SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY

Award ceiling
$5,000,000 – $20,000,000
Closes
Sep 29, 2029
Last verified
2026-10-23

Awards $5,000,000 – $20,000,000 per recipient for unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "additional information on eligibility", closing Sep 29, 2029.

In one sentence

SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY awards $5,000,000 – $20,000,000 per recipient, open to unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "additional information on…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
Not confirmed
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$20,000,000
Award floor
$5,000,000
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Sep 29, 2029
Deadline type
Fixed date
Opens
Oct 2, 2024
Status
Open
Eligible entities
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
Yes
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Use of funds
Not confirmed
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
Not stated
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$20,000,000

Who can apply?

level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Open to any applicant
Source field: entity types
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

See Section II.A. of the NOFO.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Sep 29, 20291072 daysDeadline type Fixed date

How hard is the application?

1 field
Effort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
Yes

Who has received this funding?

1053 awards
Awards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.

1053 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
EATON CORPORATIONNot stated$1,674,1762017
LEHIGH UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,673,1972020
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,668,9272023
EXOZYMES (CA) INC.Not stated$1,657,7312022
SOPHELIO LLCNot stated$1,650,0002021
NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH, INC.Not stated$1,649,5862024
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,645,2452016
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$1,643,4232017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,635,8742019
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,631,0002025
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,629,6292019
SEALION ENERGY INCNot stated$1,623,7522025
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,615,8662020
RIO TINTO SERVICES INCNot stated$1,605,2482023
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,603,5322019
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,602,1092022
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEMNot stated$1,595,7152023
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THENot stated$1,586,6322021
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASNot stated$1,583,5302025
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,581,1032020
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,574,6382018
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSNot stated$1,572,9422024
VACUUM PROCESS ENGINEERING, INC.Not stated$1,572,3312019
CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,570,3092022
GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLCNot stated$1,567,8132022
39 ALPHA RESEARCHNot stated$1,567,4042024
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,564,5302017
HYPER TECH RESEARCH INCNot stated$1,562,5002021
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,558,6942020
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONNot stated$1,556,8232025
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,552,2942019
GE GRID SOLUTIONS LLCNot stated$1,546,4312022
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,544,4632020
PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC.Not stated$1,540,2242022
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPNot stated$1,538,6982010
OCEAN ERA INCNot stated$1,535,6272019
CIMARRON ENERGY INCNot stated$1,530,0002022
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,530,0002022
ALPHANE LABS, INC.Not stated$1,529,8312018
AMERICAN CENTER FOR MOBILITYNot stated$1,529,6292024
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,526,7152020
INTERNATIONAL MEZZO TECHNOLOGIES, INCNot stated$1,526,3142019
BETTERGY CORP.Not stated$1,524,6072017
PHOENIX TAILINGS INCNot stated$1,521,8832023
PURDUE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,519,4042018
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINNot stated$1,505,4282021
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,502,9892020
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMNot stated$1,500,7452023
GINER, INC.Not stated$1,500,0002024
REDOXBLOX, INCNot stated$1,500,0002022
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$1,500,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMNot stated$1,499,9992020
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,9572018
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNot stated$1,499,8482024
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,499,7832023
ADVANCED CONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLCNot stated$1,499,5262021
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATIONNot stated$1,499,3752024
WRIGHT ELECTRIC INCNot stated$1,499,0982024
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$1,498,5332022
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$1,498,3232024
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,498,2462022
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$1,495,0002025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGONot stated$1,490,0052021
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,488,9342019
EXODIGO INCNot stated$1,486,9072024
PERLUMI CHEMICALS, INC.Not stated$1,486,8292022
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,483,5952024
SYLVATEX, INC.Not stated$1,482,0002022
PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONNot stated$1,480,3692019
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,471,6552025
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$1,470,0002025
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,469,4522021
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,458,9192019
CHEMTRONERGY LLCNot stated$1,457,4622019
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHNot stated$1,454,0682023
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)Not stated$1,450,2082018
ECOLECTRO INCNot stated$1,443,7302019
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,437,2002024
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,437,0152018
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,435,9152021
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,431,1752022
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,430,7912024
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,429,9312025
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$1,427,1502020
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$1,425,0002022
C-CRETE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNot stated$1,422,9602021
IONIC MATERIALS, INC.Not stated$1,421,5022019
RTX CORPORATIONNot stated$1,413,9292020
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNot stated$1,411,8202019
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKNot stated$1,403,0372023
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTANot stated$1,400,0002017
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,400,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$1,399,9282024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$1,390,6882023
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$1,381,0052017
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$1,379,8632020
WESTERN RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$1,378,4652021
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNot stated$1,374,9562020
HIGHT-TECH INC.Not stated$1,368,4592025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$1,365,2522021

Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.

What comparable notices state

26 records
Stated ceilings on open records in the same industry.

Among open records stored under Disadvantaged Communities, 26 of 52 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:

  • 25th percentile$775,000
  • Median$2,000,000
  • 75th percentile$4,223,208

A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.

Who has won this programme before?

1053 awards
Awards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.

1053 federal awards on file under assistance listing 81.135, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.

Every award under this programme

Common questions

5 questions
Every answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
How much can one applicant receive?
$5,000,000 – $20,000,000 per recipient.
When is the application deadline?
Sep 29, 2029.
Who is eligible to apply?
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility".
Is matching funding required?
Yes. This programme requires matching funds.
Has this programme funded anyone before?
1053 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.

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Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-23
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-02
Assistance listing81.135

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