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Federal grants to Quidnet Energy Inc

Houston, Texas · Small businesses · UEI FMC8PHNPA588

Quidnet Energy Inc in Houston, Texas received $12.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 2 awards. Its largest program was Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, with $10.0 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Quidnet Energy Inc by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210$0
FY 20220$0
FY 20231$10.0 million
FY 20241$2.1 million
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Quidnet Energy Inc

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy 81.1351$10.0 million
Renewable Energy Research and Development 81.0871$2.1 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Energy2$12.1 million

Largest awards

The 2 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Quidnet energy inc control number 2641-1576 scaleup 2021 project title: geomechanical pumped storage: the purpose of this project is to advance quidnet energy’s geomechanical pumped storage (GPS) from its current pilot scale to commercially relevant mw-scale systems by increasing the size of the sto
ASST_NON_DEAR0001680_089 on USAspending
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyApril 19, 2023$10.0 million
The proposed project is a 30-MONTH program led by quidnet energy to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of reservoir-based geomechanical pumped storage (gps-r), an innovative form of long-duration energy storage that is modular, untethered to mountainous terrains, fast to permit, and deployable a
ASST_NON_DEEE0011046_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentJuly 11, 2024$2.1 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Quidnet Energy Inc get?

$12.1 million in 2 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Quidnet Energy Inc the most?

The Department of Energy, with $12.1 million in 2 awards.

What is Quidnet Energy Inc's largest federal grant?

$10.0 million under Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, with its first action in the period on April 19, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Quidnet Energy Inc?

Its largest are Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy and Renewable Energy Research and Development.

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