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NSF PD-18-7607: Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN)

Closed Closed Opportunity NSF PD-18-7607

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI) (NSF 27-500). Status: Closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. National Science Foundation notices from 2023.

U.S. National Science Foundation offered grants to any type of organization. It is no longer open on Grants.gov.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 18, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 19, 2023
Archived by Grants.govSeptember 19, 2026

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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What the grant funds

The Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN) Program supports innovative research in modeling, optimization, learning, adaptation, and control of networked multi-agent systems, higher-level decision making, and dynamic resource allocation, as well as risk management in the presence of uncertainty, sub-system failures, and stochastic disturbances. EPCN also invests in novel machine learning algorithms and analysis, adaptive dynamic programming, brain-like networked architectures performing real-time learning, and neuromorphic engineering. EPCN’s goal is to encourage research on emerging technologies and applications including energy, transportation, robotics, and biomedical devices & systems. EPCN also emphasizes electric power systems, including generation, transmission, storage, and integration of renewable energy sources into the grid; power electronics and drives; battery management systems; hybrid and electric vehicles; and understanding of the interplay of power systems with associated regulatory & economic structures and with consumer behavior. Areas managed by Program Directors (please contact Program Directors listed in the EPCN staff directory for areas of interest): Control Systems Distributed Control and Optimization Networked Multi-Agent Systems Stochastic, Hybrid, Nonlinear Systems Dynamic Data-Enabled Learning, Decision and Control Cyber-Physical Control Systems Applications (Biomedical, Transportation, Robotics) Energy and Power Systems Solar, Wind, and Storage Devices Integration with the Grid Monitoring, Protection and Resilient Operation of Grid Power Grid Cybersecurity Market design, Consumer Behavior, Regulatory Policy Microgrids Energy Efficient Buildings and Communities Power Electronics Systems Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Machines Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles Energy Harvesting, Storage Devices and Systems Innovative Grid-tied Power Electronic Converters Learning and Adaptive Systems Neural Networks Neuromorphic Engineering Systems Data analytics and Intelligent Systems Machine Learning Algorithms, Analysis and Applications

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Engineering grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Engineering (47.041) awarded $4.3 billion across 11,244 grant awards, an average of $385,774 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Georgia Tech Research CorpGeorgia193$106 million
Purdue UniversityIndiana238$106 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan250$101 million
University of California, San DiegoCalifornia114$96.4 million
The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania59$80.6 million

Top states: California ($485 million), Texas ($346 million), New York ($297 million), Pennsylvania ($269 million), Massachusetts ($265 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, NSF 27-500, which is open now.

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Questions people ask

Is NSF PD-18-7607 still open?

No. It is no longer open on Grants.gov. A newer notice is open: NSF 27-500, closes January 29, 2027 (83 days left).

Who can apply for Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN)?

U.S. National Science Foundation accepted applications from any type of organization.

What is the deadline for Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN)?

Closed. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

Who has won Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, Purdue University, Regents of the University of Michigan. The program made 11,244 awards worth $4.3 billion in that time.

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