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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.
Delivered through the HydroWIRES Initiative, the program aims to modernize the U.S. hydropower fleet and advance its role in delivering reliable, low-cost electricity and grid resiliency. WPTO issues funding through multiple mechanisms including Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Notices of Technical Assistance (NOTA), and SBIR/STTR programs.
No specific award amount or application deadline is currently listed for this technical collaboration track.
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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 Hydropower, Marine Energy SBIR/STTR DE-FOA-0003504: Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs FY25 Phase I Release 2 12/27/2024 Letters of Intent: Due 1/14/2025 Full Applications: Due 2/26/2025 Marine Energy FOA DE-FOA-0003415: Oceans of Opportunity: U.S. Wave Energy Open Water Testing 9/18/2024 Full Applications: Due 2/6/2025 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 .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Hydropower developers and other stakeholders. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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