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Climate & Clean Energy Grants

Federal funding for climate resilience, renewable energy, grid modernization, and emissions reduction from DOE, EPA, NOAA, and NSF.

Active Grants: 61 // Source: Grants.gov // Updated: Daily
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Surface federal clean energy and climate grants driving the transition to a sustainable economy.

Active Opportunities (61)

DE-FOA-0002265 10/14/2030
University Nuclear Leadership Program– Scholarship and Fellowship Support
Agency DOE-ID

A. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to award multiple cooperative agreements to ac...

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USGS-15-FA-0426 See Registry
Developing Methodologies for Coastal Impacts Associated with Climate Variability
Agency DOI-USGS1

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RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2016 See Registry
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
Agency USDA-RBCS

REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Program. Refer to Application Package AND Application In...

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PD-19-073Y See Registry
Engineering for Civil Infrastructure
Agency NSF

The Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI) program supports fundamental research in geotechnical, structural, materi...

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PD-17-1620 See Registry
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Agency NSF

The Marine Geology and Geophysics Core Program supports research on all aspects of the geology and geophysics of the pre...

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25-519 See Registry
Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes
Agency NSF

The Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes program supports research on the Earth's near-surface environment and ...

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PD-23-1407 See Registry
Combustion and Fire Systems
Agency NSF

TheCombustion and Fire Systemsprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) theFluid Dynami...

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PD-24-7789 See Registry
Geospace Cluster
Agency NSF

The Geospace Cluster (GC) in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) supports fundamental and solutions-...

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PAR-25-291 01/07/2028
Utilizing Invasive Recording and Stimulating Opportunities in Humans to Advance Neural Circuitry Understanding of Mental Health Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Agency HHS-NIH11

Reissue of RFA-20-351.The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage applications to pursue in...

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DE-FOA-0003467 09/29/2029
SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY
Agency DOE-ARPAE

The purpose of this modification is to clarify the meaning of the Program Policy Factors in Section V.C. To obtain a cop...

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OFOP0001473 01/01/2099
U.S. EMBASSY TO LIBYA PAS ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT
Agency DOS-TUN

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY TO LIBYA, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Funding Oppo...

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25-517 See Registry
Life and Environments Through Time
Agency NSF

The Life and Environments Through Time (LET) program supports research that advances knowledge about the patterns and pr...

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PAR-25-290 01/07/2028
Utilizing Invasive Recording and Stimulating Opportunities in Humans to Advance Neural Circuitry Understanding of Mental Health Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Agency HHS-NIH11

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage applications to pursue invasive neural recordin...

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PD-24-8084 See Registry
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
Agency NSF

Large-scale simulations and the ability to accumulate massive amounts of data have revolutionized science and engineerin...

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22-639 See Registry
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Agency NSF

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS), awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualif...

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PD-25-342Y See Registry
Infrastructure Systems and People
Agency NSF

Infrastructure systems comprise complex connections between physical components, organizational structures and operation...

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FAA-COE-AJFE 09/30/2026
Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment
Agency DOT-FAA-FAA COE-AJFE

The opportunity for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuel and Environm...

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22-605 09/30/2026
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs
Agency NSF

This solicitation applies to six (of the nine) CHE Disciplinary Research Programs: Chemical Catalysis (CAT); Chemical Me...

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24-562 08/07/2026
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering
Agency NSF

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research ca...

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PD-23-1403 See Registry
Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
Agency NSF

TheProcess Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamicsprogram is part of the Chemical Process Systems cl...

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PD-23-1401 See Registry
Catalysis
Agency NSF

The Catalysis program is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) the Electrochemical Syste...

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PD-23-1406 See Registry
Thermal Transport Processes
Agency NSF

TheThermal Transport Processesprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which alsoincludes1) theCombustion and...

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PD-23-7236 See Registry
Biophotonics
Agency NSF

TheBiophotonicsprogram is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes: 1) theBiosensingprogr...

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PD-23-7643 See Registry
Environmental Sustainability
Agency NSF

TheEnvironmental Sustainability program is part of theEnvironmental Engineering and Sustainabilitycluster together with ...

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PD-23-7644 See Registry
Electrochemical Systems
Agency NSF

TheElectrochemical Systemsprogram is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) theCatalysisp...

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PD-18-7607 See Registry
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks
Agency NSF

The Energy, Power, Control, andNetworks (EPCN) Program supports innovative research in modeling, optimization, learning,...

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RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2019 See Registry
Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
Agency USDA-RBCS

REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Program.Refer to Application Package AND Application Ins...

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DE-FOA-0003164 09/30/2029
SPURRING PROJECTS TO ADVANCE ENERGY RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE SWIFTLY (SPARKS)
Agency DOE-ARPAE

To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.ene...

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W911NF-17-S-0003-SPECIALNOTICE-LC-CSAC See Registry
Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
Agency DOD-AMC

**PLEASE REVIEW FULL SPECIAL NOTICE** Funding Opportunity Title: Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC) Funding Inst...

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PD-18-1517 See Registry
Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices
Agency NSF

TheElectronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) Programsupports innovative research on novel devices based on the ...

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GVA-SGP-2023-002 See Registry
U.S. Mission to the United Nations-Geneva, Small Grants Program
Agency DOS-USUN

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) outlines funding priorities, strategic areas of focus, and instructions for su...

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PD-23-1443 See Registry
Fluid Dynamics
Agency NSF

TheFluid Dynamicsprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) theCombustion and Fire Syste...

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NNH25ZDA001N-HFR 08/31/2026
ROSES25: B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research
Agency NASA-HQ

The close date above is the date ROSES25 closes. The Step-2 due date will be announced at least 60 days before the Step-...

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NNH25ZDA001N-NISAR 05/14/2026
ROSES25: A.3 NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission Data, Applications, Research, and Technology Team
Agency NASA-HQ

The close date above is the date for the Step-2 proposal due date. The Step-1 proposal due date is MARCH 13, 2026 . Step...

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PD-24-110Z 08/11/2026
ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering
Agency NSF

Plasma science is a transdisciplinary field of research where fundamental studies in many disciplines, including plasma ...

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PD-16-1271 12/01/2026
Computational Mathematics
Agency NSF

Supports mathematical research in areas where computation plays a central and essential role, emphasizing analysis, deve...

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PD-16-1266 11/16/2026
Applied Mathematics
Agency NSF

The Applied Mathematics program supports mathematics research motivated by and contributing to the solution of problems ...

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PD-22-1265 11/03/2026
Geometric Analysis
Agency NSF

The program in Geometric Analysis supports research on differential geometry and its relation to partial differential eq...

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PD-22-1267 11/03/2026
Topology
Agency NSF

The Topology program supports research on algebraic topology, including chromatic, equivariant, motivic, and (un)stable ...

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PD-23-1242 11/16/2026
Plasma Physics
Agency NSF

Proposals in the area of plasma physics submitted to the Division of Physics that are not governed by another solicitati...

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PD-23-5115 09/30/2026
WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
Agency NSF

The Universe is the ultimate laboratory, and we can now probe it as never before through several powerful and diverse wi...

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PD-24-7790 See Registry
Atmosphere Cluster
Agency NSF

The Atmosphere Cluster (AC)in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)supportsfundamental studies of atmo...

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NNH25ZDA001N-SCUBED 08/01/2026
ROSES 2025: C.2 Solar System Science
Agency NASA-HQ

This program element does not have a proposal due date. Proposals may be submitted at any time, pending certain eligibil...

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NNH25ZDA001N-INNOVATE 08/31/2026
ROSES 2025: A.10 INNOVATE
Agency NASA-HQ

This program element does not have a proposal due date. Proposals may be submitted at any time, pending certain eligibil...

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PD-14-5720 See Registry
Ocean Drilling Program
Agency NSF

International Ocean Discovery Program Operations The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) serves to advance basi...

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25-510 03/03/2027
Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
Agency NSF

The Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) program supports research to increase our understa...

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F26AS00018 06/11/2026
F26AS00018 - NAWCA 2026 Canada Grants
Agency DOI-FWS

The goal of the NAWCA program in Canada is to promote partnerships between public agencies and groups interested in:• ...

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24-564 09/08/2026
IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments
Agency NSF

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (hereinafter referred to as RED) is designed to build upon previous efforts in e...

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DE-FOA-0003623 05/28/2026
High-performance Optimized Recycled Nuclear Isotopes for Gen IV reactors (HORNIG)
Agency DOE-ARPAE

NOFO Number: DE-FOA-0003623 – High-performance Optimized Recycled Nuclear Isotopes for Gen IV reactors (HORNIG) Agency...

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NNH25ZDA001N-LWS 06/22/2026
ROSES 2025: B.3 Living with a Star Science
Agency NASA-HQ

The close date above is NOT the date for the Step-2 proposal due date as the Step-2 due date for this program will be an...

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DE-FOA-0003624 05/29/2026
INSPIRING GENERATIONS OF NEW INNOVATORS TO IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES IN ENERGY 2026 (IGNIITE 2026)
Agency DOE-ARPAE

NOFO number DE-FOA-0003624 INSPIRING GENERATIONS OF NEW INNOVATORS TO IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES IN ENERGY 2026 (IGNIITE 2026) ...

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NOAA-OAR-CPO-2026-33094 06/05/2026
Climate Program Office FY 2026 - Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA)
Agency DOC-DOCNOAAERA

Through this Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity, the NOAA Climate Program Office (https://cpo.noaa.gov/funding-opport...

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NNH25ZDA001N-RRNES 08/31/2026
ROSES 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science
Agency NASA-HQ

This program element does not have a proposal due date. Proposals may be submitted at any time, pending certain eligibil...

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DE-FOA-0003580 05/20/2026
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) — Speed to Power through Accelerated Reconductoring and other Key Advanced Transmission Technology Upgrades (SPARK)
Agency DOE-NETL

Modification 000001: Issued to change the Informational Webinar posting date; modified NOFO Part 1, Section II.A.2 - Par...

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NNH25ZDA001N-FINESST 07/14/2026
ROSES25: F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology
Agency NASA-HQ

NOTICE: Amended April 14, 2026. This amendment releases final text for this graduate student research program, which was...

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PDS-BUE-2026-01 05/31/2026
U.S.-Argentina English for the Energy Sector & Minerals Workforce Development
Agency DOS-ARG

U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires announces an open competition to strengthen English for specific purposes within the critical ...

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W81EWF-26-SOI-0004 07/06/2026
Improving Lake Superior outflow regulation and quantifying uncertainty
Agency DOD-COE-ERDC

A. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites proposals for a project to conduct a comprehensive uncertainty analy...

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PDWINDHOEKFY2026-04-20 05/20/2026
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026
Agency DOS-NAM

The U.S. Embassy Windhoek announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded a...

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NNH25ZDA001N-HAMAQ 07/21/2026
A.12 Hemispheric Airborne Measurements of Air Quality (HAMAQ) Science Team
Agency NASA-HQ

Please note that this program requests optional Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by May 20, 2026 . See the f...

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DE-FOA-0003612 12/17/2026
The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI
Agency PAMS-SC

The DOE Office of Science (SC), Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI), Office of Environmental Manage...

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NNH25ZDA001N-ECIPES 06/17/2026
ROSES25: A.11 Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Science
Agency NASA-HQ

PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by May 18, 2026 . See the full post...

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About This Funding Category

Federal clean energy and climate funding expanded dramatically under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), creating an unprecedented pipeline of grant opportunities across DOE, EPA, USDA, HUD, and the Department of Transportation. DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) distributes billions annually for solar, wind, geothermal, buildings, vehicles, and grid modernization — spanning universities, companies, state energy offices, utilities, and tribal governments. ARPA-E funds transformational energy research with awards typically from $500,000 to $10 million. EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants provide direct funding to states, municipalities, and tribal governments for climate action plans and implementation. USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) covers up to 50% of costs for renewable energy and efficiency projects at agricultural operations and rural small businesses. Most DOE competitive grants require cost-sharing of 20–50% from the applicant, meaning strong private or state co-funding increases competitiveness significantly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds clean energy research grants?
The Department of Energy (DOE) is the primary funder through its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), ARPA-E, and Office of Science. EPA funds environmental climate programs. NSF funds climate science. The Inflation Reduction Act added significant new funding across multiple agencies.
What is ARPA-E?
ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) funds high-risk, high-reward energy technology research. Awards typically range from $500,000 to $10 million over 2–3 years. ARPA-E targets technologies that are too early-stage for private investment but have potential to be transformational.
Can cities apply for climate grants?
Yes. State and local governments, tribal governments, and regional planning organizations are major recipients of DOE, EPA, and HUD climate grants. EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants and Environmental Justice programs specifically target municipalities and underserved communities.
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