# Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003224-inspiring-generations-of-new-innovators-to-impact/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350950

> Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy offered grants of up to $500,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $10.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 29, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003224 |
| Agency | Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 29, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $10.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.135 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

## 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), is chartered by Congress in the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-69), as amended by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-358), as further amended by the Energy Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-260) to: “(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.” ARPA-E issues this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under its authorizing statute codified at 42 U.S.C. § 16538. The FOA and any awards made 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-0003224 still open?

No. It closed on March 29, 2024. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003630, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

### Who can apply for Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024)?

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, small businesses and businesses.

### What is the deadline for Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024)?

Closed March 29, 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 $500,000 each. About $10.0 million in total across about 20 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.