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DE-FOA-0003224: Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy 2024 (IGNIITE 2024)

Closed Closed March 29, 2024 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003224

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources (UNLOCK) (DE-FOA-0003630). Status: Closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left). It is in our archive of Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy notices from 2023.

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.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 23, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
DE-FOA-0003624April 23, 2026Closed August 26, 2026Closed
DE-FOA-0003477October 16, 2024Closed March 7, 2025Closed

Key dates

PostedNovember 9, 2023
DeadlineMarch 29, 2024
Archived by Grants.govJune 29, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, small businesses and businesses.

All 6 applicant types the notice lists

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Is this a realistic fit?

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.

Category: Opportunity Zone Benefits, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (81.135) awarded $1.4 billion across 729 grant awards, an average of $1.9 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
RTX CorporationConnecticut15$33.9 million
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts16$31.4 million
BWXT Advanced Technologies LLCVirginia1$30.9 million
Ge Vernova Operations LLCNew York8$26.4 million
University of Maryland, College ParkMaryland11$23.6 million

Top states: California ($231 million), Massachusetts ($148 million), Texas ($122 million), New York ($107 million), Maryland ($82.5 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, DE-FOA-0003630, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

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.

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