Commerce Announces Clean Energy Fund R&DD Grant Applications

Clean Energy Fund (CEF) Research, Development & Demonstration project match grants applications open on Friday, May 20, 2016.

Apply for matching grants from the Washington State Clean Energy Fund for clean energy research, development and demonstration projects. Commerce will accept project submissions through the Zoom Grants application portal online.

Phase 1 eligibility applications are due by midnight Friday, June 3, 2016.

Have questions? Join the online bidder's conference on May 18. A Virtual Bidder’s Conference for the Research, Development & Demonstration match grant program is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. PDT. Commerce will review recently revised guidelines, offer application tips, answer questions about the grant solicitations and formally receive written questions for documentation.

Washington State is committed to developing the energy technologies needed by communities and industries in the 21st Century economy.  Clean Energy Fund investments are making buildings more energy efficient, manufacturing grid modernization equipment and adding capacity and resiliency to our electric grid. New energy technologies developed and deployed in Washington are now positioned to sell into global markets, creating new jobs and business opportunities in communities throughout the state.