Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility
ID: 351025Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Golden Field Office (DOE-GFO)

Award Range

$750K - $4M

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted

Funding Category

Energy

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351025

Additional Information

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Timeline
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    Forecast Posted Not available
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    Forecast Due Not available
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    Posted Nov 16, 2023 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Apr 25, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Golden Field Office of the U.S. Department of Energy is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility". This grant aims to support the development of advancements in hydropower flexibility, specifically in the areas of demonstrating hydropower hybrids, supporting innovative advanced hydropower equipment, and developing new operational strategies. The grant seeks to improve the contribution of hydropower, including pumped storage hydropower (PSH), to reliability, resilience, and integration in the U.S. electricity system. The funding instrument type for this opportunity is a Cooperative Agreement, and the total program funding is estimated to be $9,500,000. The grant has a cost sharing or matching requirement, and the award ceiling is $4,000,000, with a minimum award floor of $750,000. The expected number of awards is 7. The eligible applicants for this grant opportunity are unrestricted, except for DOE/NNSA FFRDCs, which are eligible to apply as subrecipients but not as prime recipients. Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs and federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are also eligible to participate as subrecipients. The close date for this grant is April 25, 2024. For more information and to access the full FOA document, visit the EERE Exchange Website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.

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