Jodie Alexander
Nov 6, 20232 min
Opportunity Title:
Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) – 2024
Funder/Agency:
DOE
Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0003158
Description:
The research and development (R&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will
support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the
innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which
are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA supports applied
research, development, and demonstration activities in high-priority building
technologies, including next-generation HVAC, envelope, and lighting retrofits, as
well as technologies that enhance the resilience of buildings and allow them to
be assets to the electrical grid. The technologies this FOA supports are essential
tools to ensuring deep decarbonization of the U.S. building stock is achieved
equitably, with benefits to building owners and occupants across all building
types, sectors, and geographies.
Topic areas for BENEFIT are:
Topic 1: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning and Water Heating
Technologies with improved materials, components, equipment design, and
engineering, lower cost manufacturing processes, and easier installation.
Topic 2: Innovative, Replicable, and Low-Cost Roof and Attic Retrofits
Technologies for affordable and scalable roof and attic retrofits that improve
energy efficiency and address air and water infiltration.
Topic 3: Building Resilience and Capacity Constraints
Novel approaches to maintain essential loads during blackouts and add power
capacity to buildings without the need for major infrastructure upgrades;
localized thermal management systems and thermally resilient building
envelopes to provide cooling and overheating protection against extreme heat
events.
Topic 4: Commercial Lighting Retrofit Advancements
Low-cost, high-quality retrofit solutions for lagging sectors in energy-efficient
lighting adoption (schools, certain commercial buildings).
Eligibility:
Individuals, Institutions of higher education, For-profit entities, Nonprofit entities, and State and local governmental entities and Indian tribes.
In limited circumstances, DOE may approve a waiver to allow a foreign entity to
participate as a prime recipient or subrecipient.
Award Details:
Total Amount Available:
Approximately $13M – $30M
Maximum Award:
$2,000,000
Minimum Award:
$1,000,000
Deadline:
Concept Papers Due December 18, 2023
Full Applications Due March 5, 2024
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