Closed funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office are listed below. Since 2003, DOE has awarded funding to a number of projects to support research, development, demonstration, and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Find information about open funding opportunities.
The following funding opportunities are listed by fiscal year (FY) and title. When available, there is a link to the original solicitation and to the selection announcement or project details.
FY 2024
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement to Advance the National Clean Hydrogen Strategy
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0003213
FY 2023
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002922
Projects selected for negotiation
March 2024 selection announcement
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in Support of Hydrogen Shot
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002920
FY 2022
Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002792
FY 2021
2021 H2@Scale CRADA Call Supporting Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems
Solicitation: 2021 H2@Scale CRADA Call
October 2021 selection announcement
SuperTruck 3
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002456
November 2021 selection announcement
Fiscal Year 2021 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells R&D
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002446
FY 2021 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells R&D projects selected for negotiation
July 2021 selection announcement
FY 2020
Fiscal Year 2020 H2@Scale New Markets Funding Opportunity Announcement
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002229
FY 2020 H2@Scale projects selected for negotiation
July 2020 selection announcement
FY 2019
Fiscal Year 2019 H2@Scale Funding Opportunity Announcement
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002022
FY 2019 H2@Scale projects selected for negotiation
August 2019 selection announcement
FY19 Commercial Trucks and Off-Road Applications FOA: Natural Gas, Hydrogen, Biopower, and Electrification Technologies
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002044
FY 2019 commercial trucks and off-road applications projects selected for negotiation
July 2019 selection announcement
FY 2018
FY18 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D FOA
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0001874
FY 2018 projects selected for negotiation
August 2018 selection announcement
FY 2017
FY 2017 Fuel Cell Technologies Office Annual Funding Opportunity Announcement
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0001647
FY 2016
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstrations
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0001412
Projects selected for negotiation: City of San Francisco; Strategic Analysis, Inc.; 3M Company; United Technologies Research Center (UTRC); Vanderbilt University; General Motors; Argonne National Laboratory; Pennsylvania State University; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Missouri, St. Louis; Ceramatec Inc.; Fuel Cell Energy, Inc.; Giner, Inc.; Greenway Energy, LLC; Sandia National Laboratories; Vencore Services and Solutions
Selection announcements from May 20, 2016, July 6, 2016, and July 12, 2016
FY 2015
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstrations
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0001224
Projects selected for negotiation: Oregon State University; 3M Company; General Motors LLC; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Illinois Institute of Technology; Ivys Inc.; Automated Dynamics; Electricore, Inc.; US Hybrid Corporation; The City of Ithaca
FY 2014
Fuel Cell Technologies Incubator: Innovations in Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Fuel Technologies
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000966
Projects selected for negotiation: Proton Energy Systems; Advent Technologies, Inc.; Giner, Inc.; Versa Power Systems; University of New Mexico; University of California, Irvine; University of Delaware; Northeastern University; Gas Technology Institute; Center for Transportation and the Environment; Virginia Tech
February 2015 selection announcement
Clean Energy Supply Chain and Manufacturing Competitiveness Analysis for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000854
Projects selected for negotiation: Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition; James Madison University; GLWN/Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network and Subsidiary
FY 2013
Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Medium Duty Trucks, Roof-top Backup Power, and Advanced Hydrogen Refueling Components
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000828
Projects selected for negotiation: Center for Transportation and the Environment; FedEx Express; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Sprint
December 2013 selection announcement
Research and Development for Hydrogen Storage
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000827
Projects selected for negotiation: Materia Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; Sandia National Laboratories; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Ardica Technologies, Inc.; HRL Laboratories, LLC; University of Michigan; Texas A&M University; California Institute of Technology; Ames Laboratory
Selection announcements from May 2014 and April 2015
Hydrogen Production Research and Development
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000826
Projects selected for negotiation: FuelCell Energy Inc.; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; University of Hawaii; Sandia National Laboratories; University of Colorado
June 2014 selection announcement
Hydrogen Delivery Technologies
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000821
Projects selected for negotiation: Southwest Research Institute; Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc.; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Wiretough Cylinders LLC
FY 2012
Hydrogen Pathway Analyses
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000748
Projects selected for negotiation: Strategic Analysis, Inc.
February 2013 selection announcement
Fuel Cell Powered Airport Ground Support Equipment Deployment
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000701
Projects selected for negotiation: Plug Power
Validation of Hydrogen Refueling Station Performance and Advanced Refueling Components
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000626
Projects selected for negotiation: Gas Technology Institute; Proton Energy Systems; California Air Resources Board; California State University Los Angeles University Auxiliary Services, Inc.
July 2012 selection announcement
Light-Duty Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Validation Data
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000625
Projects selected for negotiation: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.; Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, North America, Inc.; General Motors LLC; Electricore, Inc.
FY 2011
Research and Development of Fuel Cells for Stationary and Transportation Applications
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000360
Projects selected for negotiation: 3M; Eaton Corporation
March 2012 selection announcement
Research and Development for Hydrogen Storage
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000421
Projects selected for negotiation: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; HRL Laboratories, LLC; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; University of Oregon
December 2011 selection announcement
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage System Cost Analyses
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000420
Projects selected for negotiation: Directed Technologies, Inc.; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Battelle Memorial Institute
FY 2010
Liquid Carrier Technology for Hydrogen Storage or Delivery
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0000380
FY 2009
DOE Awards $113 Million for Fuel Cell R&D
DOE awarded $113 million to fund 28 projects to advance the development of fuel cell technology.
FY 2009 fuel cell R&D projects selected for negotiation
Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence
In 2008, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for a hydrogen storage engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) to research and develop onboard vehicular hydrogen storage systems and components that allow for a driving range of greater than 300 miles while meeting vehicular packaging, safety, cost, and performance requirements.
Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence awards: Savannah River National Laboratories (Lead); United Technologies Research Center; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; General Motors Corporation; Ford Motor Company; Oregon State University; Lincoln Composites
Recovery Act: Fuel Cell Market Transformation Projects
To expand the use of clean and renewable energy sources and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, DOE announced $41.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for 13 projects to deploy fuel cell technology in emergency backup power, material handling, and stationary fuel cell applications. Learn more about the Recovery Act.
Recovery Act projects funded for fuel cell market transformation
FY 2008
Administration of H-Prize for Hydrogen Storage
In 2008, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for the administration of the H-prize for hydrogen storage. This solicitation was to identify an organization to serve as an "Administering Entity" to implement the H-Prize, which competitively awards cash prizes to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.
Projects selected for negotiation: Hydrogen Education Foundation
Hydrogen Education Development Funding Opportunity
In 2008, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office selected projects to facilitate near-term market transformation and future commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cells by providing technically accurate and objective information to key target audiences.
Solicitation: DE-PS36-08GO98000
Projects selected for negotiation: Clean Energy States Alliance; Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology/Connecticut Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition; Houston Advanced Research Center/Texas Hydrogen Coalition; Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition; South Carolina Hydrogen Fuel Cell Alliance; Technology Transition Corporation; Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals & Energy; Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company; California State University, Los Angeles; Humboldt State University; Michigan Technological University; University of Central Florida; University of North Dakota
Manufacturing Research and Development for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems
In 2007, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for the manufacturing research and development of hydrogen and fuel cell systems.
Projects selected for negotiation in 2008: General Motors Corporation; Ballard Material Products, Inc.; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; W.L. Gore & Associates; General Motors Corporation (Alternate: negotiation of award subject to availability of funding); UltraCell Corporation; Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
Research and Development for Hydrogen Production and Delivery Technology
In 2007, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for the research and development of hydrogen production and delivery technology.
Projects selected for negotiation in 2008: Concepts ETI; Mohawk Innovative Technologies; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Lincoln Composites; Praxair; Prometheus Energy; Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC; Avalence
Research and Development for Onboard Vehicular Hydrogen Storage
In 2008, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for the research and development of on-board vehicular hydrogen storage to complement the existing National Hydrogen Storage Project portfolio.
Solicitation: DE-PS36-08GO98004P (industry, academia, and other interested parties); DE-PS36-08GO98005P (national laboratories)
Projects selected for negotiation: Northwestern University; The Ohio State University Research Foundation; The Pennsylvania State University; U.S. Borax Inc.; The Curators of the University of Missouri; University of Oregon; The Regents of the University of California; Northwestern University; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratories
FY 2007
Research and Development of Fuel Cell Technologies
FY 2007 fuel cell R&D projects selected for negotiation
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Analysis: Lessons Learned from Stationary Power Generation
In 2007, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for hydrogen lessons learned. DOE sought applications to conduct a study to identify the lessons learned from prior hydrogen-based stationary power programs, including the most significant obstacles, how these obstacles have been approached, outcomes of the programs, and how this information can be used in the DOE Hydrogen Program.
Projects selected for negotiation: University of Missouri
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Analysis: Environmental Impacts of Hydrogen Systems
In 2007, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for hydrogen and fuel cell analysis on the environmental impacts of hydrogen systems. The purpose of this project was to identify and examine possible near and long-term ecological and environmental effects of the production of hydrogen from various energy sources (based on the DOE hydrogen production strategy) and the use of that hydrogen as a transportation fuel and for stationary power.
Projects selected for negotiation: Tetra Tech and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
FY 2006
Codes and Standards for the Hydrogen Economy
In 2006, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation inviting applicants to partner with DOE in facilitating the development of codes and standards for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and infrastructure.
Projects selected for negotiation: Regulatory Logic, LLC
Effects of a Transition to a Hydrogen Economy on Employment in the United States
In 2006, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for the effects of a transition to a hydrogen economy on employment in the United States. DOE sought proposals to conduct a careful analysis of both emerging hydrogen technologies and the legacy technologies that will be displaced.
Projects selected for negotiation: RCF Economic & Financial Consulting, Inc.
High-Temperature, Low-Relative Humidity Polymer-Type Membranes
In January 2006, DOE announced its selection of 12 competitively awarded, cost-shared projects for polymer membrane research to increase the durability and shelf life of polymer membranes, while simultaneously bringing down the cost. Collectively, these projects will receive up to $19 million in federal funding over five years.
Projects selected for negotiation: Colorado School of Mines; Pennsylvania State University; Virginia Tech; Giner Electrochemical Systems; University of Tennessee; Case Western Reserve University; FuelCell Energy; Clemson University; GE Global Research; Arizona State University; and University of Central Florida
Lab Call for Research and Development for Onboard Vehicular Hydrogen Storage
In 2006, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for a laboratory call for research and development for onboard vehicle hydrogen storage.
Projects selected for negotiation: Argonne National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories
Research and Development for Onboard Vehicular Hydrogen Storage
In 2006, the Fuel Cell Technologies Office released a solicitation for research and development for onboard vehicle hydrogen storage. Projects supported existing DOE Hydrogen Storage Centers of Excellence or independent R&D projects in specific technical topic areas such as materials discovery; engineering science; new synthesis, characterization, and testing techniques; and analysis.
Solicitation: DE-PS36-06GO96003P (industry, academia, and other interested parties) and DE-PS36-06GO96012P (national laboratories)
Projects selected for negotiation: United Technologies Research Center; University of Hawaii; United Technologies Research Center; and Miami University
FY 2005
Hydrogen Production and Delivery Research
This award funded over $75 million in hydrogen production and delivery research projects to support the President's Hydrogen Initiative. Specific award categories included solar electrochemical water splitting (photoelectrochemical); solar thermal water splitting; solar biological (microorganisms); small-scale natural gas/bio-derived liquid reformers; electrolyzers; biomass and hydrocarbon gas separation technologies; delivery technologies; and analysis. The projects involved 36 lead organizations and include over 80 teaming organizations.
FY 2004
The Grand Challenge Hydrogen Storage Centers of Excellence
This award established three "Centers of Excellence" for exploratory research in hydrogen storage—at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. In addition, individual universities, research institutes, and small businesses will explore new materials for hydrogen storage. The DOE share for this National Hydrogen Storage Project is $150 million over 5 years with an additional private cost share of approximately $20 million.
Hydrogen Storage Centers of Excellence
Individual Grand Challenge projects
Vehicle and Infrastructure Learning Demonstrations
This award funds five "learning demonstrations" that will provide important data to focus research efforts. Automakers and energy companies will work together with their teams under this project to demonstrate integrated and complete system solutions operating in real world environments. The expected DOE share is $190 million over 5 years with an additional private cost share of approximately $190 million.
Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project team members
Portable Power, Auxiliary Power Units, and R&D for Off-Road Fuel Cell Applications
This award funded fuel cell research projects that address critical cost and durability issues for consumer electronics, portable power, and auxiliary power unit fuel cell systems, as well as innovative research and development for off-road fuel cell applications. The DOE share was $13 million dollars over 3 years with an additional private cost share of approximately $10 million.
Portable power fuel cell projects
Hydrogen Technology Learning Centers
In March 2004, DOE's Fuel Cell Technologies Office, in partnership with the State Technology Advancement Collaborative (STAC), awarded funding for the development and operation of hydrogen technology learning centers at universities, colleges, or other educational institutions to educate students, potential end users such as fleets or building developers, local officials, and the public about the vision of a hydrogen economy.
Hydrogen Education Development
Hydrogen technology education projects included middle school and high school curricula and teacher professional development. These projects paired hydrogen technology experts with professional educators and experienced curriculum developers to create hands-on activities and lessons to engage students in the developing hydrogen economy. The hydrogen education projects also included the development of materials suitable for a general audience.
FY 2003
Advanced Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research
In July 2003, DOE announced the selection of 13 firms and educational institutions in 12 states to receive $75 million in cost-shared awards to fund new research in advanced fuel cell technology for vehicles, buildings, and other applications. This was combined with earlier awards to an additional 11 firms and universities in eight states for $21 million in hydrogen storage, production, and sensor technologies.