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The AMMTO-BTO and OE FY22 Multi-Topic FOA (DE-FOA-0002864) is a Department of Energy funding opportunity issued by the DOE Golden Field Office that combines priorities from three DOE organizations: the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and the Building Technologies Office (BTO) within EERE, and the Office of Electricity (OE). It is structured as a discretionary funding program and uses cooperative agreements, meaning DOE expects to stay substantively involved during the project period rather than acting only as a pass-through funder. The overall intent is to fund high-impact research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) that strengthens U.S. manufacturing capabilities and accelerates deployment of clean energy and building efficiency technologies.

The opportunity is centered on three linked goals. First, it aims to validate and demonstrate next-generation materials and manufacturing processes, including domestic pilot-scale demonstrations and related enabling technologies, to help move innovations out of the lab and into U.S.-based manufacturing. Second, it focuses on enabling domestic manufacturing that is environmentally and socially responsible, with an emphasis on diversifying and securing feedstock supply chains, including sourcing materials from recycled goods and other circular-economy pathways. Third, it seeks to mature early-stage or "nascent" technologies, processes, and methods that can measurably improve performance, reduce cost, and increase market penetration for clean energy technologies and emerging building efficiency technologies, addressing common barriers that keep promising innovations from scaling.

To organize that scope, the FOA is divided into three main topic areas: (1) Next Generation Materials and Manufacturing Processes, which targets breakthroughs in how materials are made and how products are manufactured, with an eye toward domestic production readiness and real-world validation; (2) Secure and Sustainable Materials, which emphasizes resilient supply chains, reduced environmental impact, and responsible sourcing, including reuse and recycling of materials to lessen dependence on constrained or high-impact inputs; and (3) Energy Technology Manufacturing, which focuses on advancing manufacturing methods that improve the competitiveness and throughput of technologies important to the clean energy transition and modern electricity systems, while also supporting emerging building technology pathways. By integrating multiple research opportunities into one solicitation, DOE is signaling that it wants coordinated, scalable innovations that can move the needle on both efficiency and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness rather than isolated, incremental advances.

In terms of basic program mechanics, the FOA lists eligibility as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement. The opportunity was created on January 4, 2023, with an original closing date of April 7, 2023. DOE anticipated making about 36 awards, with a maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) of $10,000,000 per award. The program is associated with CFDA number 81.086 (energy-related assistance). Overall, the solicitation is designed for applicants that can credibly bridge R&D with demonstration and manufacturability, show pathways to domestic scale-up, and deliver tangible improvements in sustainability, supply security, and performance for clean energy and building technologies.

  • The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "AMMTO-BTO and OE FY22 Multi-Topic FOA" 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 Jan 04, 2023.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 36 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is the AMMTO-BTO and OE FY22 Multi-Topic FOA (DE-FOA-0002864)?

It is a Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the DOE Golden Field Office. The FOA combines priorities from three DOE organizations: the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) and the Building Technologies Office (BTO) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), and the Office of Electricity (OE).

What is the overall purpose of this funding opportunity?

The intent is to fund high-impact research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) that strengthens U.S. manufacturing capabilities and accelerates deployment of clean energy technologies and building efficiency technologies.

What kind of funding mechanism will DOE use for awards under this FOA?

The FOA is a discretionary funding program that uses cooperative agreements. Under cooperative agreements, DOE expects to stay substantively involved during the project period rather than acting only as a pass-through funder.

What does it mean that the awards are cooperative agreements?

Based on the FOA description, cooperative agreements indicate DOE will have substantive involvement during the project period. In practice, that typically means ongoing engagement with the recipient on key aspects of the work as it progresses, consistent with the cooperative agreement structure described in the opportunity summary.

What are the main goals of the FOA?

The FOA is centered on three linked goals:

  • Validate and demonstrate next-generation materials and manufacturing processes (including domestic pilot-scale demonstrations and enabling technologies) to move innovations from the lab into U.S.-based manufacturing.
  • Enable domestic manufacturing that is environmentally and socially responsible, including diversifying and securing feedstock supply chains and sourcing materials from recycled goods and other circular-economy pathways.
  • Mature early-stage ("nascent") technologies, processes, and methods that measurably improve performance, reduce cost, and increase market penetration for clean energy technologies and emerging building efficiency technologies.

How is the FOA organized?

The FOA is divided into three main topic areas:

  1. Next Generation Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  2. Secure and Sustainable Materials
  3. Energy Technology Manufacturing

What is included in Topic Area 1: Next Generation Materials and Manufacturing Processes?

This topic area targets breakthroughs in how materials are made and how products are manufactured, with a focus on domestic production readiness and real-world validation.

What is included in Topic Area 2: Secure and Sustainable Materials?

This topic area emphasizes resilient supply chains, reduced environmental impact, and responsible sourcing. It specifically highlights reuse and recycling of materials to lessen dependence on constrained or high-impact inputs.

What is included in Topic Area 3: Energy Technology Manufacturing?

This topic area focuses on advancing manufacturing methods that improve competitiveness and throughput of technologies important to the clean energy transition and modern electricity systems, while also supporting emerging building technology pathways.

What types of projects is DOE trying to encourage through a multi-topic solicitation?

By integrating multiple research opportunities into one solicitation, DOE is signaling interest in coordinated, scalable innovations that can improve efficiency and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, rather than isolated, incremental advances.

Is this opportunity focused only on research, or does it also include demonstrations?

It is explicitly aimed at RD&D, including validation and demonstration activities such as domestic pilot-scale demonstrations and related enabling technologies, to help move innovations from lab-scale development into manufacturing and deployment pathways.

Does the FOA emphasize domestic manufacturing and scale-up?

Yes. The FOA highlights domestic pilot-scale demonstrations, pathways to U.S.-based manufacturing, domestic production readiness, and strengthening U.S. manufacturing capabilities.

How does the FOA address sustainability and supply chain security?

It emphasizes environmentally and socially responsible domestic manufacturing, diversifying and securing feedstock supply chains, and sourcing materials from recycled goods and other circular-economy pathways. It also highlights reducing reliance on constrained or high-impact inputs through reuse and recycling.

What does the FOA mean by "nascent" technologies?

In this FOA, "nascent" refers to early-stage technologies, processes, and methods that need maturation to overcome barriers to scaling. The FOA specifically calls for approaches that can measurably improve performance, reduce cost, and increase market penetration for clean energy and emerging building efficiency technologies.

What barriers is DOE trying to address for promising innovations?

The FOA references common barriers that keep promising innovations from scaling, and focuses on maturing technologies and methods so they can improve performance, lower cost, and increase market penetration.

Who is eligible to apply?

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement.

What is the expected number of awards?

DOE anticipated making about 36 awards under this FOA.

What is the maximum federal funding amount per award?

The FOA lists an award ceiling of $10,000,000 in maximum federal funding per award.

When was this funding opportunity created and when did it close?

The opportunity was created on January 4, 2023, and had an original closing date of April 7, 2023.

What is the CFDA number associated with this solicitation?

The solicitation is associated with CFDA number 81.086, described as energy-related assistance.

Which DOE office issued the FOA?

The FOA was issued by the DOE Golden Field Office.

What types of applicants is this FOA designed for?

The solicitation is designed for applicants that can credibly bridge R&D with demonstration and manufacturability, show pathways to domestic scale-up, and deliver tangible improvements in sustainability, supply security, and performance for clean energy and building technologies.

Does the FOA place emphasis on circular economy approaches?

Yes. The FOA mentions sourcing materials from recycled goods and other circular-economy pathways, and emphasizes reuse and recycling to reduce dependence on constrained or high-impact inputs.

Is the FOA limited to building technologies or electricity technologies only?

No. It combines priorities across AMMTO, BTO, and OE, and includes clean energy technologies, modern electricity system needs, and emerging building efficiency technologies.

What kinds of outcomes does DOE appear to value in this FOA?

Based on the stated intent and topic descriptions, DOE values outcomes such as real-world validation, domestic manufacturing readiness, measurable performance gains, cost reductions, increased market penetration, improved competitiveness and throughput in manufacturing, stronger supply security, and reduced environmental impacts.

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