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Eligible: Education, Individuals, Other

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$250,000 - $4,000,000

Plant Engineering to Revolutionize Sustainable Energy Production and Heighten Opportunities for Novel Efficiency (PERSEPHONE)

From US Department of Energy (DOE)

The PERSEPHONE program will develop high-performance tools for bioenergy crop engineering, create novel genetic engineering modalities, and spur adoption by supporting innovative research on biocontainment. The program will support projects in three areas: Technical Category A will develop robust, high-performing tools for the genetic engineering of bioenergy crops that overcome transformation genotype dependence, increase throughput 10x, and/or reduce cost and timeline by 4x and 2x, respectively. Technical Category B will support the creation of radically new technologies for plant genetic engineering that have a pathway to achieve metrics well beyond the targets established in Category A. Technical Category C will support adoption of genetically engineered bioenergy crops by developing technologies to reduce the risks of invasiveness to less than 0.1 percent and eliminate the flow of transgenes into the environment.

  • Overview

    • Type

      Cooperative Agreement, Grant

    • Title

      Plant Engineering to Revolutionize Sustainable Energy Production and Heighten Opportunities for Novel Efficiency (PERSEPHONE)

    • Source

      US Department of Energy (DOE)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $15,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      7

    • Award Range

      $250,000 - $4,000,000

    • Cost Share

      Yes

    • Status

      Active

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Education, Individuals, Other

    • Sector

      Climate, Energy Efficiency, Other, Renewable Energy

    • Activity

      Efficiency Improvements, Energy Efficiency Improvements, Research & Development

    • Location

      National

  • Application Process

    • Application Link

      ARPA-E eXCHANGE

    • Requirements

      To apply to this NOFO, Applicants must register with and submit application materials through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Registration.aspx). For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). ARPA-E will not review or consider application materials submitted through other means.

    • Disbursement Method

      Unspecified

  • Important Dates

    • Application Close Date

      Mar 4, 2025

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