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GFO-23-318 – BRIDGE 2024: Bringing Rapid Innovation Development to Green Energy

Grantor:
CA Energy Commission
Departmental Grant ID:
GFO-23-318
Portal ID:
78519
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund “Applied Research and Development” (AR&D) and “Technology Demonstration and Deployment” (TD&D) projects that enable successful clean energy entrepreneurship across California by competitively awarding funding for the most promising energy technologies that have previously received an award from an eligible California Energy Commission (CEC) program or United States federal agency.

Description:

Bringing Rapid Innovation Development to Green Energy (BRIDGE) 2024 seeks to 1) help start-up companies minimize the time between when their successful publicly-funded project ends and new public funding becomes available; and 2) mobilize more early-stage capital in the clean energy space by providing non-dilutive, matching investments in promising clean energy companies in conjunction with investors and commercial partners. BRIDGE provides increased support for the most promising clean energy technologies that have already attracted interest from the market as they are developed and continue their path to market adoption. 

Eligible projects must fall within one or more of the following technology categories:

·       Category 1: Energy Efficiency; or

·       Category 2: End-use Electrification; or

·       Category 3: Energy Storage; or

·       Category 4: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Advanced Sensing; or

·       Category 5: Advanced Power Electronics/Power Conditioning; or

·       Category 6: Zero- and Negative-Carbon Emission Generation (Renewable Generation)

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Individual
  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency
  • Tribal Government

This solicitation is open to all private entities and individuals that have previously received a funding award from an eligible CEC program or U.S. federal agency that provided funding for applied research of the technology identified in the proposal, and who do not fall within the list of ineligible prime applicants as stated below.

Eligible Geographies:

The following entities are not eligible to be prime applicants for this solicitation: 

Public and private universities 
National Labs 
Utilities 
Private non-profit research organizations 
End-use customers of the proposed technology.  

These organizations are eligible to be subrecipients if they are providing technical consulting or testing and laboratory facilities or services. 

Matching Funding Requirement:

Match funding is required in the amount of at least 25% of the requested CEC funds. 

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
Wk of June 23, 2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
Until funds expire

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$25,776,915
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
25%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

EPIC 

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Angela Hockaday, 1-916-931-5973, Angela.Hockaday@energy.ca.gov

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