Assistance Listing 81.122
Electricity Research, Development and Analysis
Department of Energy · Department of Energy
The verdict for a small nonprofit
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 74% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 20%.
Based on 39 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,000,000. Expect about 73 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 74%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 20%
- 38% higher ed · 14% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.0M
- $949K – $2.3M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 19
- $32M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- annual · 73-day window
Open right now under this program
1 opportunity · from Grants.gov, checked every 10 minutes
| Deadline | Opportunity | Expected awards |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8100 days | Grid Supply Chain Alternatives to Lead Energy Dominance (SCALED)DE-FOA-0003641 | — |
Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nreca Research | Nonprofit | VA | 2 | $8,809,488 |
| The American Public Power Association | Nonprofit | VA | 2 | $7,132,679 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Higher ed | GA | 2 | $5,879,922 |
| University of Connecticut | Higher ed | CT | 2 | $3,400,000 |
| Purdue University | Higher ed | IN | 2 | $3,244,740 |
| North Dakota State University | Higher ed | ND | 2 | $1,963,421 |
| Guam Power Authority | Government | GU | 2 | $1,815,911 |
| Nomad Transportable Power Systems, INC. | Business | VT | 1 | $9,500,000 |
| Corvias Military Living, LLC | Business | RI | 1 | $9,418,106 |
| National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners | Nonprofit | DC | 1 | $8,916,382 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | $39M | $2.1M | $1.7M – $6.0M |
| 2022 | 1 | $300K | $300K | $300K – $300K |
| 2023 | 5 | $8.8M | $1.0M | $300K – $2.5M |
| 2024 | 15 | $41M | $2.1M | $1.4M – $4.1M |
| 2025 | 19 | $32M | $1.0M | $949K – $2.3M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 | 2025-03-17 | 60 d | DE-FOA-0003425 · Aligning Manufacturability & Pre-production Design (AMPD) for Storage Technologies |
| 2025-01-10 | 2025-02-28 | 49 d | DE-FOA-0003549 · De-risking Innovative Grid Technologies to Facilitate Adoption of Solutions that Promote Reliability, Resilience, Security, and Affordability |
| 2024-12-12 | 2025-02-28 | 78 d | DE-FOA-0003396 · Office of Electricity (OE) and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office (EERE WETO) |
| 2024-12-09 | 2026-04-09 | 486 d | DE-FOA-0003446 · HARMONY: Human-Centric Analytics for Resilient & Modernized Power sYstems |
| 2024-12-06 | 2025-02-02 | 58 d | DE-FOA-0003497 · Blue-Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems |
| 2024-09-17 | 2025-12-31 | 470 d | DE-FOA-0003445 · Notice of Intent (NOI) related to "HARMONY: Human-Centric Analytics for Resilient & Modernized Power sYstems” |
| 2024-09-13 | 2024-12-13 | 91 d | DE-FOA-0003456 · This is a Notice of Intent to issue DE-FOA-0003396 entitled “Renewable Integration Management with Innovative High Voltage Direct Current Power Circuit Breakers (REIMAGINE BREAKERS).” |
| 2024-08-06 | 2025-06-01 | 299 d | DE-FOA-0003424 · Notice of Intent (NOI) related to Aligning Manufacturability & Pre-production Design (AMPD) for Storage Technologies |
| 2024-08-05 | 2024-10-04 | 60 d | DE-FOA-0003384 · Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) |
| 2024-05-14 | 2024-08-31 | 109 d | DE-FOA-0003381 · Notice of Intent (NOI) related to Critical Facility Energy Resilience (CiFER) |
| 2024-05-06 | 2024-06-10 | 35 d | DE-FOA-0003378 · Request for Information: Manufacturability Pre-Production Design Implications on Energy Storage Technologies |
| 2024-04-29 | 2024-06-03 | 35 d | DE-FOA-0003282 · Request for Information (RFI) related to Blue Sky Training Program for Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems |
| 2024-02-13 | 2024-04-26 | 73 d | DE-FOA-0003071 · Flexible and Innovative Transformer Technologies (FITT) |
| 2024-01-18 | 2024-03-18 | 60 d | DE-FOA-0003198 · Distribution Communication and Control Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration |
| 2023-12-12 | 2024-04-04 | 114 d | DE-FOA-0003127 · Grid-Enhancing Data Analytics Demonstrations for Operations, Monitoring and Control |
| 2023-11-20 | 2024-01-25 | 66 d | DE-FOA-0003230 · NOI: Distribution Communication and Control Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration” |
| 2023-07-25 | 2023-12-04 | 132 d | DE-FOA-0003036 · Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation |
| 2023-07-25 | 2023-12-04 | 132 d | DE-FOA-0003020 · STORAGE INNOVATIONS 2030: TECHNOLOGY LIFTOFF |
| 2023-07-18 | 2023-10-16 | 90 d | DE-FOA-0002934 · Underserved and Indigenous Community Microgrids |
| 2023-07-13 | 2023-11-30 | 140 d | DE-FOA-0003128 · NOI: Enhancing the Electric Power Systems’ Reliability and Resilience via Sensor Data Analytics Demonstrations |
| 2023-04-07 | 2023-05-05 | 28 d | DE-FOA-0003021 · Request for Information for Innovative Advanced Transformers |
| 2023-03-09 | 2023-04-03 | 25 d | DE-FOA-0002992 · Request for Information regarding creation of Storage Innovations Liftoff Announcement |
| 2023-03-08 | 2023-07-31 | 145 d | DE-FOA-0003035 · This is a Notice of Intent to Issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement No.: DE-FOA-0003036 “Energy Storage Demonstration and Validation” |
| 2023-02-24 | 2023-06-06 | 102 d | DE-FOA-0002948 · Increasing Utilization and Reliability of Electric Infrastructure with Grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) |
| 2023-01-04 | 2023-02-28 | 55 d | DE-FOA-0002947 · Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) no. DE-FOA-0002948 entitled Increasing Utilization and Reliability of Electric Infrastructure with Grid-enhancing technologies (GETs). |
| 2022-12-19 | 2023-02-28 | 71 d | DE-FOA-0002933 · Notice of Intent - DE-FOA-0002933 to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002934 titled Underserved & Indigenous Community Microgrids |
| 2022-04-27 | 2022-06-02 | 36 d | DE-FOA-0002764 · Notice of Intent to Issue Formula Grant Administrative and Legal Requirements (ALRD) Announcement No. DE – FOA-0002736 |
| 2019-06-19 | 2019-10-03 | 106 d | DE-FOA-0002092 · Electric Grid of Things |
| 2019-05-09 | 2019-07-08 | 60 d | DE-FOA-0002065 · Industry Partnerships for Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration |
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-12-03 | 69 d | DE-FOA-0001861 · Big Data Analysis of Synchrophasor Data |
| 2018-06-08 | 2018-07-25 | 47 d | DE-FOA-0001876 · Next Generation Transformers – Flexible and Adaptable Designs |
| 2018-04-16 | 2018-07-02 | 77 d | DE-FOA-0001755 · Industry Partnerships for Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) Research, Development and Demonstration |
| 2016-09-26 | 2016-11-10 | 45 d | DE-FOA-0001616 · Sensor and Modeling Approaches for Enhanced Observability and Controllability of Power Systems with Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) |
| 2016-06-08 | 2016-07-26 | 48 d | DE-FOA-0001579 · Next-Generation Transformers – Flexible Designs |
| 2016-03-22 | 2016-04-21 | 30 d | DE-FOA-0001493 · Addressing Risk and Uncertainty in the Future Power System |
| 2016-03-22 | 2016-06-30 | 100 d | DE-FOA-0001492 · Synchrophasor applications and tools for reliability, market efficiency, and asset management |
| 2016-01-21 | 2016-04-05 | 75 d | DE-FOA-0001441 · Industry Partnerships for Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) Research |
| 2015-12-23 | 2016-04-20 | 119 d | DE-FOA-0001477 · Addressing Risk and Uncertainty in the Future Power System |
| 2015-12-23 | 2016-04-29 | 128 d | DE-FOA-0001476 · Synchrophasor Applications and Tools for Reliability, Market Efficiency, and Asset Management |
| 2015-03-09 | 2015-05-12 | 64 d | DE-FOA-0001252 · Academic Collaboration for Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems Research and Development for the Energy Sector |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 81.122?
A realistic target for an established nonprofit. 74% of awards go to first-time applicants and nonprofits win 20%. Based on 39 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,000,000. Expect about 73 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Electricity Research, Development and Analysis award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.0M; the middle half ran from $949K to $2.3M. 19 new awards were made, with $32M committed to them.
When does 81.122 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 73 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jan 16, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of Energy (Department of Energy). Assistance Listing 81.122 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 67% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.