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Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is June 30, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

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Agency
Office of Science
Award range
$12,000,000 to $18,000,000
Total funding
Not specified
Funding instrument
Not listed
CFDA / ALN
81.049
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

50
Days
10
Hours
45
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
February 19, 2026
Expected awards
Not listed

Deadline summary

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...

Key dates

Posted
February 17, 2026
Deadline
June 30, 2026

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