Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002576
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Golden Field Office, released a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Technical Research Opportunities for 50-Year Photovoltaic System Service Life" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0002576). The focus of the opportunity is research and technical work aimed at enabling photovoltaic (PV) systems to reliably operate for a 50-year service life. In practical terms, this kind of topic typically centers on improving long-term durability and performance of solar modules and balance-of-system components, understanding and reducing degradation mechanisms over decades, and strengthening how the solar industry predicts lifetime and reliability under real-world conditions.
This opportunity is categorized under the Energy funding activity area and is associated with CFDA number 81.087, a common catalog reference for DOE energy-related assistance programs. The listing indicates the funding instrument type as "Other," which often means DOE may use a support mechanism that is not strictly a standard grant or cooperative agreement format, depending on the specifics of the solicitation. The opportunity is marked as discretionary, meaning awards are competitive and subject to DOE priorities, technical merit, and available appropriations rather than entitlement-based formulas.
Eligibility is described as "Unrestricted," which generally means it is open to a wide range of applicant types, such as universities, national laboratories, private companies, nonprofits, state and local governments, and potentially individuals or other entities, as long as they meet any additional eligibility conditions spelled out in the full announcement under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section. In other words, the default posture is broad eligibility, but applicants would still need to verify any specific limitations or requirements that might appear in the complete FOA text (for example, whether foreign entities are allowed, whether teaming is required, or whether certain project types are excluded).
Key timing details show a creation date of September 1, 2021, with an original application closing date of September 30, 2021. That indicates a relatively short application window, which is common for targeted technical requests where DOE may be seeking proposals from teams already positioned to perform durability, reliability, materials science, or field-performance research tied to long-lived PV systems. The public summary fields list an award ceiling of 0 and expected awards of 0; in many federal listings, those values can appear as placeholders or may indicate that the specific funding amounts and number of selections were not populated in the summary record, so applicants would normally rely on the full FOA document for confirmed budget ranges, cost-share expectations (if any), and the anticipated number of awards.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a DOE research solicitation aimed at advancing the science, engineering, testing, and validation methods needed to make PV systems last significantly longer than traditional assumptions, with the broader goal of reducing lifetime energy costs and improving confidence in long-term solar asset performance. For anyone evaluating the opportunity historically or looking for a comparable current program, the critical identifiers are the title and FOA number (DE-FOA-0002576), the administering office (DOE Golden Field Office), and the central technical theme: credible pathways and research that support a 50-year photovoltaic system service life.Apply for DE FOA 0002576
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Research Opportunities for 50-Year Photovoltaic System Service Life" 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 Sep 01, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 30, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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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