SI Liftoff will build upon the strategic efforts initiated in the other three pillars of SI 2030 Framework, Prize, and Flight Paths, by fostering diverse partnerships of companies to pursue pre-competitive research and development projects. Entities will be awarded up to $5 million for projects (estimated 3 awards) that (a) create research partnership to bring together two or more technology stakeholders, and (b) partner with a research institution to solve one or more pre-competitive R&D technical challenge. Projects must enable a long-duration capable energy storage technology with a pathway to $0.05/ kWh Levelized Cost of Storage by 2030.

The Region 1 EJ TCTAC will provide technical assistance, training, and other eligible forms of assistance, resources, and support to program participants throughout EPA Region 1 (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and 10 federally recognized Tribes). The Region 1 EJ TCTAC will serve as a resource for program participants in Region 1 interested in participating in environmental and energy justice programs and policy development and understanding and utilizing environmental and energy grant programs to advance environmental and energy justice.

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense seeks an application for a cooperative agreement from the EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc., PBC in support of awarding funding for three Legacy projects for the Legacy Installation Climate Resilience project. Project 1, at MCAS Cherry Point entitled Developing a Regional Framework Using Nature-based Solutions to Improve the Resilience of Coastal Habitat; Project 2, Climate Resilience project at MCAS Yuma entitled Regenerative Grazing for Water Infiltration and Carbon Sequestration to develop projects which sequester carbon and improve habitat using nature-based solutions ; and Project 3, Fallbrook Creek Stabilization and Erosion Control Demonstration Project to develop projects which improve coastal resilience using nature-based solutions.

The program provides funding for students and early career (untenured) faculty to support nuclear science, engineering, technology, and related disciplines. The objective is to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities as well as the safe handling of nuclear materials. Proposals will be considered under this announcement for projects that would foster the development of innovative community engagement strategies, including incorporation of principles of equity and environmental justice.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of Small Business and Civil Rights (SBCR) is funding Minority Serving Institutions’(MSI) programs and activities for the exchange and transfer of knowledge and skills relevant to nuclear safety, security, environmental protection, or any other fields the Commission deems critical to its mission. The MSIG objectives are to assist MSIs in their efforts to achieve academic excellence; build capability, capacity, and infrastructure; develop human capital; and to create a diverse skilled Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) pipeline of underrepresented groups in fields related to the nuclear and/or STEM-related industry.

Of particular interest are areas of study aimed at:
• Engineering disciplines: nuclear, mechanical, chemical, structural, electrical,
environmental, materials, software, and human factors.
• Information Technology disciplines: communications specialists, computer specialists,
IT project managers, systems administrators, computer systems analysts, webmasters,
and information management specialists
• Mathematic disciplines: budget analysts, auditors, accountants
• Scientific disciplines: chemists, nuclear physicists, radiation biologists, physical
scientists, materials scientists, health physicists, geologists, hydrologists, and
seismologists

This program will provide up to $20 million over three years for research and development projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of solar energy technologies. The program is designed to address challenges associated with the rapid deployment of PV systems in the US. The focus of the program is to support technology improvements to reduce these challenges with a holistic view of all stages of the PV lifecycle—from the material needs and installation to operation and end of life (EOL).

This opportunity also supports DOE’s Photovoltaics End-of-Life Action Plan which aims to halve the cost of recycling by 2030 and reduce the environmental impact of solar energy modules at end-of-life. Topic Area 1is MORE Connection: Connecting PV Materials, Design, Installation, Performance, and End of Life – 3-6 projects, $2-4 million each. Topic Area 2 is Solar Partnership to Advance Recycling and Circularity (Solar PARC) – 1 project, $8 million.

This funding opportunity solicits applications that support the EPA Sustainable Materials Management Program, for the benefit of States or communities within EPA Region 2 (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and eight Indian Nations).  Specifically, this grant addresses the following programmatic priorities: Sustainable Management of Food, and Sustainable Packaging.

EPA Region 2 is soliciting applications which address one or both of the two above-noted goals of our SMM program. Fundable projects must involve research, investigations, experiments, trainings, demonstrations, surveys, public education programs and/or studies that address strategies to reduce food and/or packaging waste, primarily through source reduction.

The Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants program will help offset 50% of the costs to states, local governments, and public utilities or agencies to procure and use products developed through the conversion of captured carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions. The commercial or industrial products to be procured and used under these grants must demonstrate a significant net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to incumbent products via a life cycle analysis (LCA). The LCAs are checked for conformance and approved by DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

The Energy Future Grants (EFG) provides $27 million in financial and technical assistance to support local, state, and tribal government-led partnership efforts that will advance clean energy program innovation by developing and implementing plans that break new ground in three topic areas: 1) transportation; 2)
power sector; and 3) buildings.

EFG will provide support for at least 50 multijurisdictional teams. Teams will further partner with community benefit organizations to turn innovative ideas into solutions that address barriers to clean energy deployment. EFG solutions will provide measurable benefits to communities and support Justice 40, which directs 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments to flow to disadvantaged communities.

The Department of Energy is soliciting applications for innovative long duration energy storage system (ESS) demonstration projects that advance a technology towards commercialization and validate its cost and performance in the field to the energy stakeholder community. These demonstrations will contribute data to the National Lab led Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI) in order to unlock insights about the performance of these systems that will accelerate the testing and validation process for emerging technologies.

The FOA contains three areas of interest based on eligible technology: Lithium Batteries, Flow Batteries, and Other Innovative Technologies, that will each be eligible for up to $5 million in federal funding available with 50% cost share provided by the applicant organizations.

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is designed to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency. Example activities include:

• Development of an energy efficiency and conservation strategy if one is not submitted with application
• Development of the energy efficiency and conservation elements of an energy-related plan such as a climate action plan or local or tribal government’s sustainability plan
• Expansion of an existing strategy to address new goals

The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental research, the USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies and enable the application of research advancements from conception into the market. The STTR program aims to foster technology transfer through formal cooperative R&D between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. Topic areas include biofuels, rural and community development, natural resource conservation, aquaculture, plant production and protection engineering, small and mid-sized farms (sustainability and profitability) and more.