eligible organizations to expand or create training or pre-apprenticeship programs in EV repair, maintenance, and charging infrastructure, alongside wraparound services for participants (with a focus on individuals from disadvantaged communities).

RISE PA Grant Program for Small- & Mid-Sized Manufacturers is sponsored by Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) / Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Administered via PennTAP to help manufacturing facilities access funding for industrial energy efficiency, waste heat recovery, process improvements, electrical upgrades, and emissions/pollution reduction technologies. Requires a prior technical assessment.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs – Phase I (Fall Release) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE Office of Technology Commercialization). This core federal program offers non-dilutive funding to small businesses to advance R&D on mission-aligned energy technologies. Relevant subtopics routinely feature industrial energy efficiency, advanced manufacturing power electronics, industrial decarbonization, power quality management, and harmonic mitigation technologies for commercial manufacturing applications.

CDBG Open Round (Public Facilities; Community Planning; Microenterprise Assistance; Stand-Alone Business Assistance; Imminent Threat) is sponsored by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR). This program provides federal funding for public facilities, community planning, microenterprise assistance, stand-alone business assistance, and imminent threat projects in eligible low- and moderate-income communities.

Owner's Representative Services for Multifamily Buildings Program is sponsored by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). This program provides incentives to multifamily owners and managers of under-resourced multifamily buildings for technical assistance and support services. The goal is to advance efficiency and decarbonization projects in these buildings.

Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) is sponsored by USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) / USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) provides cost share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products who are obtaining or renewing their certification under the National Organic Program (NOP).

Partnerships for Gender Equality and Human Rights in Africa is sponsored by RFLD. This grant portfolio provides funding for organizations led by and serving women and girls, vulnerable groups, and people with disabilities across all 55 AU member states. Priority areas include preventing and responding to gender-based violence, women's economic justice, climate justice and environmental rights, digital rights and online safety, and civic participation and political leadership. This grant is not yet open, but will be soon.

Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) is sponsored by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). The Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) is a statewide competitive grant program to fund clean-energy community microgrids in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. It aims to support the development of local clean energy systems designed to help communities stay powered during outages. The program prioritizes California's most vulnerable communities that face the greatest risk from power outages. Universities can be involved in research and development aspects of these microgrids. PG&E has completed two application tranches and anticipates launching a final application tranche in 2027.

Climatetech Pathmaker Grants is sponsored by Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). These grants expand access to relevant training for careers in the climatetech industry and address employer workforce needs. It supports short-term, industry-aligned training programs for high-demand occupations in energy storage and power generation, particularly for individuals from Environmentally Burdened or low-income neighborhoods.

Pattern Panhandle Wind Competitive Grant Program is a grant from Amarillo Area Foundation that funds civic and education causes benefiting Carson County, Texas. Established in 2015 by Pattern Energy using proceeds from its Panhandle Wind facility — which generates clean energy for 115,000 Texas homes annually — the program drew from a $1.5 million initial endowment plus $150,000 in annual contributions for the first decade. Grants range from $2,500 to $25,000. Priority is given to 501(c)(3) nonprofits based in Carson County. The next application deadline is January 31, 2027.

The close date above is the date for the Step-2 proposal due date. The Step-1 proposal due date is November 20, 2026. Step-2 proposals cannot be submitted if a Step-1 proposal was not submitted. NOTICE: Amended October 8, 2026. This amendment adds this new program element to ROSES-2025. A virtual telecon for potential proposers will be held October 26 at noon Eastern Time. Connect information will be posted on the right of this NSPIRES page under "Other documents". Step-1 proposals are due by November 20, 2026, and Step-2 proposals are due February 5, 2027, see Section 3.1. An individual may be the Principal Investigator (PI) of one and only one proposal to this program element unless they are serving as the Institutional PI for a proposal with a Co-I/Science PI who has not been granted PI status at the submitting institution. There is no limit on the number of times an individual may serve as the Institutional PI. The rules regarding interagency awards described in Section 1.1.1 of B.1 Heliophysics Research Program Overview and Section 4 apply to this program element. Proposals submitted to this program will be evaluated using a dual-anonymous review process. Proposals must be prepared according to the guidelines in Section 3.2 and in the associated "Guidelines for Proposers to ROSES DAPR Programs" document under "Other Documents" on the NSPIRES page for this program element. All proposers are strongly encouraged to use the standard SMD template for the Open Science Data Management Plan see https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs/OSDMP This synopsis is a generic summary that is posted for each of the many individual "program elements" in NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2025 solicitation. For specific information on this particular program element download and read the PDF of the text of this program element by going to Tables 2 or 3 of ROSES at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table2 and https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3, respectively, click the title of the program element of interest, a hypertext link will take you to a page for that particular program element. On that page, on the right side under "Announcement Documents" the link on the bottom will be to the PDF of the text of the call for proposals. For example, if one were interested in the Solar System Science program (NNH25ZDA001N-SCUBED) one would follow the link to the NSPIRES page for that program element and then to read the text of the call one would click on “C.2 Solar System Science (.pdf)” to download the text of the call. If one wanted to set it into the context of the goals, objectives and know the default rules for all elements within Appendix C, the planetary science division, one might download and read “C.1 Planetary Science Research Program Overview (.pdf)” from that same page. While the letters and numbers are different for each element within ROSES (A.10, B.3, etc.) the basic configuration is always the same, e.g., the letter indicates the Science Division (A is Earth Science, B is Heliophysics etc.) and whatever the letter, #1 is always the division overview. In 2025, most program elements will be set up for application via Grants.gov only if requested at least 30 days in advance of the due date. For more on Grants.gov submissions see Section IV(b)v of the ROSES Summary of Solicitation, that may be found at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) released its annual omnibus Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2025 (OMB Approval Number 2700-0092, CFDA Number 43.001) on February 21, 2025. In this case "omnibus" means that this NRA has many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology supported by SMD. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts depending on the nature of the work proposed. However, most extramural research awards deriving from ROSES will be grants, and many program elements of ROSES specifically exclude contracts, because contracts would not be appropriate for the nature of the work solicited. Funded Co-Is at government labs will receive inter- or intra-agency transfers. The typical period of performance for an award is three years, but some programs may allow up to five years and others specify shorter periods. In most cases, organizations of every type, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, domestic and foreign (with some caveats), may submit proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. Tables listing the program elements and due dates (Tables 2 and 3), a table that provides a very top level summary of proposal contents (Table 1), and the full text of the ROSES-2025 "Summary of Solicitation", may all be found NSPIRES at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025. Frequently asked questions for ROSES are posted at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs. Questions concerning specific program elements should be directed to the point(s) of contact for that particular element, who may be found either at the end of the individual program element in the summary table of key information or on the web list of topics and points of contact at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list. General questions concerning ROSES-2025 may be directed to the office of the SMD Deputy Associate Administrator for Research at sara@nasa.gov. Not all program elements are known at the time of the release of ROSES. To be informed of new program elements or amendments to this NRA, proposers may subscribe to: (1) The SMD mailing lists (by logging in at http://nspires.nasaprs.com and checking the appropriate boxes under "Account Management" and "Email Subscriptions"), (2) The ROSES-2025 blog feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections to at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/solicitations/roses-2025/, and (3) The ROSES-2025 due date Google calendars (one for each science division). Instructions are at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/library-and-useful-links (link from the words due date calendar). Funding Opportunity Number: NNH25ZDA001N-SSF. Assistance Listing: 43.001. Funding Instrument: CA,G. Category: ST.

NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and AI is sponsored by National Library of Medicine (NLM) / National Institutes of Health (NIH). This grant funds institutions to create or renew training programs that prepare researchers in biomedical informatics, data science, and AI/ML to tackle complex health and biomedical challenges.

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grants (Education/STEM Cycle) is sponsored by Rocky Mountain Power Foundation. The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation provides grants to nonprofits and community groups to enhance education and strengthen STEM learning opportunities. This includes initiatives that empower young people through education and essential skill development. The grants are distributed through one of four annual cycles.

Small Business Advantage Grant (Pennsylvania) is sponsored by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection. This grant program provides assistance to small businesses (100 or fewer employees) to undertake energy efficiency, pollution prevention, or natural resource protection projects. The goal is to enhance a small business's competitiveness while simultaneously improving the environment for Pennsylvania residents. Nonprofits could potentially assist small businesses in applying for or implementing these projects.

Intergenerational neighbourhoods and communities aligned with the New European Bauhaus is sponsored by European Commission — Horizon Europe. Programme areas: Horizon Europe (HORIZON), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, Health, Culture, creativity and inclusive society, Civil Security for Society, Digital, Industry and Space, Climate, Energy and Mobility, Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Continuation or Revision of NIDCR Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Cooperative Agreement (UH3 Clinical Trial Required) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health. To support competing renewal or competitive revision of ongoing clinical trials supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-25-062. Assistance Listing: 93.

CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The CHIPS CRDO BAA solicits proposals for research, prototyping, and commercialization of microelectronics technologies to advance U.S. leadership and domestic manufacturing. While broad, this could encompass research into energy-efficient hardware and systems for AI and federated learning, given NIST's focus on AI standards and innovation.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) is sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA's SBIR program is a highly competitive, merit-based grant program that encourages U.S. small businesses to engage in federal research and development (R&D) to develop innovative and commercially-viable products or services that align with NOAA's mission areas, including healthy oceans, climate adaptation, and resilient coastal communities.