Funding Opportunities
HUD | Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds (CoCBuilds) NOFO targets efforts within CoC geographic areas to address and reduce persons experiencing homelessness by adding new units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation through one-time CoCBuilds awards under the CoC Program.
Due Date: 21 November 2024
Breakthrough Energy | Cohort 5 Innovator and Explorer program
The application for our Cohort 5 Innovator and Explorer programs is open through December 2, 2024. Breakthrough Energy Fellows (BEF) offers three highly competitive programs:
Innovator Fellowship: Our flagship program, the Innovator Fellowship, is designed to accelerate the development of promising early-stage climate technologies. The Fellowship is a full-time commitment for innovators committed to commercializing their climate technology. Typically, Innovator projects have raised less than $2,000,000 in dilutive funding and are legally incorporated prior to program start date of September 2025.
Business Fellowship: The Business Fellowship is also a full-time program, designed for experienced business professionals. Business Fellows support Innovators in their technology commercialization efforts, complementing the scientific expertise of our Innovators. These exceptional business experts are recruited on an as-needed basis.
Explorers: Finally, Explorers receive funding for developing breakthrough climate solutions that are earlier stage, higher technical risk, and may not yet be ready to incorporate. Explorer projects are typically in a university lab or research entity and are overseen by professors, faculty members, or researchers who can remain in position for this part-time opportunity.
Due Date: 2 December, 2024
Formwork Labs | 2025 Accelerator Program
Formworks Labs aims to be the foundation for entrepreneurship and innovation for the construction industry. Throughout this 3 month accelerator program, Formwork Labs will connect the cohort with additional customer conversations mentors to provide feedback on product development and product strategy. The program expects to make 50-80 introductions during the program (depending on experiences and interest of the customer conversations mentors and their relevancy).
Due Date: 5 January, 2025
MassCEC | InnovateMass
The InnovateMass program provides up to $350,000 in grant funding and technical support to applicant teams deploying new clean energy technologies or innovative combinations of existing technologies with a strong potential for commercialization. Successful applicants will propose projects that address important energy challenges within our four focus areas, help to grow the state’s clean energy economy, and contribute to Massachusetts’ continued clean energy leadership.
Due Date: 18 February, 2025
MassCEC | BETA: Project Planning
The Building Electrification and Transformation Accelerator (BETA): Project Planning is a MassCEC initiative that will provide free in-depth building audits to support a selection of commercial building owners in planning electrification and decarbonization retrofits. These custom plans will be utilized to create a robust set of market resources that support pathways towards full commercial building electrification.
Due Date: Rolling until target number of participants selected
DOE | New Resources for States and Other Stakeholders
DOE has released resources to help states implement and evaluate their Home Energy Rebates and help stakeholders get their questions answered. The recommendations in this document provide high-level guidance to states as they plan and implement their own evaluations. These recommendations provide an overview and best practices of evaluations and recommended studies, including timing, objectives, and recommended evaluation tasks.
DOE | The Galvanizing Leaps in Advanced Super INsulating Glass (GLASING)
The Galvanizing Leaps in Advanced Super INsulating Glass (GLASING) program will develop Insulated Glass Units (IGUs) for new and retrofit applications that have more than three times the thermal performance of the 50-year-old double-pane IGU technology in wide use at competitive cost and optical performance. This program leverages advances in materials, manufacturing, design, and reliability. Areas of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Rapidly manufacture Vacuum Insulated Glazings (VIGs), using unconventional edge sealing materials and processes, innovative methods to create or place spacers, and efficient establishment of the required vacuum; and
- Dramatically reduce the time required to manufacture aerogels in the required thicknesses while maintaining acceptable levels of clarity and haze.
Due Date: 26 November, 2024
DOE | Clean Energy Careers for All (CEC4A)
The Clean Energy Careers for All (CEC4A) opportunity will support workforce development programming that broadens participation and engages individuals from many different groups within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in ways that promote interest in careers that support the nation’s transition to clean energy. Eligible participants are non-profit 501(c)(3) or non-lobbying 501(c)(6) educational organizations, including engineering, scientific, and technical societies that can reach across various levels of future workforce populations. CEC4A will provide up to 10 awards of ~$300,000 each.
Due Date: 13 December 2024
MassCEC | Climate Critical Workforce Training, Equipment & Infrastructure
Climate-Critical Workforce Training, Equipment, and Infrastructure Grants increase access to modern, relevant training equipment and infrastructure and provide up to $800,000 across one to two years in direct funding and technical assistance support to organizations that can build and scale career pathways and upskilling that help Massachusetts residents access and advance in climate-critical priority occupations.
Due Date: 10 January, 2025
CA SGC | Factory-Built Housing Pre-Development Pilot Program
The Factory-Built Housing Pre-Development Pilot Program has $12 million available to fund pre-development activities for factory-built housing manufacturers applying to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program. Pre-development activities include evaluating site feasibility, doing infrastructure planning, and developing Community Benefits Plans.
Due Date: Rolling
MassCEC | EmPower Massachusetts
EmPower Massachusetts offers up to $150,000 for implementation or $25,000 for innovation and capacity building to support clean energy projects that benefit underserved communities. The program focuses on increasing access to renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other clean energy technologies, advancing energy equity across the state.
Due Date: Rolling