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Cleantech & Energy grants

DOE, ARPA-E and NSF funding for the energy transition

The Department of Energy runs the largest non-health SBIR programs in government, backed by ARPA-E for genuinely transformational bets. Reviewers are engineers and they will check your numbers, cost per kilowatt-hour, round-trip efficiency, capture cost per tonne.

Cleantech & Energy research and development work funded by federal grants

$240M+ won by our team

PhD-level specialists, never a template or an AI tool.

Agencies funding cleantech & energy

  • Department of Energy logo
  • ARPA-E
  • National Science Foundation logo
  • US Department of Agriculture logo

Programs that fit cleantech & energy companies

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DOE SBIR/STTR

Annual topics across efficiency, storage, fusion, grid and materials.

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ARPA-E OPEN & SCALEUP

Larger awards for transformational energy technologies.

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NSF SBIR: Climate

Earlier-stage climate and environmental technologies.

What reviewers actually score

  • A techno-economic analysis with defensible assumptions
  • Lifecycle and scale-up realities addressed, not deferred
  • Performance stated against the incumbent technology, not against nothing

Where we work in cleantech & energy

Energy storage
Grid technology
Carbon capture
Hydrogen & fusion
Advanced materials
Water technology

Fund your cleantech & energy R&D

Talk to us about your federal funding plans and we'll help you make it happen through effective, results-driven grant writing.