The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) offers information about current and past financial opportunities, requests for information, and links to related opportunities from other DOE offices and federal organizations.
The BETO mission is to develop and demonstrate transformative and revolutionary bioenergy technologies for a sustainable nation. In carrying out this mission, BETO selects research and development and other projects through open and competitive procurements and encourages collaborative partnerships among industry; universities; national laboratories; federal, state, and local governments; and non-government agencies.
Open Funding Opportunities
January 6, 2017
Integrated Biorefinery Optimization
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001689: On January 6, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) jointly announced $22.7 million to support the optimization of integrated biorefineries (IBR). DOE is providing majority funding with up to $19.8 million and USDA-NIFA is providing up to $2.9 million in funding. This funding opportunity announcement seeks applications for projects focused on lowering technical and financial risk, addressing challenges encountered with the successful scale-up, and reliable, continuous operation of IBRs. Upon conclusion of the review process, meritorious proposals may be recommended for funding by either of the participating agencies. More Information.
December 15, 2016
Productivity Enhanced Algae and Tool-Kits (PEAK)
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001628: On December 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE's) Bioenergy Technologies Office announced a funding opportunity of up to $8 million, subject to appropriations, for innovative technologies and approaches to help advance bioenergy and bioproducts from algae. Projects selected with this funding will support the development of advanced biofuels and valuable co-products from algal biomass by focusing on breakthroughs in advanced biology as well as biology-based tools. Selected projects will also accelerate future innovations through data sharing within the research and development community. More Information.
Notices of Intent
Requests for Information
Closed Funding Opportunities
View closed funding opportunities.
Other Funding Opportunities
View funding opportunities outside of BETO that may be investing in biomass and related renewable technologies.
Note: Official notices of solicitations can be found at EERE Exchange or Grants.gov.To view all current solicitations for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, see the Current Funding Opportunities page. This list is for information only—it may not be inclusive of all solicitations. Funding amounts and schedule dates are subject to change
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