ARPA-E UNLOCK SBIR/STTR (DOE)
U.S. Department of Energy — ARPA-E · Innovation grant (SBIR/STTR)
$4.6MAwards from $323,090 up to $4,630,944; ~$45M total program funding (DE-FOA-0003631).
DOE ARPA-E SBIR/STTR opportunity for US small businesses developing technologies that unlock output and capacity of key subsurface resources.
Key terms
- SBIR/STTR rules: US small business concerns only
- Applications only via DOE eXCHANGE; other submission routes are not reviewed
- Topic-specific (subsurface resources); read the full NOFO for technical scope
- STTR track requires a research-institution partner
Eligibility
- Where
- United States
- Stages
- pre-seed, seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Energy / subsurface resources technology focus
How to apply
Register on DOE eXCHANGE, download the NOFO DE-FOA-0003631, and submit before the deadline. Questions to [email protected].
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-11-20
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-23 · source