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DE-FOA-0003408: TECHNOLOGIES TO EMEND AND OBVIATE SYNTHETIC NITROGEN’S TOLL ON EMISSIONS (TEOSYNTE SBIR/STTR)

Closed Closed October 30, 2024 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003408

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 2024.

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy offered grants of up to $10.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to small businesses. It expected to make $36.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 30, 2024.

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

Key dates

PostedJuly 11, 2024
DeadlineOctober 30, 2024
Archived by Grants.govJanuary 28, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to small businesses.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This is Modification 02 to the FOA: • Inserted certain deadlines, including the deadlines for submitting questions and Full Applications, see Cover Page and Required Documents Checklist. • Revised the Required Documents Checklist and Sections IV.D and IV.E of the FOA to provide guidance on required application forms and the content and form of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the templates provided on ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov). • Inserted criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Full Applications, see Section V.A.2 of the FOA. • Inserted criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Replies to Reviewer Comments in Section V.A.3 of the FOA. • Inserted information on the anticipated announcement and award dates, see Section V.C of the FOA. • Inserted information concerning Full Application Notifications, see Section VI.A.3 of the FOA. • Inserted Reporting Requirements, see Section VI.C of the FOA. • Updated language in VIII.A addressing genetic modification and invention reporting. 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.

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-0003408 still open?

No. It closed on October 30, 2024. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003630, closes November 20, 2026 (13 days left).

Who can apply for TECHNOLOGIES TO EMEND AND OBVIATE SYNTHETIC NITROGEN’S TOLL ON EMISSIONS (TEOSYNTE SBIR/STTR)?

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy accepted applications from small businesses.

What is the deadline for TECHNOLOGIES TO EMEND AND OBVIATE SYNTHETIC NITROGEN’S TOLL ON EMISSIONS (TEOSYNTE SBIR/STTR)?

Closed October 30, 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 $10.0 million each. About $36.0 million in total.

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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