# SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 2023 (SCALEUP 2023)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003100-seeding-critical-advances-for-leading-energy-technologies/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348609

> Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy offered grants of up to $20.0 million (at least $5.0 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $100 million in total. Applications closed on December 13, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003100 |
| Agency | Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 13, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $20.0 million |
| Award floor | $5.0 million |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $100 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.135 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

See Section III.A. of the FOA

## What the grant funds

To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. To apply to this FOA, Applicants must register with and submit application materials through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Registration.aspx). For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). ARPA-E will not review or consider concept papers submitted through other means. For problems with ARPA-E eXCHANGE, email ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov (with FOA name and number in the subject line). Questions about this FOA? Check the Frequently Asked Questions available at http://arpa-e.energy.gov/faq. For questions that have not already been answered, email ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov. AGENCY OVERVIEW The Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), an organization within the Department of Energy (DOE), was chartered by Congress in the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-69), as amended and codified at 42 U.S.C. § 16538. ARPA-E issues this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to achieve ARPA-E statutory goals at 42 U.S.C. §16538(c)(1): “(A) to enhance the economic and energy security of the United States through the development of energy technologies that— (i) reduce imports of energy from foreign sources; (ii) reduce energy-related emissions, including greenhouse gases; (iii) improve the energy efficiency of all economic sectors; (iv) provide transformative solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and (v) improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; and (B) to ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced energy technologies.” The FOA and any cooperative agreements or grants awarded under this FOA are subject to 2 C.F.R. Part 200 as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 910. ARPA-E funds research on, and the development of, transformative science and technology solutions to address the energy and environmental missions of the Department. The agency focuses on technologies that can be meaningfully advanced with a modest investment over a defined period of time in order to catalyze the translation from scientific discovery to early-stage technology.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003100 still open?

No. It closed on December 13, 2023. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003630, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

### Who can apply for SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 2023 (SCALEUP 2023)?

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 2023 (SCALEUP 2023)?

Closed December 13, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $20.0 million each. About $100 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were RTX Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC. The program made 729 awards worth $1.4 billion in that time.