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Grants

US DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations

DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations funding opportunities

Status

Paused by the funder

Treat as heavily reduced. Check energy.gov/cmei/oced/oced-funding-opportunities for any live FOA before planning around this programme.

Paused by the funder
Amount
Not published

Cost-shared demonstration awards, historically tens to hundreds of millions of dollars per project, usually with a 50% recipient cost share. Aimed at first-of-a-kind commercial demonstrations, not early-stage startups.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)

public · national

Deadline: Opens irregularly — OCED's portfolio was substantially cut during 2025: DOE announced termination of 24 projects in May 2025 and 223 projects in October 2025, saving over USD 7.5 billion. Few new funding opportunity announcements have followed.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

US-based projects; applicants typically consortia including utilities, industrial hosts and technology providers.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.energy.gov/oced/office-clean-energy-demonstrations

"Energy Department Announces Termination of 223 Projects, Saving Over $7.5 Billion (October 1, 2025)"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.energy.gov

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