# Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003614-energy-frontier-research-centers-efrcs/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361309

> Office of Science offered grants of up to $18.0 million (at least $12.0 million) to any type of organization. Applications closed on July 1, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003614 |
| Agency | Office of Science |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 1, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $18.0 million |
| Award floor | $12.0 million |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| 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. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. These multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary centers accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. EFRCs integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML; develop innovative experimental and theoretical tools that illuminate fundamental processes in unprecedented detail; and create an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary, workforce of energy-focused scientists.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003614 still open?

No. It closed on July 1, 2026. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).

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

Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.

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

Closed July 1, 2026. 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 $18.0 million each.

### 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.