Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002071
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Wind Energy Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), numbered DE-FOA-0002071, is a U.S. Department of Energy opportunity released through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of the Wind Power Technologies Office (WPTO). The goal is to accelerate innovative wind energy research and development across land-based, distributed, and offshore wind applications. The DOE indicates a total of about $28.1 million in federal funding available under this FOA, with an anticipated 24 awards, and an award ceiling of $5,000,000 per project. Awards are expected to be made as cooperative agreements, meaning DOE involvement is typically more hands-on than in a standard grant, with substantial federal technical or programmatic engagement during the project period.
The FOA is organized into four main Areas of Interest, each aimed at a different barrier or opportunity in U.S. wind deployment. The first area is Wind Innovations for Rural Economic Development (WIRED), which focuses on distributed wind and the kinds of practical improvements that can make smaller-scale wind systems more viable and beneficial for rural communities. Within WIRED, Subtopic 1a targets fully integrated distributed wind R&D innovations that improve resilience and reliability, which generally points toward designs, controls, system integration, and operational strategies that help distributed wind perform consistently and support critical loads or local grids under challenging conditions. Subtopic 1b focuses on reducing balance-of-system costs through standardization, reflecting the reality that non-turbine costs (foundations, electrical interconnection, permitting, installation practices, controls integration, and other supporting hardware and processes) can be a major driver of total installed cost, especially in smaller or more customized deployments. Standardization is intended to reduce variability, simplify procurement and installation, and lower soft costs that can slow adoption.
The second area of interest is Utilizing and Upgrading National-Level Facilities for Offshore Wind R&D. This area is aimed at making better use of existing U.S. testing and validation infrastructure for offshore wind technology and, where necessary, improving that infrastructure so it can support more advanced or realistic offshore wind research. Subtopic 2a supports R&D that can be carried out using existing national-level offshore wind testing facilities as they are today, encouraging applicants to leverage current capabilities to validate components, systems, or performance claims. Subtopic 2b supports R&D that requires upgrades to existing national offshore wind testing facilities, recognizing that certain experiments, validation campaigns, or next-generation technology development may need enhanced testing capability, improved instrumentation, expanded capacity, or other facility improvements before meaningful R&D outcomes can be achieved.
The third area, Project Development for Offshore Wind Technology Demonstrations, supports the steps needed to move offshore wind demonstration concepts closer to execution. While the FOA text provided here does not list subtopics, the framing suggests an emphasis on project development activities that reduce risk and uncertainty for offshore demonstrations, such as engineering development, planning, site or logistics considerations, and other pre-demonstration work that helps a project become feasible and investment-ready. This area aligns with the broader objective of building U.S. confidence, experience, and a domestic knowledge base for offshore wind technologies and their deployment pathways.
The fourth area, Tall Towers for U.S. Wind Power, addresses a specific land-based wind challenge: accessing stronger, steadier winds at higher hub heights, particularly in regions where wind resources improve significantly with elevation. Taller towers can expand the geographic areas where wind is economically attractive and can increase energy production, but they also create engineering, manufacturing, transportation, and installation challenges. This area signals DOE interest in tower technologies, materials, construction methods, and related innovations that can enable greater hub heights while keeping costs manageable and addressing real-world deployment constraints.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the energy funding activity category, associated with CFDA number 81.087, and administered by the Department of Energy, Golden Field Office. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant types can apply, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full FOA on EERE Exchange. The FOA was created March 28, 2019, with an original closing date of June 17, 2019. The full requirements, submission instructions, merit review criteria, topic-specific expectations, and any cost-share or teaming expectations are provided in the complete FOA on the EERE Exchange site, which is the official source for application materials and updates.Apply for DE FOA 0002071
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Wind Energy Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 28, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 2019. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 24 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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