# Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003485-generation-iii-small-modular-reactor-pathway-to-deployment/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356731

> Headquarters offered grants of up to $800 million (at least $1.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $900 million in total. Applications closed on January 17, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003485 |
| Agency | Headquarters |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 17, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $800 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $900 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.255 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See NOFO for Eligibility Requirements

## What the grant funds

Nuclear energy is the nation’s largest source of carbon-free power, and it provided 48 percent of America’s carbon-free electricity in 2023. The nuclear industry today is building new commercialization momentum as utilities and other potential customers see the successful operation of Vogtle Units 3 and 4, anticipate sustained load growth, and begin to take advantage of tax credits and other financial support made available by the Inflation Reduction Act. Utilities are seeking and receiving Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees to extend reactor operations to 80 years, planning to uprate reactor capacity, reversing plans to close reactors, and restarting formerly shuttered reactors. However, the industry must still overcome barriers to achieve commercial liftoff by securing committed investments in an orderbook of new nuclear projects and standing up the industrial base needed for fleet-level deployment.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003485 still open?

No. It closed on January 17, 2025.

### Who can apply for Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment?

Headquarters accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Pathway to Deployment?

Closed January 17, 2025. 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 $800 million each. About $900 million in total.

### Who has won Clean Energy Demonstrations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Heidelberg Materials Us Inc, National Cement Company of California, Inc. The program made 101 awards worth $6.6 billion in that time.