Annual Recurring University Training and Research
Supports research and training grants to U.S. colleges and universities for early-stage energy-related R&D, student training, and increased participation of underrepresented and structurally marginalized communities.
⚑ Eligibility text not provided in the notice excerpt; confirm any institutional or geographic restrictions in the full announcement. · Award ceiling is $750,000.
This is primarily a university training/workforce-development solicitation aimed at educating engineers and scientists, not a program in IPPRA’s core social-science lines. Hogg or Carlson could fit only at the margins through education/workforce program evaluation, but it is not squarely their research agenda.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-15
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds training education (capped) |
| IPPRA | 40 partial | portfolio topic: energy (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
Annual Recurring University Training and ResearchThe purpose of this funding opportunity is to solicit and award research and development grants to educate and train the next generation of engineers and scientists; to support novel, early-stage research at U.S. colleges and universities; to increase research and development opportunities for underrepresented and structurally marginalized communities; and to ensure that students are equipped with cutting-edge, translatable skillsets that allow them to contribute to the U.S. workforce and greater economy over the course of a longstanding and enduring career.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Energy Technology Laboratory <DE-FOA-0003215@netl.doe.gov>
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