Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002080
The Water Power Technologies Office 2019 Research Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0002080) is a U.S. Department of Energy competitive funding announcement issued by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of DOE's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). It supports research, development, and targeted infrastructure work intended to improve the performance, value, and deployability of U.S. water power resources, including conventional hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic technologies. The opportunity is administered by the Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, and full application requirements and the complete Funding Opportunity Announcement are provided through the EERE Exchange portal (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/).
This FOA uses cooperative agreements as the funding instrument, which typically means DOE expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as active technical collaboration, progress reviews, and coordinated decision-making at key milestones. The total program focus is organized into four main Areas of Interest (AOIs), each aimed at addressing practical barriers to modernization, cost reduction, and performance improvements across hydropower and marine energy. The announcement was created on April 1, 2019, with an original application deadline of July 9, 2019, and it anticipated making about 19 awards with an award ceiling of $1,800,000 per project.
Area of Interest 1 targets hydropower operational flexibility, reflecting the increasing need for hydropower plants to support a changing electric grid with higher levels of variable renewable generation. Under Area 1a, projects are intended to quantify hydropower capabilities for operational flexibility, which generally involves measuring, modeling, and validating how hydropower units and facilities can provide grid services such as ramping, load following, frequency response, spinning reserve, and other flexibility attributes. Under Area 1b, the emphasis shifts from characterization to action, supporting the development and demonstration of operational strategies that can increase hydropower flexibility. This can include improved controls, dispatch strategies, forecasting integration, plant-level optimization, and approaches that expand flexible operations while maintaining reliability and managing impacts to equipment life, safety, environmental compliance, and water management objectives.
Area of Interest 2 focuses on low-head hydropower and in-stream hydrokinetic technologies, with an emphasis on modularity as a pathway to reduce costs and simplify deployment. Area 2a addresses modular technologies for low-head hydropower applications, which are typically relevant at sites with limited elevation drop where conventional designs may be too costly or complex. The modular concept generally points toward standardized, scalable, easier-to-install components that could shorten permitting and construction timelines and make smaller projects more economically viable. Area 2b addresses modular technologies for river current energy converter applications, supporting designs that generate power directly from moving water in rivers without requiring large civil structures. This area aims to advance device concepts and systems that can be deployed in river environments in a repeatable way, with improved survivability, maintainability, performance, and reduced installation and operational costs.
Area of Interest 3 is dedicated to advancing wave energy device design. This area supports efforts to improve the technical readiness and performance of wave energy converters through better engineering, controls, materials, power take-off systems, reliability, and overall system optimization. While the brief summary in the listing does not specify subtopics, the intent is clear: accelerate progress toward wave energy technologies that can operate efficiently in real ocean conditions, withstand harsh marine environments, and move closer to commercially relevant cost and performance levels through improved device design and validation.
Area of Interest 4 supports marine energy centers research infrastructure upgrades. This portion of the FOA is aimed at improving the facilities and capabilities of research centers that test, validate, and de-risk marine energy technologies. Infrastructure upgrades can include improvements to test berths, instrumentation, data acquisition systems, electrical interconnection, moorings, handling equipment, or other enabling assets that increase the quality, throughput, and relevance of marine energy testing and research. The basic goal is to strengthen the national testing and research ecosystem so that innovators have better pathways for evaluation, iteration, and performance verification.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is generally open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any additional conditions or clarifications contained in the FOA itself under the eligibility section. The program is categorized under the Energy funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 81.087. Applicants are directed to EERE Exchange for the authoritative version of requirements, evaluation criteria, submission steps, and any topic-specific guidance, since those details are typically spelled out in the full FOA rather than in the brief synopsis.Apply for DE FOA 0002080
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Water Power Technologies Office 2019 Research Funding Opportunity" 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 Apr 01, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 09, 2019. (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 $1,800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 19 candidate(s).
- 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)
What is the Water Power Technologies Office 2019 Research Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0002080)?
DE-FOA-0002080 is a competitive U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity issued by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of DOE's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). It supports research, development, and targeted infrastructure work intended to improve the performance, value, and deployability of U.S. water power resources, including conventional hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic technologies.
Which DOE office is associated with this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with DOE's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and was issued through EERE (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).
Who administers this FOA?
This funding opportunity is administered by the Department of Energy, Golden Field Office.
What is the official opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number is DE-FOA-0002080.
What funding instrument will DOE use for awards under this FOA?
This FOA uses cooperative agreements as the funding instrument.
What does it mean that awards are made as cooperative agreements?
Cooperative agreements typically indicate DOE expects substantial involvement during the project period. Based on the opportunity description, this can include active technical collaboration, progress reviews, and coordinated decision-making at key milestones.
What types of projects does this FOA support?
The FOA supports research, development, and targeted infrastructure work focused on practical barriers to modernization, cost reduction, and performance improvements across hydropower and marine energy.
What water power technologies are included in the scope?
The scope includes conventional hydropower and marine and hydrokinetic technologies. The FOA also includes focus areas such as wave energy device design and infrastructure upgrades at marine energy research centers.
How is the FOA organized?
The FOA is organized into four main Areas of Interest (AOIs): (1) hydropower operational flexibility, (2) low-head hydropower and in-stream hydrokinetic technologies, (3) wave energy device design, and (4) marine energy centers research infrastructure upgrades.
What is Area of Interest 1 about?
Area of Interest 1 targets hydropower operational flexibility, reflecting the increasing need for hydropower plants to support a changing electric grid with higher levels of variable renewable generation.
What is the difference between Area 1a and Area 1b?
Area 1a focuses on quantifying hydropower capabilities for operational flexibility (measuring, modeling, and validating how hydropower units and facilities can provide grid services). Area 1b focuses on developing and demonstrating operational strategies to increase hydropower flexibility.
What kinds of grid services are referenced under Area 1a?
Examples of grid services referenced include ramping, load following, frequency response, spinning reserve, and other flexibility attributes.
What activities are emphasized under Area 1b?
Area 1b emphasizes development and demonstration of operational strategies such as improved controls, dispatch strategies, forecasting integration, plant-level optimization, and other approaches that expand flexible operations while maintaining reliability and managing impacts to equipment life, safety, environmental compliance, and water management objectives.
What is Area of Interest 2 about?
Area of Interest 2 focuses on low-head hydropower and in-stream hydrokinetic technologies, with an emphasis on modularity as a pathway to reduce costs and simplify deployment.
What is Area 2a focused on?
Area 2a addresses modular technologies for low-head hydropower applications, particularly at sites with limited elevation drop where conventional designs may be too costly or complex. The modular concept points toward standardized, scalable, easier-to-install components that could shorten permitting and construction timelines and make smaller projects more economically viable.
What is Area 2b focused on?
Area 2b addresses modular technologies for river current energy converter applications. It supports designs that generate power directly from moving water in rivers without requiring large civil structures, aiming to improve repeatability of deployment, survivability, maintainability, performance, and to reduce installation and operational costs.
What is Area of Interest 3 about?
Area of Interest 3 is dedicated to advancing wave energy device design. It supports efforts to improve the technical readiness and performance of wave energy converters through better engineering, controls, materials, power take-off systems, reliability, and overall system optimization, with an emphasis on operating efficiently in real ocean conditions and withstanding harsh marine environments.
What is Area of Interest 4 about?
Area of Interest 4 supports marine energy centers research infrastructure upgrades intended to improve the facilities and capabilities of research centers that test, validate, and de-risk marine energy technologies.
What kinds of upgrades are included under Area 4?
Infrastructure upgrades can include improvements to test berths, instrumentation, data acquisition systems, electrical interconnection, moorings, handling equipment, and other enabling assets that increase the quality, throughput, and relevance of marine energy testing and research.
What is the overall goal of the infrastructure upgrades in Area 4?
The goal is to strengthen the national testing and research ecosystem so innovators have better pathways for evaluation, iteration, and performance verification.
How many awards were anticipated under this FOA?
The FOA anticipated making about 19 awards.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount per project?
The award ceiling was $1,800,000 per project.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The announcement was created on April 1, 2019.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was July 9, 2019.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is generally open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any additional conditions or clarifications contained in the FOA itself under the eligibility section.
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The program is categorized under the Energy funding activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 81.087.
Where can applicants find the official FOA and full application requirements?
Full application requirements and the complete Funding Opportunity Announcement are provided through the EERE Exchange portal at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
Where should applicants look for evaluation criteria and submission steps?
Applicants are directed to EERE Exchange for the authoritative version of requirements, evaluation criteria, submission steps, and any topic-specific guidance, as these details are typically provided in the full FOA rather than in a brief synopsis.
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