Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)
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Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs): The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. These multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary centers accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. EFRCs integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML; develop innovative experimental and theoretical tools that illuminate fundamental processes in unprecedented detail; and create an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary, workforce of energy-focused scientists.
| Federal Grant Title: | Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) |
| Federal Agency Name: | Office of Science (PAMS-SC) |
| Grant Categories: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003614 |
| Type of Funding: | Grant |
| CFDA Numbers: | 81.049 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | July 1st, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | July 1st, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | February 18th, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | February 18th, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | July 31st, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $18,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $12,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | February 17th, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity below), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
- Grant Announcement Contact
- EFRC
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