# Distributed Energy Systems Demonstrations Funding Opportunity Announcement

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003139-distributed-energy-systems-demonstrations-funding/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350558

> Headquarters offered grants of up to $25.0 million (at least $10.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $50.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 15, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003139 |
| Agency | Headquarters |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 15, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $25.0 million |
| Award floor | $10.0 million |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $50.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.255 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to utilities, including Municipal, Cooperative, and Investor-Owned Utilities, as well as for-profit entities currently engaged in grid service provision via an established portfolio of aggregated distributed energy resources (DERs).

## What the grant funds

ATTENTION (11/9/2023): This Funding Opportunity has been modified. Please see the full FOA Modification 0001 document on OCED Exchange for full details (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId44ebd317-32eb-436b-b6c1-46c3057dc0fb). NOTE: All Concept Papers and Full Applications must be submitted via the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations Funding Opportunity Exchange by the posted deadlines (https://oced-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId44ebd317-32eb-436b-b6c1-46c3057dc0fb). The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support a portfolio of projects that demonstrate and validate reliable operations and financial value from a range of grid topologies with diverse energy resources and distributed energy systems (DES) ownership models. In this FOA, OCED is seeking projects that can demonstrate that aggregated and coordinated distributed energy resources (DERs) can provide reliable, predictable grid services for a wide range of system configurations. The program goal is to build confidence that the design, control, and compensation approaches developed can be readily applied to other portions of the distribution grid and extended to other mixes of DERs, potentially extending the value of this approach to a more diverse set of communities, individuals, and entities as the distribution system continues to change. This FOA makes available approximately $50 million in federal funds for transformative, at-scale projects within distribution systems that demonstrate approaches to integrate grid-edge renewable and distributed energy systems with broader energy networks. These projects will seek to demonstrate reliable operations and system-wide value in the context of distribution grids with high levels of variable renewable generation and flexible load assets. This investment will allow the U.S. to develop more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective distribution grids and distributed energy systems while supporting climate action and providing benefits to communities and workers. It will also support the Biden Administration’s decarbonization goals of a 50-52% reduction in GHG emissions from 2005 levels by 2030, a carbon-pollution-free power sector by 2035, and a net-zero GHG emissions economy by 2050. This FOA has one Topic Area, which solicits proposals to demonstrate Distributed Energy Systems.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003139 still open?

No. It closed on April 15, 2024.

### Who can apply for Distributed Energy Systems Demonstrations Funding Opportunity Announcement?

Headquarters accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Distributed Energy Systems Demonstrations Funding Opportunity Announcement?

Closed April 15, 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 $25.0 million each. About $50.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Clean Energy Demonstrations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Heidelberg Materials Us Inc, National Cement Company of California, Inc. The program made 101 awards worth $6.6 billion in that time.