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$314,363 - $4,505,859

Plant Engineering to Revolutionize Sustainable Energy Production and Heighten Opportunities for Novel Efficiency (SBIR/STTR)

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 (SBIR/STTR)

    • Source

      US Department of Energy (DOE)

    • Federal or State

      Federal

    • Total Amount

      $15,000,000

    • Number of Awards

      7

    • Award Range

      $314,363 - $4,505,859

    • Cost Share

      No

    • Status

      Active

  • Eligibility

    • Audience

      Businesses, Education, Local Government, Nonprofits, Tribes

    • Sector

      Climate, Energy Efficiency, Other, Renewable Energy

    • Activity

      Efficiency Improvements, Energy Efficiency Improvements, Research & Development

    • Eligibility

      A Small Business Concern may apply as a Standalone Applicant or as the lead organization for a Project Team. The following entities are eligible to apply for SBIR/STTR funding as a member of a Project Team: For-profit entities (which includes large businesses and small businesses), Nonprofits other than Research Institutions, Government-Owned, Government Operated laboratories (GOGOs), State, local, and tribal government entities, and Foreign entities.

    • 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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