Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001790
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), offered a discretionary grant opportunity to support university-led, graduate-level traineeship programs focused on advanced manufacturing. The core aim of the funding was to strengthen the STEM talent pipeline in early-stage advanced manufacturing areas that matter to DOE mission needs, specifically advanced materials and manufacturing process technologies. In practical terms, the program was set up to help universities build structured traineeships that produce graduates with the technical competencies DOE considers critical for tackling national energy challenges and supporting US security and prosperity through innovation in manufacturing.
A central theme of the opportunity is workforce development tied directly to DOE priorities rather than general training. The FOA emphasizes that the traineeships should be designed around specific STEM competencies relevant to AMO mission areas, and it highlights a gap-filling role: these programs are meant to address areas where other federal or academic workforce programs are limited, do not exist, or do not sufficiently leverage DOE-relevant early-stage technologies. The high-priority topic area for this announcement is advanced manufacturing, with an explicit focus on advanced materials and process technologies used in manufacturing, reflecting DOE interest in pushing the front end of the technology pipeline where breakthroughs and translation to industry can be accelerated by targeted training.
Eligibility was limited to institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled universities and private universities. The funding instrument type was a grant, and the activity category was Energy under CFDA 81.086. The issuing office was the DOE Golden Field Office. The FOA anticipated making about two awards, with an award ceiling of $2,500,000 per award, indicating relatively large, program-building scale support rather than small pilot funding. The opportunity was published July 17, 2017. A concept paper was due August 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time, and the original closing date for full applications was September 13, 2017.
Applications had to be submitted electronically through the EERE Exchange system (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov). Applicants were required to register and create an account in Exchange before submission, and DOE provided an Exchange user manual to guide applicants through the process. The announcement also underscored that the submission deadlines are hard deadlines enforced by the system itself: the "APPLY" and "SUBMIT" buttons disable automatically at the deadline, so late submissions cannot be uploaded once the cutoff occurs. For technical submission problems encountered before the deadline, applicants were instructed to contact the EERE Exchange helpdesk at EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Questions about the announcement content and application submission procedures were directed according to instructions in the full FOA posted on EERE Exchange.Apply for DE FOA 0001790
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advanced Manufacturing Graduate-Level Traineeships" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.086.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 17, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 13, 2017 A Concept Paper is due 08/08/2017 at 500pm ET. (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 $2,500,000.00 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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