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Hydropower Technical Collaboration Program listed with rolling applications since 4/30/2024; no specific deadline shown.
Hydropower Technical Collaboration Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Hydropower Technical Collaboration Program is a technical assistance initiative of the U. S.
Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), providing hydropower developers and stakeholders with access to expertise from DOE national laboratories.
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The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) is advancing cutting-edge technology with research and a range of competitive opportunities—such as hydropower grants or marine energy technical assistance—to modernize the U.S. hydropower fleet and drive U.S. leadership in marine energy, with the goal of delivering low-cost, reliable power, and resiliency to the nation's electricity grids.
Types of funding announcements include: Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) , formerly Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) Notice of Technical Assistance (NOTA) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR/STTR) Seedling and Sapling Program Technology Area Type of Funding Solicitation Title Open Date Close Date Marine Energy Fellowship Marine Energy Fellowship 2027 Summer Cohort: TBA 2026 Fall Cohort: 3/27/2026 2026 Summer Cohort: 12/12/2025 Hydropower Technical Support Voucher Opportunity 6 - Hydropower Testing Network (HyTN) 3/12/2026 4/23/2026 Hydropower; Marine Energy Collegiate Competition 2027 Hydropower Collegiate Competition and 2027 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition 3/9/2026 4/23/2026 Hydropower Technical Support Hydropower Technical Collaboration Program 4/30/2024 Rolling Marine Energy Technical Support Request Technical Support from the Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research Program Rolling Rolling For other DOE funding and technical assistance opportunities that may be relevant for water power technologies, WPTO recommends looking into the following offices: The Grid Deployment Office (GDO) works to provide electricity to everyone, everywhere, by investing in critical energy sources—like hydropower—to bolster and improve the energy grid.
GDO manages DOE’s three hydroelectric incentive programs : the Hydroelectric Production Incentives , the Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives , and the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives . The Loan Programs Office offers four distinct loan programs to finance a wide array of energy infrastructure projects across the country.
Water power projects may be eligible for DOE loan guarantees, especially under the Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program or the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is a multi-technology office with funding for demonstration programs that could support hydropower or marine energy technologies.
OCED partners with private sector entities to accelerate market adoption of innovative energy technologies, including long-duration storage technologies such as pumped storage hydropower. The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response supports development and deployment of advanced cyber applications, technologies, and threat collaboration efforts with the U.S. energy sector.
The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains works to strengthen manufacturing and energy supply chains needed to modernize the nation’s energy infrastructure. DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund leverages R&D funding in the applied energy programs, paired with private partners, to mature promising energy technologies with high impact potential.
In addition, DOE's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs provides financial and technical assistance, education, and training to tribes for the evaluation and development of renewable energy resources on tribal lands. If you are interested in applying for funding, but your project does not fit within the scope of the posted solicitations, please submit your proposal to DOE's Unsolicited Proposal Office .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Hydropower developers and other stakeholders seeking technical support collaboration. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Hydropower Technical Collaboration Program is funded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.
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