Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001744
The opportunity titled "RFI: Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment 2 (GEARED2)" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001744) is a U.S. Department of Energy effort, issued through the DOE Golden Field Office, focused on gathering input rather than immediately awarding traditional project funding. It is structured as a Request for Information (RFI), meaning the government is asking the public and relevant stakeholders to provide feedback that can shape how DOE continues and potentially expands the GEARED program. The central theme is preparing the electric power system engineering workforce and educational pipeline for a rapidly modernizing grid, especially as renewable energy deployment accelerates and grid operations become more complex.
GEARED2 is aimed at collecting perspectives from a broad range of stakeholders who touch the power system ecosystem in different ways. DOE explicitly seeks responses from industry participants, electric utilities, universities and other academic institutions, research laboratories, government agencies, and other interested parties. The practical purpose is to understand current gaps, needs, and priorities related to power systems engineering education and training, and how a renewed or expanded GEARED initiative could better support grid modernization. In other words, DOE is trying to inform program design decisions by hearing directly from the communities that hire, train, research, and operate in the power sector.
While the posting includes administrative fields that resemble a typical financial assistance opportunity, the text makes clear that the immediate action requested is the submission of informational responses. The listed funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement and the activity category is Energy (CFDA 81.087), which signals that any future program continuation or expansion could involve DOE-managed assistance agreements where the agency stays substantially involved. However, this specific notice is best understood as an input-gathering step that may precede a future funding announcement, rather than a standard competitive solicitation for projects on its own.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity can respond, subject to any additional clarifications that would have been included in the full text. This open-door approach is consistent with an RFI, where the main goal is to hear a wide range of viewpoints, including from organizations that might not typically participate in federal funding programs but still have valuable operational or educational insights about grid engineering.
In terms of timing and submission requirements, DOE required that RFI responses be submitted electronically by email to GEARED2@ee.doe.gov, with a firm deadline of 5:00 PM Eastern Time on February 28, 2017. The notice was created on February 27, 2017, and the original closing date was February 28, 2017, leaving a very short response window. That compressed timeline suggests DOE may have been seeking targeted, timely feedback, potentially to inform near-term planning or program decisions.
At a high level, the subject matter centers on the engineering and educational challenges created by rapid grid change. As renewable generation scales up, the grid must accommodate higher penetrations of variable resources, new power electronics interfaces, changing load patterns, evolving reliability needs, and increasing requirements for data-driven operations and cybersecurity-aware design. GEARED2, by focusing on power systems engineering education and the continuation/expansion of GEARED, is positioned around workforce development and curriculum or training innovation, with the broader objective of ensuring the United States has enough well-prepared engineers and researchers to plan, operate, and modernize the electric grid.
Key identifiers from the notice include the title "RFI: Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment 2 (GEARED2)," opportunity number DE-FOA-0001744, issuing office DOE Golden Field Office, activity category Energy, CFDA 81.087, and the submission email and deadline noted above. The listing also indicates an expected number of awards of 1 and an award ceiling of 2 (as provided in the source data), although in the context of an RFI these figures are not as straightforward as they would be in a typical grant competition and may relate to internal posting conventions or potential follow-on structures rather than an immediate project award.Apply for DE FOA 0001744
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RFI: Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment 2 (GEARED2)" 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 Feb 27, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 28, 2017. (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 $2.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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