# Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003258-energy-frontier-research-centers-efrc/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351908

> Office of Science offered grants of up to $16.0 million (at least $8.0 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make $100 million in total. Applications closed on May 8, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003258 |
| Agency | Office of Science |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 8, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $16.0 million |
| Award floor | $8.0 million |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $100 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.049 |

## 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"

## What the grant funds

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications from multi-disciplinary teams will be required to propose discovery science and use-inspired basic research that addresses priority research directions and opportunities identified by a series of BES workshop and roundtable reports. The focus of the EFRC program is on fundamental scientific research, therefore applications to this FOA must not propose applied research and technology development activities. BES is soliciting renewal applications for basic science in three topical areas: 1) Transformative manufacturing, 2) Quantum information science (QIS), and 3) Environmental management. BES is soliciting new applications for basic science in two topical areas: 1) Co-design of materials and processes to revolutionize microelectronics and/or QIS fabrication, and 2) Environmental management.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003258 still open?

No. It closed on May 8, 2024. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).

### Who can apply for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC)?

Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC)?

Closed May 8, 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 $16.0 million each. About $100 million in total.

### Who has won Office of Science Financial Assistance Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan State University Foundation, General Atomics, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 6,205 awards worth $7.7 billion in that time.