Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002801
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Golden Field Office, issued the funding opportunity titled "Advancing Fish Passage and Protection Technologies" (Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0002801) to support research, development, and validation of improved technologies that help fish move safely and effectively past hydropower dams and related infrastructure. The central purpose of the FOA is not just to invent new concepts, but to generate credible performance and biological-effects data that shows how well these solutions work for fish in real or realistically simulated conditions. By focusing on measurable outcomes like passage success and impacts on fish health, the program aims to strengthen the evidence base needed to move promising ideas toward broader adoption in the hydropower industry.
The opportunity emphasizes two main categories of technology advancement. First, it supports novel fish passage or protection solutions that already have proof-of-concept backed by analytical work or experimental results. For these more innovative concepts, DOE is looking for projects that can clearly explain what has been demonstrated so far, what still needs to be tested, and how the proposed work fits into a "critical path" for research and development that could realistically lead to market adoption. In other words, the FOA is aimed at ideas that are beyond the purely speculative stage and are ready for the next steps that de-risk the technology and make it more deployable.
Second, the FOA supports improvements to existing fish passage and protection technologies. These could include changes that reduce harm to fish, increase passage performance (such as improving how quickly and successfully fish can navigate around barriers), significantly reduce costs, or enable use in new settings. The solicitation explicitly notes interest in novel use cases, which can include testing with different fish species, under different environmental conditions, or at different types of infrastructure than the technology was originally designed for. This reflects a practical focus on expanding where and when fish passage solutions can work, rather than limiting them to a narrow set of dam types, river conditions, or target species.
From a broader policy and environmental standpoint, DOE frames this work as a way to improve hydropower's environmental performance while also supporting infrastructure sustainability and contributing to fish restoration goals. Hydropower facilities can present migration challenges and injury risks for fish, so technologies that enable safe, timely, and effective passage can help reconcile energy production with ecological needs. By funding rigorous data collection on both engineering performance and biological outcomes, the program is trying to accelerate solutions that hydropower operators, regulators, and stakeholders can trust and implement.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means DOE expects to be more actively involved than in a standard grant, often through technical collaboration, project oversight, and negotiated milestones. The funding activity category is Energy, and the CFDA number listed is 81.087. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications included in the full FOA text. The FOA was created on October 31, 2022, with an original closing date of March 27, 2023. DOE anticipated making about five awards, with an award ceiling of $1,300,000 per award.
The full solicitation and any detailed requirements (such as topic areas, cost share expectations if any, allowable costs, teaming guidance, reporting requirements, and evaluation criteria) are available through EERE Exchange at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.Apply for DE FOA 0002801
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Fish Passage and Protection Technologies" 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 Oct 31, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 27, 2023. (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 $1,300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 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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