Solar Energy Technologies Office Incubator Funding Opportunity is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office that funds early-stage research and development in solar energy technologies. The program supports innovations across photovoltaics, solar hardware, interconnection solutions, wildlife-compatible solar deployment, and supply chain development through multiple solicitation tracks including SMASH Incubator, STRIVES, SolWEB2, and SWIFTR. Eligible applicants include small businesses, nonprofits, universities, and for-profit entities. Awards range from $200,000 to $2,000,000 with individual program deadlines varying through spring 2026. The office also administers American-Made prizes and challenges alongside traditional competitive grants.

Genesis Mission National Science and Technology Challenges is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Electricity, and Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Office. This NOFO invites applications from interdisciplinary teams addressing the Genesis Mission National Science and Technology Challenges to accelerate scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows using novel artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks.

Department of Energy SBIR/STTR FY 2026 Phase I, Release 2 is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC). The DOE SBIR/STTR programs provide funding for early-stage research and development projects related to energy and other scientific areas. Mandatory Letters of Intent (LOI) must be submitted to be eligible for full proposals.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) FY 2026 Phase II Release 2 is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This SBIR grant offers awards to small businesses pursuing Phase II research and development in DOE Office of Science priority areas. Phase II funding supports the continuation and expansion of work demonstrated in Phase I, moving technologies closer to commercialization.

Critical Minerals and Battery Materials Notice of Funding Opportunity is sponsored by DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI). This funding opportunity aims to grow U. S. capacity for critical minerals and materials processing, battery component manufacturing, and recycling. Electrical contractors may be involved in the infrastructure development and electrical systems for such facilities.

Funding Opportunity to Strengthen Domestic Critical Materials Processing and Manufacturing is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI). This initiative aims to strengthen domestic battery supply chains and reduce reliance on foreign sources of critical minerals by expanding U. S. capabilities in mineral processing, battery materials manufacturing, and recycling.

High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program (HPC4EI-2026SP-RN-SOL) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and Industrial Technologies Office (ITO). Supports projects that improve America's manufacturing competitiveness through the use of powerful supercomputers, accelerating the development of new materials and improving manufacturing and industrial processes through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital si…

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (various topics) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE SBIR and STTR programs provide competitive non-dilutive funding to U. S. small businesses developing innovative technologies with strong commercial potential. This includes topics in advanced manufacturing and the development of prototypes.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (DOE) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE SBIR/STTR programs provide grant opportunities to small businesses performing R&D in support of the DOE mission, which includes a wide range of technical topics and subtopics. While not explicitly focused on planetary exploration, robotics is a key area of interest, and proposals with potential for commercialization and meeting DOE mission-specific R&D needs may be relevant if they involve robotics or drilling technologies.

Special Education Annual Plan / Part B Flow-Through Application is a grant from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) that distributes federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) for providing special education services to children with disabilities. Each LEA, including school divisions, state-operated programs, and the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind at Staunton, is required by state and federal law to submit an annual plan demonstrating funding eligibility and describing how special education services will be provided. Applications must be submitted through VDOE's OMEGA grant management system. The 2026-2027 application deadline is May 8, 2026. Funding is available under both Section 611 (school-age) and Section 619 (preschool) components of IDEA Part B.

TechWerx: Building Solar Understanding and Risk Education (B-SURE) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). TechWerx: Building Solar Understanding and Risk Education (BSURE) is a grant opportunity administered through TechWerx that funds innovative research and technology development focused on improving solar energy adoption through better risk education and understanding.

Statewide Transition Leaders Academy (STLA) Cohort III is sponsored by Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), in partnership with the Center on Transition Innovations at Virginia Commonwealth University. This initiative provides comprehensive professional development and technical assistance to enhance special education leadership and implementation in secondary transition. The aim is to improve postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities across Virginia.

Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office. The GRIP Program aims to enhance grid flexibility and resilience. While specific opportunities for developing countries are not explicitly stated, the program supports projects that improve the performance of existing grids with advanced grid solutions, which could be relevant for technology development applicable in other contexts.

SPARK Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0003580) - Topic Area 1: Grid Resilience is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that funds grid modernization projects to accelerate the deployment of advanced transmission technologies, including reconductoring and other key upgrades. The program offers awards ranging from $10 million to $100 million per award under Topic Area 1, with up to $1.9 billion in total estimated program funding. Most applicants must provide at least a 50% nonfederal cost share, though qualifying small utilities may be eligible for a reduced 25% match. The current closing date for applications is May 20, 2026. Awards will be structured as cooperative agreements administered by the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research II Full Application (DE-FOA-0003539) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE). This is the full application phase for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research (CINR) projects, which are university-led and cover areas like microreactors, nuclear power plant optimization, advanced nuclear materials, manufacturing technologies, waste management, and fuels.

Speed to Power Through Accelerated Reconductoring and Other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK) Program is sponsored by DOE Office of Electricity. This program aims to replace existing power lines with higher-capacity conductors and deploy additional Advanced Transmission Technologies (ATTs) to increase grid capacity, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance reliability.

Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK) - Grid Innovation Program (Topic Area 3) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE). Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK) is a grant from the U. S.

SPARK (Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This funding opportunity from DOE aims to modernize the electric grid. Topic Area 1, "Grid resilience," supports projects that strengthen grid reliability and resilience through reconductoring and deployment of other advanced transmission technologies.

FY2026 Research Opportunities in Accelerator Stewardship and Accelerator Development is a grant from Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science that please note that this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is for cross-cutting R&D and domestic supplier development and that program-specific AS&T R&D is supported though NOFOs issued by each SC program. Track 1: Accelerator Stewardship Topical Areas Applications for activities in Track 1: Accelerator Stewardship Topical Areas will be accepted from all responsible domestic organizations capable of meeting the objectives of this NOFO. Colleges and universities, non-profit and for-profit research organizations, DOE's national laboratories, small businesses, and other federal research organizations. The application deadline is 2026-05-21 00:00:00+00.

Building EPSCoR-State/DOE-National Laboratory Partnerships is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). These partnerships advance understanding of the physical world by supporting fundamental, early-stage energy research collaborations with the DOE National Laboratories. Participation by undergraduate students, graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows is required.

High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI). This program awards funding to small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) and their partners (National Laboratories, universities, and non-profit organizations) to accelerate the development of new materials and improve manufacturing and industrial processes through artificial …

High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) / Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and Industrial Technologies Office (ITO). This program supports projects that improve America's manufacturing competitiveness through the use of powerful supercomputers.

Critical Minerals Research and Development Program is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that funds research and development to build reliable, resilient, and secure domestic critical mineral and materials supply chains for the energy, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. The program supports projects aimed at broadening supply from primary and secondary sources, developing alternative materials with reduced supply disruption potential, improving processing and manufacturing efficiency, and enabling recycling and reuse. The DOE has announced funding ranging from $134 million to $500 million across multiple critical minerals initiatives. Eligible applicants include state and local governments, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education.

Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Leadership Computing Facilities that funds high-impact scientific research projects requiring access to the nation's most powerful supercomputers at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories. The program provides large allocations of computing time on leadership-class systems to researchers from academia, government laboratories, and industry working on computationally intensive problems in science and engineering. For the 2027 call, new proposals were due June 15, 2026 and renewal proposals due July 20, 2026, with electronic applications open from April 8, 2026. Eligible applicants include researchers at universities, national labs, and industry with projects demonstrating exceptional computational need and scientific merit.

Early Career Research Program (DE-FOA-0003602) is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science that funds outstanding early career scientists conducting research in core DOE science program areas. Supported areas include Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Isotope Research and Development. The program provides sustained support to help early career researchers establish independent research programs. Applicants must be early career scientists meeting eligibility criteria detailed in the funding opportunity announcement. Applications are due June 2, 2026.

Early Career Research Program is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science that provides five-year awards to exceptional early career researchers to stimulate new research directions in mission-critical areas of physical science. Awards to academic institutions are approximately $875,000 over five years, while awards to DOE National Laboratories or Office of Science User Facilities are approximately $2,750,000 over five years. Eligible applicants must be untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professors at U.S. academic institutions, or full-time employees at DOE National Laboratories or Office of Science User Facilities, within 10 years of earning a doctorate. Researchers may apply to one of seven program offices: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Biological and Environmental Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D and Production. Pre-applications are mandatory by March 24, 2026, with full applications due June 2, 2026. Funding is competitively awarded through peer review.

Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research is a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), administered through the Idaho Field Office, that funds innovative R&D projects advancing nuclear energy science and technology to meet U.S. energy, environmental, and economic goals. The program supports work across reactor technologies, advanced nuclear fuels, nuclear infrastructure, and related engineering and scientific challenges. Awards of up to $3,100,000 are available. Eligible applicants include small businesses, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and private institutions of higher education. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov. The deadline for the current cycle is June 9, 2026. Projects must align with DOE Office of Nuclear Energy strategic priorities and address challenges facing the nuclear energy sector.

Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The TCF is a competitive program designed to commercialize promising energy technologies, including those related to quantum systems, developed at DOE's National Laboratories. It supports technology maturation and commercialization projects, fostering partnerships between DOE facilities, private companies, and other entities to bring technologies to market.

i2X Interconnection Cost Reduction Solutions for Transmission (iCRS-T) (Recipients) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Integrated Energy Systems Office (IESO). The Integrated Energy Systems Office (IESO) funds research and development activities through competitive solicitations focused on technological development to improve the reliability and affordability of wind energy and addressing barriers to wind energy deployment.

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs is sponsored by Various Federal Agencies (e.g., SBA, NIH, DOE, DOD, NSF). These competitive federal grant programs provide funding opportunities for small businesses to perform research and development (R&D) on technology of interest to federal agencies. They encourage scientific research with high potential for commercialization.