***Selections for Technology to Market 3 were announced on July 12, 2017. See a list of projects here.***
Subprogram: Technology to Market
Funding Number: DE-FOA-0001640
Funding Amount: $30 million
Description
The SunShot Technology to Market 3 (T2M3) funding program will continue to bring highly impactful solar energy technologies and solutions to the marketplace through technology research, development, and demonstration that overcomes technical, institutional, and market challenges. The T2M3 funding program is meant to encourage vibrant competition within every sector of the solar economy, from manufacturers to financiers to installers. Projects funded under this program will lead to the development of products and services that will help the solar industry increase system value while reducing hardware costs, improving business operational efficiency, expanding the investor pool for project development, developing products to leverage new and emerging technologies, increasing consumer access to solar, and more.
SunShot expects to make 10-25 awards under T2M3 totaling $30 million. Learn more about the projects announced in the first round and second round of this funding program.
Prior to submitting a full application for this opportunity, a brief, mandatory concept paper is due on December 12, 2016. See all application deadlines in the table below.
| FOA Issue Date | November 14, 2016 |
| Informational Webinar | November 22, 2016, 2:00 PM ET |
| Submission Deadline for Letter of Intent | November 28, 2016, 5:00 PM ET |
| Submission Deadline for Concept Papers | December 12, 2016, 5:00 PM ET |
| Submission Deadline for Full Applications | February 21, 2017, 5:00 PM ET |
| Expected Submission Deadline for Replies to Reviewer Comments | March 30, 2017, 5:00 PM ET |
| Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications | June 2017 |
| Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations | June-July 2017 |
Additional Information
Download the full funding opportunity on the EERE Exchange website
Read the EERE press release about this funding opportunity announcement
For FOA-specific support, contact SunShot.T2M@ee.doe.gov.
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