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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.

City or township governmentsCounty governmentsFor profit organizations other than small businessesIndependent school districtsIndividualsNative 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 educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Private institutions of higher educationPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPublic housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesSmall businessesSpecial district governmentsState governmentsEnergy

In one sentence

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…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$58,000,000
Total 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.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$58,000,000
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
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)
+6more, 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
Source field: entity types
industry
Source field: industries
use
research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks
Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not confirmed

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

As 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?

Dec 1, 202639 daysDeadline type Fixed date

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 category
The source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative technologies that produce chemicals from alternative and waste feedstocks

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 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?

1529 awards
Awards 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.

RecipientStateAmountFiscal year
THE BOEING COMPANYNot stated$5,630,2962007
CATERPILLAR, INCNot stated$5,554,6672021
LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA LLCNot stated$5,461,1732024
EATON CORPORATIONNot stated$5,444,2222016
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$5,401,6422016
CUBICPV INC.Not stated$5,400,0002025
SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC.Not stated$5,389,2062021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,353,3082020
ORPC MAINE, LLCNot stated$5,350,0002017
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENot stated$5,350,0002016
VERDANT POWER, INC.Not stated$5,298,0902016
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYNot stated$5,283,9912016
HEXAGON R&D LLCNot stated$5,273,5272021
ORMAT NEVADA INC.Not stated$5,252,6592021
DUKE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,240,3132016
TANDEM PV, INC.Not stated$5,197,8522025
FIRST SOLAR, INC.Not stated$5,197,1542025
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,093,0462016
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLCNot stated$5,004,6632024
BARONA GROUP OF THE CAPITAN GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS OF THE BARONA RESERVATIONNot stated$5,000,0002025
BARONA GROUP OF THE CAPITAN GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS OF THE BARONA RESERVATIONNot stated$5,000,0002024
CHITINA ELECTRIC, INC.Not stated$5,000,0002024
COCOPAH INDIAN TRIBENot stated$5,000,0002024
METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITYNot stated$5,000,0002024
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCESNot stated$5,000,0002024
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$5,000,0002024
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$5,000,0002025
TETRAMER TECHNOLOGIES LLCNot stated$4,999,9942024
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCHNot stated$4,999,5392019
ROBERT BOSCH LLCNot stated$4,999,1732025
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,998,3652025
3M COMPANYNot stated$4,995,4912025
BRAYTON ENERGY LLCNot stated$4,994,3522025
AVIUM, LLCNot stated$4,985,2142024
IONOMR INNOVATIONS INCNot stated$4,969,0222025
SILFAB SOLAR CELLS SC INCNot stated$4,964,9992025
COGENRA SOLAR, INC.Not stated$4,960,2892016
ANTARES GROUP INCORPORATEDNot stated$4,924,5002016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESNot stated$4,905,4992013
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,902,0572024
PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS INCNot stated$4,900,0002024
ALGENESIS CORPNot stated$4,897,9742023
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDONot stated$4,865,9272020
GLOBAL ALGAE INNOVATIONS, INCNot stated$4,856,3242017
CALNETIX TECHNOLOGIES LLCNot stated$4,835,7292016
NORTHWEST ENERGY INNOVATIONS LLCNot stated$4,805,0002015
PREMIER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LLCNot stated$4,800,0002026
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMNot stated$4,800,0002021
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCNot stated$4,771,3012020
CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLCNot stated$4,768,6922020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENot stated$4,673,7282024
AVAPCO LLCNot stated$4,670,3292017
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$4,623,2242024
CALWAVE INC.Not stated$4,605,1382017
QUINO ENERGY INCNot stated$4,587,4302022
TREADSTONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Not stated$4,544,5042022
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,507,3302022
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEMNot stated$4,500,0002017
SIEMENS GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGIES INCNot stated$4,484,6602015
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATIONNot stated$4,462,8892025
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,415,5652020
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THENot stated$4,410,7862021
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,400,0002024
ALASKA VILLAGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.Not stated$4,392,5722024
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$4,336,0022019
ECHOGEN POWER SYSTEMS (DELAWARE), INC.Not stated$4,315,3422020
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYNot stated$4,280,1822025
INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (THE)Not stated$4,251,0002024
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANSNot stated$4,240,9472025
ALGENOL BIOTECH LLCNot stated$4,239,7542017
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTANot stated$4,199,8882025
LARGO CLEAN ENERGY CORP.Not stated$4,191,9602022
COLUMBIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Not stated$4,182,2752023
HOPI UTILITIES CORPORATIONNot stated$4,165,7962025
COLUMBIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Not stated$4,150,0002016
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$4,149,0972023
3M COMPANYNot stated$4,143,5322021
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMNot stated$4,120,0002020
GLOBAL ALGAE INNOVATIONS, INCNot stated$4,100,0002020
PENOBSCOT INDIAN NATIONNot stated$4,081,0982024
CLINTON P2G, LLCNot stated$4,079,1422022
GENERAL MOTORS LLCNot stated$4,069,4262024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINENot stated$4,043,9932021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVISNot stated$4,003,8562023
AQUAHARMONICS INCNot stated$4,000,0052017
BARONA GROUP OF THE CAPITAN GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS OF THE BARONA RESERVATIONNot stated$4,000,0002024
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CONot stated$4,000,0002016
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$4,000,0002024
GLOBAL ALGAE INNOVATIONS, INCNot stated$4,000,0002022
GLOBAL ALGAE INNOVATIONS, INCNot stated$4,000,0002021
ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSIONNot stated$4,000,0002020
SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBAL COUNCILNot stated$4,000,0002024
STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBENot stated$4,000,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIINot stated$4,000,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGENot stated$4,000,0002023
INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGYNot stated$3,994,2522022
LITTORAL POWER SYSTEMS, INC.Not stated$3,976,4012023
RCAM TECHNOLOGIES INCNot stated$3,950,0002024
LANZATECH, INC.Not stated$3,894,3072022
GREEN ERA EDUCATIONAL NFPNot stated$3,888,0002023

Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.

What comparable notices state

10 records
Stated 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 awards
Awards 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.

Every award under this programme

Common questions

7 questions
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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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Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-23
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-07
Assistance listing81.087

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