Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002954
The WETO Offshore Wind 2023 Centers of Excellence FOA (DE-FOA-0002954) is a U.S. Department of Energy funding opportunity issued by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). The main goal is to support university-led "Centers of Excellence" that can strengthen and speed up U.S. offshore wind deployment by improving how projects are designed, built, operated, and sustained over time. The emphasis is not just on getting more offshore wind in the water, but on doing it in a way that is more effective, reliable, and sustainable as the domestic industry scales.
DOE anticipates awarding about $4.75 million in total federal funding under this announcement, assuming funds are available. The expected number of awards is two, and the listed award ceiling is $4,750,000, which signals that DOE is likely looking for a small number of well-scoped, high-impact centers rather than many small projects. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning DOE expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on technical direction, milestones, and coordination with broader DOE offshore wind priorities rather than a hands-off grant structure.
A core feature of this opportunity is partnership. While the centers are university-led, the FOA clearly expects meaningful collaboration with offshore wind industry participants (including project developers and technology manufacturers) and with other entities that can help translate research into real-world deployment. The partnership list is broad and includes other universities, other research institutions such as national laboratories, non-governmental organizations, tribes, and state and local governments. In practice, this framing points to centers that can act as conveners and problem-solvers for the offshore wind ecosystem, aligning academic R&D and workforce capability with the near-term needs of deployment and operations.
Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education, specifically public and state-controlled universities and private universities. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding within the energy activity category and is associated with CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 81.087. The administering agency is the Department of Energy, Golden Field Office. The FOA was posted May 10, 2023, with an original application deadline of August 28, 2023. Applicants seeking the full requirements, selection criteria, and official Q&A are directed to the EERE eXCHANGE site (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/), where the FOA must be selected by number to view documents and FOA-specific questions and answers.
Overall, this FOA is designed to create a small set of university-centered hubs that can coordinate research, partnerships, and practical solutions to reduce risk and cost, improve performance and reliability, and support sustainable offshore wind operations in the United States, while maintaining close coordination with DOE through the cooperative agreement structure.Apply for DE FOA 0002954
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WETO Offshore Wind 2023 Centers of Excellence FOA" 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 May 10, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 28, 2023. (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 $4,750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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