The Energy Department (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding, subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles. Selected projects will leverage national lab consortia launched under DOE's Energy Materials Network (EMN) this past year, including HydroGEN, in support of DOE's materials research and advanced manufacturing priorities. Applicants to the funding opportunity announcement will collaborate with national lab consortia launched within the EMN. The EMN consortia have been established to make unique, world-class capabilities at the national laboratories more accessible to industry, facilitating collaborations that will expedite the development and manufacturing of advanced materials for commercial markets.

Concept papers are due December 20, 2016 and full applications will be due February 21, 2017.

For more information, see the DOE press release or the full funding opportunity announcement.