Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003527
This opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Golden Field Office, focused on gathering public feedback on the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics Strategic Framework. It is not a traditional funding solicitation for projects; instead, it is a structured way for DOE to collect input from industry, researchers, utilities, manufacturers, and other stakeholders to help shape federal strategy and priorities around next-generation power electronics.
The RFI centers on the growing importance of power electronics, which are the hardware systems that convert and control electrical power across major parts of U.S. critical infrastructure. The notice highlights that as the country modernizes and electrifies more systems (such as grid-integrated power, industrial manufacturing, transportation, and digital networking and communications), performance requirements for power conversion and control are rising sharply. Historically, silicon-based power electronics have been the workhorse technology for decades, but the RFI points out that these new demands are increasingly exceeding what conventional silicon devices can deliver, creating a strong need for advanced alternatives.
The key technology area implied by the RFI is wide bandgap semiconductors (commonly associated with materials like silicon carbide and gallium nitride), which are widely viewed as enabling higher efficiency, higher power density, higher switching frequencies, and improved performance in harsh operating conditions compared to silicon. By asking for public feedback on a strategic framework, DOE is signaling that it is actively planning or refining how it will support the WBG power electronics ecosystem, potentially including research and development priorities, manufacturing scale-up needs, supply chain considerations, reliability and qualification challenges, packaging and thermal management barriers, standards and testing gaps, and pathways to commercialization and domestic production.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as discretionary and uses an "Other" funding instrument type, which aligns with an information-gathering action rather than a grant competition. The listing shows an award ceiling of $2 and expected awards of 0, which is a typical placeholder pattern for RFIs that do not provide funding. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning anyone can generally submit input, not just academic institutions or specific categories of organizations. The opportunity number is DE FOA 0003527, and the original closing date for submitting feedback is April 11, 2025. The CFDA number provided is 81.086, which is associated with DOE financial assistance programs, though in this case the primary purpose is collecting feedback rather than making awards.
In practical terms, organizations and individuals who work with power electronics, semiconductor materials, device fabrication, packaging, power module manufacturing, system integration, grid and transportation electrification, reliability testing, or industrial deployment would treat this RFI as a chance to influence DOE planning. Responses typically help the agency understand real-world constraints and opportunities, identify the most impactful technology gaps, and prioritize near-term and long-term actions to strengthen U.S. capability in WBG power electronics for energy security, resilience, and competitiveness.Apply for DE FOA 0003527
- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information (RFI) on Public Feedback on AMMTO Wide Bandgap Power Electronics Strategic Framework" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.086.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-16.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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