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Assistance listing · 81.087
Renewable Energy Research and Development
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 81.087, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $0 in awards under assistance listing 81.087, Renewable Energy Research and Development, in FY2026, and $1.9B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 183 of 988 on this site.
Obligations were down 100% on FY2025 ($378M), with $0 so far in FY2027.
The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were University of Utah ($107M), Oregon State University ($106M) and Avapco LLC ($100M).
By place of performance, the most money went to OR, UT and AK.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2026
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2026 | $0 | $722B | $4.4T |
| Five-year total | $1.9B | $2.6T | $17T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025
| # | Organisation | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Utah | $107M |
| 2 | Oregon State University | $106M |
| 3 | Avapco LLC | $100M |
| 4 | Plug Power Inc. | $76M |
| 5 | General Motors LLC | $61M |
| 6 | Proton Energy Systems Inc | $54M |
| 7 | Robert Bosch LLC | $45M |
| 8 | American Institute of Chemical Engineers | $45M |
| 9 | Electric Hydrogen Co | $41M |
| 10 | Ballard US Inc. | $40M |
| 11 | Verdagy Inc | $40M |
| 12 | Thyssenkrupp Nucera Usa, Inc. | $39M |
| 13 | Oxeon Energy LLC | $34M |
| 14 | Nextech Materials, LTD. | $32M |
| 15 | Paccar Inc | $30M |
| 16 | Nuvera Fuel Cells LLC | $30M |
| 17 | Ford Motor Company | $25M |
| 18 | Electric Power Research Institute Inc | $24M |
| 19 | Daimler Truck North America LLC | $23M |
| 20 | Fervo Energy Company | $22M |
| 21 | West Virginia University Research Corporation | $22M |
| 22 | Cummins Electrified Power Na Inc. | $21M |
| 23 | The Leland Stanford Junior University | $20M |
| 24 | Pajarito Powder LLC | $18M |
| 25 | University System of New Hampshire | $18M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2023
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avapco LLC | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $100M | 18 Sep 2023 | GA | USAspending |
| Proton Energy Systems Inc | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $50M | 24 Sep 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Plug Power Inc. | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $43M | 25 Sep 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Electric Hydrogen Co | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $41M | 30 Sep 2024 | MA | USAspending |
| Verdagy Inc | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $40M | 26 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Thyssenkrupp Nucera Usa, Inc. | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $39M | 30 Sep 2024 | TX | USAspending |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $37M | 31 Dec 2024 | NY | USAspending |
| Oxeon Energy LLC | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $34M | 27 Sep 2024 | UT | USAspending |
| Robert Bosch LLC | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $30M | 17 Jan 2025 | SC | USAspending |
| Ballard US Inc. | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $30M | 30 Sep 2024 | OR | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 81.xxx
- 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience $11B
- 81.041 State Energy Program $9.2B
- 81.253 Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications $7.2B
- 81.255 Clean Energy Demonstrations $6.6B
- 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program $6.1B
- 81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons $3.7B
- 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development $3.5B
- 81.121 Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration $3.5B
- 81.126 Federal Loan Guarantees for Innovative Energy Technologies $3.3B
- 81.086 Conservation Research and Development $1.5B
- 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy $1.2B
- 81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance $1.1B
- 81.010 Office of Technology Transitions (OTT)-Technology Deployment, Demonstration and Commercialization $859M
- 81.112 Stewardship Science Grant Program $541M
- 81.008 Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Emergency Response (CESER) $311M
- 81.128 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) $235M
- 81.214 Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Mgmt., Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis $231M
- 81.122 Electricity Research, Development and Analysis $116M
- 81.113 Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research $100M
- 81.124 Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program $84M
- 81.123 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Program $81M
- 81.104 Environmental Remediation and Waste Processing and Disposal $71M
- 81.258 Glovebox Manufacturing Expansion Initiative $70M
- 81.137 Minority Economic Impact $32M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 81.087?
$0 in FY2026 and $1.9B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Renewable Energy Research and Development?
University of Utah ($107M), Oregon State University ($106M), Avapco LLC ($100M), Plug Power Inc. ($76M), General Motors LLC ($61M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.