Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002840
The Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and its Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing plans to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focused on removing real-world barriers that slow down wind energy deployment in the United States. The planned FOA is tied to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), specifically section 41007(b)(1) on Wind Energy, and is framed around a broader federal push to speed up clean energy innovation, cut the cost of electricity from wind, and expand wind power deployment across offshore, land-based, and distributed (smaller, local) applications. The overall intent is not only technical progress, but also to maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition by supporting good jobs and workforce outcomes and by advancing environmental justice goals as part of national climate efforts.
The NOI indicates the FOA may be organized around several topic areas that reflect major deployment challenges and practical needs in the wind sector. One anticipated area is High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) for offshore wind, which points to work on the electrical infrastructure needed to move large amounts of offshore wind power efficiently to shore and integrate it into the grid. Another topic area is Advancing Deployment of Distributed Wind (ADD), aimed at helping smaller-scale wind projects grow by addressing issues like siting, permitting, interconnection, financing, performance, and adoption in community, agricultural, commercial, industrial, or remote settings. A third area is Wind Energy Social Science Research, which suggests DOE is interested in research on the human and community dimensions of deployment such as public acceptance, stakeholder engagement, regulatory and market barriers, equitable benefit-sharing, and how decisions around wind development affect communities. The fourth anticipated topic area is Bat Deterrent Technology Development, reflecting ongoing concerns about wildlife impacts and the need for effective, field-ready deterrent approaches that can reduce bat fatalities while minimizing operational disruption for wind projects.
Administratively, the announcement explains that EERE expected to issue the FOA around November 2022 and would post it on the EERE eXCHANGE platform (eere-exchange.energy.gov). Applicants are encouraged to register in EERE eXCHANGE to receive official updates, and the system is also the only route for submitting an application once a FOA is released. The notice repeatedly underscores that dates are tentative and that this posting is an NOI rather than an active solicitation, meaning DOE could ultimately issue the FOA as described, issue a substantially different version, or decide not to issue a FOA at all.
The source details attached to the notice list the agency as DOE (Golden Field Office) and classify the opportunity under the energy funding activity category, with CFDA number 81.087. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that would appear in the full FOA text. The record also includes an award ceiling of $9,700,000, a creation date of October 18, 2022, and an original closing date of November 30, 2022, though the NOI language makes clear that timelines can shift and that official requirements would be defined in the actual FOA. For complete and authoritative information, the notice directs interested parties to review the full NOI and any subsequent FOA documents on EERE eXCHANGE.Apply for DE FOA 0002840
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to issue DE-FOA-0002828 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FOA to Address Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 18, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 30, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $9,700,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this Department of Energy funding opportunity?
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), issued through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and its Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). The NOI announces DOE's plans to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focused on removing real-world barriers that slow wind energy deployment in the United States.
2) Is this an active solicitation that I can apply to right now?
No. The posting described is an NOI, not an active FOA. It signals DOE's intent to release a future FOA, but it is not itself a solicitation and does not open an application period on its own.
3) What is the main goal of the planned FOA?
The planned FOA is framed around reducing practical, real-world barriers that delay wind deployment, supporting clean energy innovation, lowering the cost of electricity from wind, and expanding wind power deployment across offshore, land-based, and distributed (smaller, local) applications.
4) How does this relate to federal legislation?
The planned FOA is tied to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), specifically section 41007(b)(1) on Wind Energy.
5) What kinds of wind projects or applications does DOE mention?
The NOI references offshore wind, land-based wind, and distributed wind applications (smaller, local projects).
6) What topic areas may be included in the future FOA?
The NOI indicates the FOA may be organized around several topic areas, including:
- High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) for offshore wind
- Advancing Deployment of Distributed Wind (ADD)
- Wind Energy Social Science Research
- Bat Deterrent Technology Development
7) What is the HVDC for offshore wind topic area about?
This anticipated area points to work on electrical infrastructure needed to move large amounts of offshore wind power efficiently to shore and integrate it into the grid.
8) What is the Advancing Deployment of Distributed Wind (ADD) topic area about?
This anticipated area focuses on helping smaller-scale wind projects grow by addressing practical deployment issues such as siting, permitting, interconnection, financing, performance, and adoption. The NOI mentions settings like community, agricultural, commercial, industrial, or remote applications.
9) What is Wind Energy Social Science Research in this context?
This anticipated area suggests DOE interest in research on the human and community dimensions of deployment, including topics like public acceptance, stakeholder engagement, regulatory and market barriers, equitable benefit-sharing, and how wind development decisions affect communities.
10) What is Bat Deterrent Technology Development in this context?
This anticipated area reflects concerns about wildlife impacts and the need for effective, field-ready deterrent approaches that can reduce bat fatalities while minimizing operational disruption for wind projects.
11) Are workforce outcomes or jobs part of the intent?
Yes. The NOI describes an intent to maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition by supporting good jobs and workforce outcomes.
12) Does the opportunity reference environmental justice?
Yes. The NOI frames the effort as also advancing environmental justice goals as part of national climate efforts.
13) When did DOE expect to issue the FOA?
The NOI states EERE expected to issue the FOA around November 2022, while also emphasizing that dates are tentative and may shift.
14) Where will the FOA be posted?
DOE indicated the FOA would be posted on the EERE eXCHANGE platform at eere-exchange.energy.gov.
15) Where would an application be submitted?
DOE states that EERE eXCHANGE is the only route for submitting an application once a FOA is released.
16) Should interested applicants register anywhere?
Yes. Applicants are encouraged to register in EERE eXCHANGE to receive official updates.
17) Can DOE change the FOA described in the NOI?
Yes. The NOI underscores that it is not an active solicitation and that DOE could issue the FOA as described, issue a substantially different version, or decide not to issue a FOA at all.
18) Which DOE office is associated with this opportunity?
The source details list the agency as the U.S. Department of Energy (Golden Field Office), with EERE/WETO identified in the NOI as the issuing program offices.
19) What is the funding activity category?
The opportunity is classified under the energy funding activity category.
20) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The record lists CFDA number 81.087.
21) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications that would appear in the full FOA text.
22) What is the award ceiling listed in the record?
The record includes an award ceiling of $9,700,000.
23) What are the key dates shown in the record?
The record includes a creation date of October 18, 2022, and an original closing date of November 30, 2022. The NOI language notes that timelines are tentative and that official dates and requirements would be defined in the actual FOA.
24) What is the most authoritative place to confirm requirements and updates?
DOE directs interested parties to review the full NOI and any subsequent FOA documents on EERE eXCHANGE for complete and authoritative information.
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