Federal grant programs / Department of Energy

Clean Energy Demonstrations (81.255)

Also known as Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.6 billion
• Grant awards101
• Typical award$26.9 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$6.2 billion
• Size rank75 of 1824
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreement

Key findings

• It is the 75th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 71% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 35 states and territories.

What the program funds

The mission of the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has been to deliver clean energy demonstration projects at scale in partnership with the private sector to accelerate deployment, and market adoption. OCED has multiple technology offices with demonstrations that include clean hydrogen, advanced nuclear reactors, long-duration energy storage, demonstration projects in rural or remote areas and on current and former mine land, and more. The technologies in OCED’s portfolio face significant barriers to scale. OCED’s role is to address these barriers and help de-risk them. Central to OCED’s approach is consistent engagement with a wide range of stakeholders and pursuit of projects that advance an equitable transition by providing benefits to communities across America. Most of OCED’s projects are structured as collaborative partnerships that use cost share agreements. OCED will provide up to 50 percent of the funding in its public-private partnerships, assisting its industry partners with the early steps to commercialization and deployment.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, such as profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, universities, research organizations, state and local governments, and Indian Tribes, unless the funding opportunity announcement contains a "Determination of Restricted Eligibility". All information regarding eligibility requirements will be included in the specific funding opportunity announcement.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Any restrictions will be specifically identified within the funding opportunity announcement. 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 910, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Any steps for applying for assistance will be identified within the funding opportunity announcements.;

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Title 2, Part 910, Subpart B,Public Law P.L. 109-58.Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Section 988Demonstration and Commercialization 50%.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

See DOE funding opportunity announcements for details on award size and amounts.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Businesses received 88% of the money, nonprofits 5.1% and small businesses 2.8%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.