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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…

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When does it close?

Dec 1, 202638 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
ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSIONNot stated$750,0002024
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC.Not stated$750,0002025
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$750,0002024
RANDOLPH AREA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONNot stated$750,0002023
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$750,0002017
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$750,0002017
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$750,0002022
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONNot stated$750,0002017
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$749,9962021
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$749,9102019
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDONot stated$749,7602020
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$748,8582025
P4P ENERGY LLCNot stated$748,4952018
BIG, NFPNot stated$747,5062024
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$746,2692024
INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC.Not stated$745,6482017
LOCUSVIEW SOLUTIONS INCORPORATEDNot stated$744,6272024
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$744,5002019
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONNot stated$740,6462019
MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC.Not stated$737,8352026
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCNot stated$737,4902024
LUBRIZOL CORPNot stated$737,3062021
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$735,2072021
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNot stated$730,0002017
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTENot stated$730,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISNot stated$729,6312017
PLUG POWER INC.Not stated$726,7012024
AVCP REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITYNot stated$723,1642020
SILFAB SOLAR WA INCNot stated$719,9412022
SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.Not stated$719,5472019
SMRU, LLCNot stated$716,6812019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$716,4902019
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$715,2022018
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCNot stated$715,0002023
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELLNot stated$714,8922020
RENEWABLE ENERGY WILDLIFE INSTITUTENot stated$714,0772017
CAPITOL MARKET, INC.Not stated$713,0002025
GROUNDSWELL INCNot stated$712,9742023
GOUCHER COLLEGENot stated$711,1032026
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYNot stated$710,0002021
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$709,7282017
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$706,5352021
SAN PASQUAL BAND OF DIEGUENO MISSION INDIANS OF CALIFORNIANot stated$703,7162019
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$700,9252018
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYNot stated$700,0002024
NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTERNot stated$700,0002025
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNot stated$700,0002017
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$700,0002021
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANot stated$700,0002021
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$699,8822020
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$694,1942026
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONNot stated$691,0142019
PLUG POWER INC.Not stated$690,3862019
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANNot stated$685,1572016
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPNot stated$681,2742019
DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITYNot stated$680,0002023
PUVURNAQ POWER COMPANYNot stated$674,3302023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$671,9412020
UNALAKLEET NATIVE CORPNot stated$669,6192019
PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTERNot stated$668,6462024
SPORIAN MICROSYSTEMS, INCNot stated$662,5062022
COLUSA INDIAN COMMUNITY COUNCILNot stated$660,6082023
SWIFT SOLAR INCNot stated$660,0002019
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$660,0002024
CITY OF TOGIAKNot stated$659,0002024
NATURAL POWER CONSULTANTS LLCNot stated$655,3002019
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYNot stated$650,9752015
RCAM TECHNOLOGIES INCNot stated$648,3712024
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONot stated$645,6642021
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGENot stated$645,0202020
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANot stated$644,9512019
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNot stated$644,1782023
THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNot stated$641,7392021
DIMENSIONAL ENERGY, INC.Not stated$635,4602022
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYNot stated$629,5702018
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRENot stated$629,1412026
FIRST SOLAR, INC.Not stated$628,2662021
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYNot stated$627,0002018
DRY CREEK RANCHERIANot stated$626,2362022
LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYNot stated$625,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$624,4542019
SYNDEM LLCNot stated$623,4532020
CITY OF DULUTHNot stated$619,1592024
TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESNot stated$614,2982016
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYNot stated$610,3902017
C-CRETE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNot stated$609,5192019
FORT PECK ASSINIBOINE & SIOUX TRIBESNot stated$609,2832019
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANot stated$608,1002020
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNot stated$607,8192024
TOGIAK NATIVES LTDNot stated$604,6752020
SUNVAPOR INCNot stated$603,7712019
GREENWAY ENERGY LLCNot stated$601,6932017
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTENot stated$600,0432020
BOULDER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, LLCNot stated$600,0002023
TOWN OF HAMDENNot stated$600,0002024
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEENot stated$600,0002025
ENERGY ALLIESNot stated$599,9902019
DEHLSEN ASSOCIATES, LLCNot stated$599,2392016
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYNot stated$598,7742026
OGLALA LAKOTA HOUSING AUTHORITYNot stated$597,6542024

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

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