Updated April 15, 2025
About the Department of Energy
The mission of the Department of Energy (DOE) is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. DOE offers funding opportunities through multiple program offices including the Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA), and Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE). DOE also encompasses 17 National Labs across the country that also offer funding opportunities for research.
News
- Changes to federal research policy: Information for the MIT community (Touchstone required) – updated regularly
- Required Training for DOE Researchers – April 2025
- DOE Office of Science BAA Requires New Appendix in Proposals - March 2025
- EERE Requiring Identity Verification at Login Beginning January 1 - December 2024
Finding Funding Opportunities
- DOE Office of Science Funding Opportunities
- DOE Office of Science Open FOAs
- Fed Connect
- DOE National Laboratory Opportunity Announcements may be posted in PAMS (requires user registration and login)
Submission Portal and General Proposal Guidelines
All Grants.gov submissions to the DOE Office of Science (SC) are automatically entered into the DOE SC Portfolio Analysis and Management system (PAMS) and will then be assigned to a Program Manager. For electronic submissions in grants.gov, all appropriate fields are to be filled out in accordance with FOA Instructions.
At the time of Program Manager Assignment, the three people listed on the SF-424 R&R cover page should, but do not always, receive an email with the subject line “Receipt of Proposal 00002xxxxx by DOE Office of Science.” These three people are:
- Principal Investigator
- RAS Authorized Representative (DOE liaison or DOE credential CA)
- RAS Point of Contact (RAS CA for the submitting DLCI)
Once the mail is sent, these individuals will each be able to view the submitted proposal in PAMS (requires user registration and login). The PI/DLCI admin and/or RAS Point of Contact should contact the submitting Authorized Representative for access if they cannot see the proposal in PAMS.
Other DOE proposal and post award submissions may utilize PAMS, EERE-Exchange, ARPA-E Exchange or procurement and other systems operated by individual National Laboratories.
Terms and Conditions
Review the RAS summary of DOE Terms and Conditions. For more details, or for unusual cases, consult:
- Agency-specific guidance on Research Terms and Conditions
- Applicable program regulations: 10 CFR Part 605, as amended 09/03/1992
- Federal Prior Approval Matrix, which lists where DOE requires or waives prior approval
- For DOE contracts:
- RAS CAs, for questions not addressed in DOE documents
Checklists, Disclosures and Other Guidance
- Required Research Security Training - April 2025
- Biosketch and disclosure guidance
- DOE Full Research Proposal Checklist (FY2025) - February 2025
- DOE Office of Science Supplement Checklist - January 2025