Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic resea
| Agency | Office of Science |
|---|---|
| Status | Posted |
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003614 |
| Posted date | 02/18/2026 |
| Application deadline | Jul 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Award ceiling | 18,000,000 |
| Award floor | 12,000,000 |
| Assistance Listing (CFDA) | 81.049 |
| Description | The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. These multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary centers accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. EFRCs integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML; develop innovative experimental and theoretical tools that illuminate fundamental processes in unprecedented detai |
| Agency contact | EFRC@science.doe.gov |
| Official listing | https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361309 |