--- title: Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program description: Discover up to $100 million in federal funding for long-duration energy storage pilot projects aimed at advancing non-lithium technologies for a clean energy future. image: https://grantmatch.com/hubfs/Program%20Image%20%283%29-1.png --- United States # Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program Discover up to $100 million in federal funding for long-duration energy storage pilot projects aimed at advancing non-lithium technologies for a clean energy future. [ GrantMatch Team ](https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/author/grantmatch-team) Sep 25, 2024 [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/long-duration-energy-storage-pilot-program&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/long-duration-energy-storage-pilot-program&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/long-duration-energy-storage-pilot-program&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/long-duration-energy-storage-pilot-program&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) [United States](https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/tag/united-states) [In The US](https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/tag/in-the-us) [Energy](https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/tag/energy) [Green Initiative](https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/tag/green-initiative) ![Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program](https://grantmatch.com/hubfs/Program%20Image%20%283%29-1.png) ## **Up to $100 Million in Federal Funding Available: Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program** ###### The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is offering up to $100 million in federal funding for pilot-scale long-duration energy storage projects. This initiative is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is aimed at accelerating the development of non-lithium energy storage technologies that can discharge for 10+ hours. The goal is to move these technologies toward commercial viability, supporting the transition to a carbon-free clean energy economy. ### **eLIGIBILITY cRITERIA** Applicant teams must include at least one technology provider. Priority will be given to projects that involve utility, developer, and/or end-user partners, demonstrate the solution in an operational environment, and include plans to secure follow-on investments. **Eligible Entities Include:** 1. State energy offices 2. Indian Tribes 3. Tribal organizations 4. Institutes of higher education 5. Electric utilities (including electric cooperatives, tribal utilities, municipally owned utilities, and investor-owned utilities) 6. Private energy storage companies **Eligible Projects and Technologies:** Projects must demonstrate energy storage solutions at a pilot scale, with the following areas of focus: 1. **Electrochemical:** Flow and non-flow batteries 2. **Mechanical:** Pressure-based and gravity-based systems 3. **Thermal:** Sensible, latent, and thermochemical heat storage, configured for electrical-to-electrical, electrical-to-thermal, or thermal-to-thermal energy transfer Funding supports various stages of technology maturation, including: - Design for manufacturability - Pilot system development - Fabrication and installation - Operational testing and validation - Commercial-scale system design and supply chain maturatioN ### Funding Details **Funding Amount:** - **Total Available:** Up to $100 million - **Number of Projects:** OCED plans to fund 5-15 projects - **Award Range:** Between $5 million and $20 million per project - **Cost Share:** Each project must provide a minimum 50% non-federal cost share (i.e., for every federal dollar, the recipient must contribute at least one non-federal dollar).   ### iMPORTANT dATES **Application Deadlines:** - **Concept Papers Due:** October 16, 2024 (by 5 p.m. ET) - **Full Applications Due:** February 13, 2025 (by 5 p.m. ET) - **Anticipated Award Date:** Summer 2025 ## Similar posts [Canada Blog ](https://grantmatch.com/hot-new-programs) Federal Grants ### [Energy Future Grants (EFG)](https://grantmatch.com/en-us/hot-new-programs/energy-future-grants) The Energy Future Grants (EFG) will provide financial and technical assistance to local government, state, territorial, and/or tribal partnerships to... 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