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DE-FOA-0003483: Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry SBIR/STTR (QC3 SBIR/STTR)

Closed Closed February 6, 2025 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003483 ☆ Save

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.

• Award ceiling$4.4 million
• Award floor$306,872
• Total funding$30.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant, Other

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to small businesses.

• Small businesses

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy awards averaged $1.9 million; this notice allows up to $4.4 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (43% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This is Modification 01 to the NOFO: • Inserted certain deadlines, including the deadlines for submitting questions and Full Applications, see Cover Page and Required Documents Checklist. • Updated guidance on submitting a Summary Slide, see Application Contents and Format. • Updated guidance on submitting Business Assurance and Disclosure Forms, see Application Contents and Format. • Added information regarding eXCHANGE login using Enhanced Identity Proofing, see Use of ARPA-E eXCHANGE. • Added information to Technical Categories of Interest and Full Application Merit Review Criteria. • Added information to Section III.C.3 Third Component: Budget Justification Workbook / SF-424A. DE-FOA-0003483 - Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry SBIR/STTR (QC3 SBIR/STTR) To obtain a copy of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) please go to ARPA-E eXCHANGE at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. To apply to this NOFO, 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 application materials submitted through other means. For problems with ARPA-E eXCHANGE, email ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov (with NOFO name and number in the subject line). Questions about this NOFO? 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.

Applying now

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

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