# Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003103-strategies-to-increase-hydropower-flexibility/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351025

> Golden Field Office offered grants of up to $4.0 million (at least $750,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $9.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 17, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003103 |
| Agency | Golden Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 17, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $4.0 million |
| Award floor | $750,000 |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $9.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.087 |

## 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"

DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient. Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to participate as a subrecipient but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient. Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are eligible to participate as a subrecipient but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.

## What the grant funds

Modification 0004: The purpose of this modification is to extend Full Application deadline from 5/3/24 to 5/17/24 and revise the Expected Submission deadline for Replies to Reviewer comments from 6/28/24 to 7/12/24. ____________________________________________________________ Modification 0003: The purpose of this modification is to revise cost share requirements for federally recognized Indian Tribes under Topic Area 1. ____________________________________________________________ Modification 0002: The purpose of this modification is to extend the Concept Paper deadline to February 9, 2024, and revise the deadlines for Full Applications and the Reply to Reviewer Comments. ____________________________________________________________ Modification 0001: The purpose of this modification is to extend the Concept Paper deadline to February 1, 2024, and revise the deadlines for Full Applications and the Reply to Reviewer Comments. ____________________________________________________________ This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being issued by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). This FOA supports three complementary strategies for increasing the flexibility of hydropower: demonstrating hydropower hybrids, supporting innovative advanced hydropower equipment, and developing new operational strategies. WPTO’s HydroWIRES Initiative seeks to understand, enable, and improve the contribution of hydropower, including pumped storage hydropower (PSH) to reliability, resilience, and integration in the rapidly evolving U.S. electricity system. Hydropower’s flexibility is central to enhancing all these contributions. Through the three Topic Areas identified below, this FOA will develop a suite of advancements that improve hydropower flexibility at multiple scales: improved components within the plant, improved hybridized capabilities at the plant interconnection, and improved operations across the fleet. 1. Hydropower Hybrids Demonstration 2. Technologies to Increase Flexibility 3. Operational Flexibility To view the entire FOA document, visit the EERE Exchange Website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003103 still open?

No. It closed on May 17, 2024. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003647, closes December 1, 2026 (24 days left).

### Who can apply for Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility?

Golden Field Office accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility?

Closed May 17, 2024. 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 $4.0 million each. About $9.5 million in total across about 7 awards.

### Who has won Renewable Energy Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Oregon State University, University of Utah, Avapco LLC. The program made 900 awards worth $2.5 billion in that time.