Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002163
The opportunity titled "Energy-Efficient Technologies for Automated Vehicles (AVs)" (Funding Opportunity Number DE FOA 0002163) is not a grant competition and it is not accepting proposals for funding. It is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the US Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The RFI was created on August 9, 2019, with an original closing date of September 16, 2019. Its only purpose is to gather feedback from stakeholders so ARPA-E can better understand where the technology stands today, what is likely to be feasible in the near and mid term, and what kinds of research directions might justify creating a future ARPA-E program. In other words, this notice is meant to collect ideas and technical input, not to make awards, and it explicitly states that no Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) exists at this time.
The subject matter focuses on improving the energy efficiency of fully automated vehicles. ARPA-E is asking for information about automotive technologies that could reduce energy use or improve overall efficiency when vehicles are operating with high levels of automation. That emphasis is important because automation can change how vehicles are designed and how they operate: sensors, compute hardware, software stacks, and automated driving behaviors can all add energy loads or influence driving patterns. The RFI signals that ARPA-E is interested in understanding both the extra energy demands introduced by automated driving systems and the potential efficiency gains that automation might unlock through smoother driving, better routing, coordinated maneuvers, platooning, or other system-level strategies. The input collected through the RFI may be used for program planning, which typically means shaping potential future program goals, identifying the most promising technical pathways, spotting key barriers, and defining measurable targets that a future funding program might pursue.
Although the listing includes fields that resemble a typical financial assistance opportunity (for example, it lists potential funding instruments such as grants and cooperative agreements, a science and technology R&D activity category, and CFDA number 81.135), those elements should be read as standard catalog metadata rather than an indication that funding is currently available. The notice also shows placeholder-like entries such as an award ceiling of 1 and expected awards of 1, which reinforces that this is not an active solicitation with real award parameters. The eligibility is described as "unrestricted," meaning any type of entity could generally provide input, subject to any additional clarifications that may have been included in the full RFI text. In practice, RFIs often attract responses from a wide range of organizations, including industry, universities, national laboratories, startups, suppliers, and other stakeholders with relevant technical expertise.
Overall, the main takeaway is that ARPA-E used this RFI as a market and technology scan focused on energy-efficient automated vehicle technologies. Responding to it would have been a way to influence how ARPA-E frames future research programs, highlight emerging innovations, identify gaps or bottlenecks, and suggest high-impact R&D directions. It is not an invitation to submit an application for financial assistance, and it does not create any immediate funding opportunity; it is purely an information-gathering step that could precede a future FOA if ARPA-E decides the area warrants a formal program.Apply for DE FOA 0002163
- The Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Energy-Efficient Technologies for Automated Vehicles (AVs)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.135.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 09, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 16, 2019 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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