Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000 – $20,000,000
- Closes
- Dec 1, 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-23
Awards $2,000,000 – $20,000,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, individuals, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, closing Dec 1, 2026.
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Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT) awards $2,000,000 – $20,000,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, individuals, native…
- Program pool (total)
- $58,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $20,000,000
- Award floor
- $2,000,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Dec 1, 2026
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Sep 4, 2026
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Individuals · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- Yes
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks
- 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.
Who can apply?
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, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governmentsNot confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitAs one of the main goals of this NOFO is to move technologies quickly to market, participation of the following entities is limited as follows: Institutions of higher education are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient…
We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.When does it close?
Concept Paper due date 10/09/2026 at 5PM ET; Full Application due date 12/01/2026 at 5PM ET
What can the money be used for?
1 categoryThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.
How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- Yes
Who has received this funding?
1529 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
1529 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | Not stated | $292,505,705 | 2015 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $141,695,691 | 2017 |
| AVAPCO LLC | Not stated | $100,000,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $69,520,898 | 2017 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | Not stated | $66,736,496 | 2017 |
| SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INNOVATION ALLIANCE CORP | Not stated | $65,645,481 | 2017 |
| PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS INC | Not stated | $49,550,000 | 2025 |
| PLUG POWER INC. | Not stated | $42,681,706 | 2025 |
| ELECTRIC HYDROGEN CO | Not stated | $41,186,672 | 2025 |
| VERDAGY INC | Not stated | $39,633,303 | 2025 |
| THYSSENKRUPP NUCERA USA, INC. | Not stated | $39,129,075 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | Not stated | $36,525,625 | 2025 |
| OXEON ENERGY LLC | Not stated | $34,274,698 | 2024 |
| PACCAR INC | Not stated | $30,058,299 | 2022 |
| ROBERT BOSCH LLC | Not stated | $30,000,000 | 2025 |
| BALLARD US INC. | Not stated | $29,800,000 | 2025 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION | Not stated | $28,588,188 | 2010 |
| PLUG POWER INC. | Not stated | $28,195,948 | 2025 |
| PACIFIC OCEAN ENERGY TRUST | Not stated | $25,915,302 | 2020 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | Not stated | $24,952,314 | 2022 |
| DAIMLER TRUCK NORTH AMERICA LLC | Not stated | $23,291,563 | 2022 |
| FERVO ENERGY COMPANY | Not stated | $23,086,891 | 2024 |
| GENERAL MOTORS LLC | Not stated | $22,051,312 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE | Not stated | $20,000,000 | 2020 |
| PACCAR INC | Not stated | $19,500,000 | 2018 |
| NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY | Not stated | $18,500,000 | 2019 |
| LANZATECH, INC. | Not stated | $18,444,107 | 2017 |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $17,800,000 | 2024 |
| OCEAN RENEWABLE POWER CO INC | Not stated | $17,500,000 | 2024 |
| ORCAS PWR & LIGHT COOPERATIVE | Not stated | $17,500,000 | 2024 |
| VOLVO TECHNOLOGY OF AMERICA, LLC | Not stated | $17,493,595 | 2022 |
| MAZAMA ENGERY, INC | Not stated | $17,397,239 | 2025 |
| CUMMINS ELECTRIFIED POWER NA INC. | Not stated | $16,326,772 | 2025 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,727,000 | 2024 |
| SAFFIRE RENEWABLES, LLC | Not stated | $14,329,988 | 2022 |
| HELIOGEN HOLDINGS, INC. | Not stated | $13,871,119 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $13,000,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Not stated | $12,758,888 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $12,435,503 | 2021 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $12,374,162 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Not stated | $12,175,000 | 2024 |
| OCEAN ENERGY USA LLC | Not stated | $11,371,507 | 2015 |
| CITY OF ANN ARBOR | Not stated | $11,341,417 | 2024 |
| AVCARB, LLC | Not stated | $10,000,000 | 2025 |
| BALLARD US INC. | Not stated | $10,000,000 | 2025 |
| MOTT CORP | Not stated | $10,000,000 | 2024 |
| ROBERT BOSCH LLC | Not stated | $10,000,000 | 2025 |
| THE CHEMOURS CO FC LLC | Not stated | $10,000,000 | 2025 |
| PAJARITO POWDER LLC | Not stated | $9,999,999 | 2025 |
| ACS INDUSTRIES INC | Not stated | $9,945,961 | 2025 |
| GE VERNOVA OPERATIONS LLC | Not stated | $9,883,635 | 2019 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $9,571,156 | 2023 |
| FIRSTELEMENT FUEL INC. | Not stated | $9,550,000 | 2025 |
| KENT HOUSTON OFFSHORE ENGINEERING LLC | Not stated | $9,525,000 | 2022 |
| LINDE INC. | Not stated | $9,500,000 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | Not stated | $9,500,000 | 2024 |
| OSCILLA POWER INC | Not stated | $9,462,053 | 2017 |
| SAUERESSIG NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Not stated | $9,448,096 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Not stated | $9,288,372 | 2021 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION | Not stated | $9,279,968 | 2025 |
| HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY TEAM INC | Not stated | $9,263,592 | 2024 |
| MATERIC LLC | Not stated | $9,250,000 | 2024 |
| OXY USA INC | Not stated | $9,050,814 | 2024 |
| ALOVIAM, INC. | Not stated | $9,003,632 | 2017 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $8,903,666 | 2020 |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION | Not stated | $8,856,174 | 2021 |
| MARQUIS R&D ENERGY LLC | Not stated | $8,547,047 | 2024 |
| PAJARITO POWDER LLC | Not stated | $8,450,000 | 2024 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $8,309,999 | 2024 |
| FIRST SOLAR, INC. | Not stated | $8,008,544 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | Not stated | $8,000,000 | 2024 |
| FUELCELL ENERGY INC | Not stated | $8,000,000 | 2021 |
| SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | Not stated | $8,000,000 | 2025 |
| PROJECT INNERSPACE INC. | Not stated | $7,841,508 | 2024 |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,811,394 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $7,739,423 | 2024 |
| CALWAVE INC. | Not stated | $7,500,000 | 2023 |
| FIRESTONE WALKER INC | Not stated | $7,486,800 | 2026 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,461,218 | 2018 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,437,346 | 2022 |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | Not stated | $7,247,872 | 2022 |
| P H MATTER LLC | Not stated | $7,211,751 | 2025 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $7,132,127 | 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | Not stated | $6,901,879 | 2013 |
| BRAYTON ENERGY LLC | Not stated | $6,865,702 | 2019 |
| LAKE ERIE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Not stated | $6,705,333 | 2013 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | Not stated | $6,700,000 | 2014 |
| HIGHT-TECH INC. | Not stated | $6,699,894 | 2024 |
| INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $6,629,075 | 2019 |
| POWER TO HYDROGEN LLC | Not stated | $6,602,155 | 2024 |
| ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $6,532,977 | 2019 |
| SWIFT SOLAR INC | Not stated | $6,400,000 | 2025 |
| ESPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Not stated | $6,344,564 | 2025 |
| IONOMR INNOVATIONS INC | Not stated | $6,104,550 | 2025 |
| PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. | Not stated | $6,059,162 | 2025 |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $6,018,893 | 2015 |
| INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $6,000,000 | 2024 |
| ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | Not stated | $5,979,459 | 2025 |
| FRONTIER ENERGY INC | Not stated | $5,939,675 | 2020 |
| GEYSERS POWER CO LLC | Not stated | $5,759,822 | 2024 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
10 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Energy, 10 of 25 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$2,250,000
- Median$6,500,000
- 75th percentile$20,000,000
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?
1529 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
1529 federal awards on file under assistance listing 81.087, 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.
- $292,505,705UNIVERSITY OF UTAHUT · FY2015
- $141,695,691OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOR · FY2017
- $100,000,000AVAPCO LLCGA · FY2024
- $69,520,898UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESCA · FY2017
- $66,736,496AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERSNY · FY2017
Common questions
7 questionsEvery answer is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- How much can one applicant receive?
- $2,000,000 – $20,000,000 per recipient.
- How much funding is available in total?
- $58,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- When is the application deadline?
- Dec 1, 2026. Concept Paper due date 10/09/2026 at 5PM ET; Full Application due date 12/01/2026 at 5PM ET
- Who is eligible to apply?
- City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Individuals, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments.
- What can the funding be used for?
- research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- Yes. This programme requires matching funds.
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 1529 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by Golden Field Office. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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