Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)

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Office of Science

Description

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. These multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary centers accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. EFRCs integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML; develop innovative experimental and theoretical tools that illuminate fundamental processes in unprecedented detail; and create an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary, workforce of energy-focused scientists.

Who can apply

  • Unrestricted

Contact

EFRC
EFRC@science.doe.gov

Key dates & funding
  • PostedFeb 18, 2026
  • ClosesJul 1, 2026
  • Award floor$12,000,000
  • Award ceiling$18,000,000
  • CFDA81.049

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