Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs (12.632)
Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs (Assistance Listing 12.632) is run by the Washington Headquarters Services, part of the Department of Defense. It awarded $36.5 million in 40 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $913,236 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.
The typical award was $222,757. Half of the 40 awards fell between $80,000 and $984,162, and they ranged from $10,908 to $7.7 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$36.5 million
- Grant awards40
- Typical award$222,757
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.5 million
- Size rank1,124 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants (contracts)
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $12.1 million in fiscal 2021 to $3.5 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1124th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 102% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 14 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Department of War’s (DoW) Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs support the military mission by funding technical and implementation projects that inform effective and efficient military land management on or near DoW installations and ranges to preserve and enhance test, training, and operational capabilities. The projects funded through these programs enable mission-driven use of DoW working lands, protect strategic defense priorities, develop new technologies to facilitate the DoW mission, avoid regulatory restrictions of military lands, and improve military installation resilience. DoW’s Innovation Programs are overseen by three program offices, (1) the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), (2) the Legacy Resource Management Program (Legacy Program), and (3) the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program. All three of these programs fund projects in coordination with the Military Services, private organizations, and Federal, state, and local entities. SERDP/ESTCP ESTCP was established in 1995 for the purpose of demonstrating and validating mature environmental management and natural hazard tools and technologies within the military environment. Its sister program, SERDP was established by Congress in 1990 under 10 U.S. Code (U.S.C.) Section 2901 - 2904 to develop needed tools and technology to address the most pressing environmental management challenges on and adjacent to military lands. Both SERDP and ESTCP seek to accelerate the transfer of technology to installation managers at a pace that meets the rapidly changing needs of military conflict, particularly in key DoW geographies with a high concentration of military installations, ranges, or infrastructure. Legacy Program The Legacy Program was established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 10 USC 2694. Since then, the Legacy Program has provided over $405 million in funding for over 3,400 projects, supporting over 300 military installations worldwide. Working in collaboration with the Military Services, as well as other Federal and state agencies, private organizations and academia, the Legacy Program identifies the Department’s most pressing resource management needs. Knowledge of these partners’ needs allows the Legacy Program to focus investments on high priority efforts that support military mission readiness, more efficiently meet regulatory requirements, and improve the effectiveness of DoW resource management programs. REPI Program Congress established the REPI Program under 10 U.S.C. § 2684a in 2002 under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 National Defense Authorization Act. The REPI Program provides the Military Services with tools to protect irreplaceable training areas and mission-critical assets. Through cost-sharing and cost-saving agreements between the Military Services, other Federal agencies, state and local governments, and private organizations, the REPI Program preserves military missions by avoiding land-use conflicts near military installations, preventing environmental regulatory restrictions that limit military activities, and increasing military installation resilience. The REPI Program funds projects under 10 U.S.C. § 2684a, 16 U.S.C. § 670c-1, commonly referred to as the Sikes Act, and 10 U.S.C. § 2679, or Intergovernmental Support Agreements, that address land-use changes and other incompatible development that disrupt or restrict warfighter access to DoW training lands, waters, and critical airspace. By helping DoW avoid the more costly alternatives of workarounds, segmentation, relocations, or replacing restricted training and testing capabilities, the REPI Program directly supports the warfighter and safeguards operational readiness. From FY 2003 through FY 2024, DoW invested more than $1.5 billion in REPI projects, leveraged by nearly $1.4 billion in non-DoW partner contributions. These contributions helped protect over 1.3 million acres at 140 locations across 40 states and territories, preserving the operational capabilities and resilience needed to deter and defeat adversaries.
Open opportunities
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Government - General, Federal, state (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), public nonprofit institutions/organizations (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Natural Resources Management; Historic Preservation; Readiness and Range Sustainment; Military Installation Resilience; New and Emerging Technologies; Regulatory and Management Efficiencies; Technology Transfer/Transition; Technology Demonstration and Validation in the Military Environment; Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization of Key Technologies
What the money can and cannot pay for
SERDP/ESTCP SERDP/ESTCP are not grants programs, but require that recipients enter into a bilateral agreement with a DoW contracting office. All projects must develop and demonstrate innovative, scalable technologies that enhance military readiness, improve warfighter capabilities, and strengthen defense infrastructure. All projects must have regional or DoW-wide significance, be more effectively managed at the DoW level, and not be a responsibility of a designated Military Service. Legacy Program Legacy is not a grants program, but requires that recipients enter into a bilateral agreement with DoW's contracting office. All projects must benefit management of natural and/or cultural resources found on DoW lands. All projects must have regional or DoW-wide significance, be more effectively managed at the DoW level, and not be a responsibility of a designated Military Service. REPI Program The REPI Program is not a grants program. The program uses a variety of mechanism to fund projects including cooperative agreements. Awards will be in accordance with 2 CFR 200. The Department plans awards to the National Association of Conservation Districts, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and LegacyWorks Group. All projects must benefit management of natural and/or cultural resources found on DoD lands. All projects must have regional or DoD-wide significance, be more effectively managed at the DoD level, and not be a responsibility of a designated Military Service.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
SERDP/ESTCP Information and full application procedures are available on the SERDP/ESTCP website: https://serdp-estcp.mil/about Legacy Program Contact the program office for application deadlines. REPI Program Contact the Military Service (i.e., Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force), REPI Program headquarters, or the local installation as appropriate for application deadlines for projects tied directly to specific military installations or osd.repi@mail.mil for national level projects.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Most funded projects range between $100,000 and $500,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: SERDP/ESTCP • Demonstrations of prototype Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) cleanup technologies at military installations. • Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) detection and classification technology demonstrations at underwater military sites. • Development of next generation wildland fire monitoring and modeling tools across DoW, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to protect federal lands and military infrastructure from severe wildfire threats. • Improve our understanding of the fate and transport of PFAS in unsaturated systems, including their transport through the vadose zone and capillary fringe to the water table. • Further refine the Sediment Volume Search Sonar (SVSS), which provides a more detailed survey in water depths less than 5 meters. SVSS was tested at an ESTCP funded demonstration site, and if results are promising the system will be tested at a live munitions response site. • Development of next generation wildland fire monitoring and modeling tools across DoW, the USFS, and the USFWS to protect federal lands and military infrastructure from severe wildfire threats.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Department of War Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Programs (12.632) awarded $36.5 million across 40 grant awards, an average of $913,236 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 59% of the money, colleges and universities 29% and state and local governments 8.3%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 11 | $21.4 million | 59% |
| Colleges and universities | 22 | $10.5 million | 29% |
| State and local governments | 6 | $3.0 million | 8.3% |
| Businesses | 1 | $1.6 million | 4.3% |
By state
7 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 13 | $8.9 million |
| Virginia | 6 | $8.3 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $8.2 million |
| Alaska | 9 | $3.3 million |
| California | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Maryland | 1 | $1.6 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $961,803 |
| Montana | 1 | $789,604 |
| Washington | 1 | $678,247 |
| Georgia | 1 | $153,117 |
| Texas | 1 | $49,464 |
| Idaho | 1 | $46,987 |
| Missouri | 1 | $10,879 |