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Find similar grantsSpring 2025 pitch competition was May 19-22, 2025 in San Antonio, TX; Fall 2025 competition rescheduled to March 11, 2026 in Raleigh, NC.
Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). The EPIC program supports incubators and accelerators via pitch competitions across the country to foster innovation and commercialization in energy technologies.
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Energy Program for Innovation Clusters | Department of Energy Energy Program for Innovation Clusters DOE's Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) is thrilled to offer another year of support for small business, incubators, and accelerators via EPIC in 2025. The 2025 program will consist of our highly regarded pitch competitions.
All previous EPIC incubator and accelerator awardees will be eligible to nominate an energy technology startup. Startup finalists will be selected to pitch their ideas to a panel of DOE and industry reviewers for the chance to win cash awards at a series of pitch events throughout the year. As locations and dates are finalized, pitch competition details and nomination information will be communicated to eligible EPIC Prize winners.
The Spring 2025 EPIC Pitch Competition was held at the 2025 Energy Thought Summit in San Antonio, TX from May 19-22, 2025. View the official winners' announcement here . The Fall 2025 EPIC Pitch Competition was postponed.
It was held on March 11, 2026, at TechConnect World in Raleigh, NC. The Foundation for Energy Security & Innovation (FESI) also contributed cash prizes at this pitch competition. View the official winners' announcement here .
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), EPIC Round 3 was a $4 million competitive funding program for the nation’s most innovative incubators supporting energy innovation clusters.
EPIC Round 3 awarded several cash prizes and five three-year cooperative agreements to regional incubator teams that submit the most creative and impactful plans, then implement those plans to develop strong programming, connections, and support for energy startups and entrepreneurs. The five projects that were awarded 3-year cooperative agreements are now in progress.
In April 2024, OTC announced the Phase 1 winners of the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Round 3. Twenty-three incubators and accelerators from across the nation were each awarded $150,000 for programs designed to support energy startups and entrepreneurs in their communities.
Applicants included traditional business accelerators and incubators, as well as innovative entrepreneurship communities and startup advocacy organizations. Read the official announcement . In December 2024, OTC announced the Phase 2 winners of the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Round 3.
Five teams were awarded the opportunity to negotiate an up to $1M 3-year cooperative agreement with DOE. Read the official announcement . December 2024 - EPIC Progress and Implementation FY21-24 This report describes the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) program progress and implementation.
This report builds off the published report to Congress in June 2022, which provided an overview of the EPIC program and plans for implementation.
This report provides an update to Congress on the EPIC program, in its third round of awards and fourth year of programming as of FY 2024, including an overview of its program structure, awardees, as well as key performance measures and select outcomes for the program’s first two rounds June 2022 - EPIC Approach During Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, Congress appropriated $5 million and tasked the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) to fund incubators that support energy technology innovation clusters.
This in turn led to OTC's development of the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC). This report presents funding activities, award status and preliminary outcomes for EPIC through 2021.
EPIC Pitch Competition Winners Announced at TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo The Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) and the Foundation for Energy Security & Innovation (FESI) awarded $120,000 through the EPIC Pitch Competition, with $80,000 in cash prizes going to startups presenting bold energy technologies.
Learn More about EPIC Pitch Competition Winners Announced at TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo Winners of the Spring 2025 EPIC Pitch Competition Announced at Energy Thought Summit The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) awarded more than $100,000 total in cash prizes at the Spring 2025 EPIC Pitch Competition, where startups presented their groundbreaking energy technologies.
Learn More about Winners of the Spring 2025 EPIC Pitch Competition Announced at Energy Thought Summit Incubators and Accelerators Awarded Over $4. 5 Million from DOE to Support Clean Energy Tech Startups The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced five Phase 2 winners of the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Round 3. Learn More about Incubators and Accelerators Awarded Over $4.
5 Million from DOE to Support Clean Energy Tech Startups Introducing the Winners of the EPIC DC Pitch Competition The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) today announced $70,000 total to three winning clean energy startups and one incubator through the 2024 Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize Collaboration Event.
Learn More about Introducing the Winners of the EPIC DC Pitch Competition U.S. Department of Energy Awards $2 Million to Incubators and Accelerators Shaping Regional Energy Innovation Pipeline The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) has named the grand prize winners in the American-Made Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize Round 2.
Four incubators were each awarded $500,000 in cash prizes. Learn More about U.S. Department of Energy Awards $2 Million to Incubators and Accelerators Shaping Regional Energy Innovation Pipeline Office of Technology Transitions Offers $4 Million in EPIC Round 3 DOE is launching a new version of its successful American-Made EPIC Prize.
The $4 million EPIC Round 3 competitive funding program will award cash prizes to the nation’s most innovative incubators supporting energy startups and entrepreneurs. Learn More about Office of Technology Transitions Offers $4 Million in EPIC Round 3 U.S. Department of Energy Awards $1.
3 Million to Incubators and Accelerators in Support of Place-Based Energy Innovation DOE has named the semifinalists in the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize. Twnety-four incubators and accelerators were each awarded $50,000 in cash prizes for their high-impact ideas that support energy start-ups and entrepreneurs. Learn More about U.S. Department of Energy Awards $1.
3 Million to Incubators and Accelerators in Support of Place-Based Energy Innovation Trailblazers of Clean Tech: Announcing the Winners of the Second EPIC Pitch Competition DOE has crowned five winners of the EPIC Prize Pitch Competition, awarding more than $160,000 to those with the highest-potential tech energy innovation.
Learn More about Trailblazers of Clean Tech: Announcing the Winners of the Second EPIC Pitch Competition Office of Technology Transitions Launches EPIC Prize Round 2 The Office of Technology Transitions is announcing the launch of the American-Made EPIC Prize Round 2, a $4-million competition designed to award prizes to regional incubators that implement high-impact ideas to support energy startups and entrepreneurs.
Learn More about Office of Technology Transitions Launches EPIC Prize Round 2 Department of Energy Announces Energy Incubator Prize Selections DOE announces selections for the prize portion of the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC).
Learn More about Department of Energy Announces Energy Incubator Prize Selections OTT Announces EPIC Program + Prize OTT announced a $1 million prize to stimulate regional energy innovation ecosystems. Learn More about OTT Announces EPIC Program + Prize
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I (DOE Genesis Mission) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). This DOE SBIR Phase I opportunity focuses on the Genesis Mission, supporting breakthrough technologies in areas including "Scaling the Biotechnology Revolution." Projects related to Pichia pastoris, particularly in areas of biotechnology for energy production, biomaterials, or sustainable processes, would be relevant. This is a pitch-first application process.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (Genesis Mission Phase I) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). This Phase I opportunity, focused on DOE's Genesis Mission, supports technologies in four areas including "Scaling the Biotechnology Revolution." Pichia pastoris is a significant host for biotechnology, particularly in the production of enzymes, biopharmaceuticals, and other biomolecules. Proposals advancing biotechnology, especially those with strong commercial potential and alignment with DOE mission areas, would be relevant.
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