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ARPA-E OPEN Funding Opportunity Announcement

Status

Status not published

OPEN is issued roughly every three years (2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) rather than annually. Between OPEN calls ARPA-E issues numerous targeted programme FOAs continuously on the ARPA-E eXCHANGE.

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Amount
Not published

ARPA-E OPEN awards have historically ranged from about $250,000 to $10 million per project, with most in the $1m-$5m range over 2-3 years. Cost share is normally 20% for research projects and higher for development projects, reducible for small businesses.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — OPEN is issued roughly every three years (2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) rather than annually. Between OPEN calls ARPA-E issues numerous targeted programme FOAs continuously on the ARPA-E eXCHANGE.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Open to companies, universities, national laboratories and non-profits. The technology must be transformational, high-risk/high-reward and beyond the reach of private investment but not basic research.

How to apply

  1. Register on the ARPA-E eXCHANGE portal
  2. Submit a mandatory Concept Paper by the concept paper deadline
  3. If encouraged, submit a Full Application
  4. Respond to reviewer comments
  5. Negotiate the award

What you will need

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Source. https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/

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