MI2 Grants & Funding: March, April, May & June 2025

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For metals companies in Kentucky seeking grant opportunities to advance their projects or research, we're here to assist you. We've compiled a list of upcoming grant deadlines that might align well with your needs. Feel free to peruse below for a glimpse of grant deadlines in the next few months.

*Disclaimer: Please note the funding opportunities listed in this newsletter were open at the time this newsletter was published; however, recent Presidential Actions, including the "Unleashing American Energy" executive order, may impact the availability or disbursement of certain federal funding opportunities, particularly those related to clean energy and decarbonization projects. MI2 is closely monitoring these developments and will provide updates as more information becomes available. In the meantime, you may review recent Presidential Actions on the White House website, including Unleashing American Energy – The White House.

MARCH:

Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) Deadline: 3/12/2025 Amount: $20k for Planning Grants, $150K/year for Phase I, $100K/year for Phase II, $150K/year for Phase II+,$50K/year for Phase III

DOE Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC) Deadline: Concept Paper due 3/14/2025 (Full Application due 5/30/2025) Amount: $1M-$2M

KY Manufacturing Extension Partnership Deadline: 3/15/2025 Amount: $10K-$20K

Light Metals Division (LMD) Scholarship Deadline: 3/15/2025 Amount: $2,500-$3,000

Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD) Scholarship Deadline: 3/15/2025 Amount: $2,500-$3,000

Grant-in-Aid (GIA) and Skills Training Investment Credit (STIC) Programs Deadline: 3/15/2025 Amount: Up to $75K

DOE Aligning Manufacturability & Pre-production Design (AMPD) for Storage Technologies Deadline: 3/17/2025 Amount: Up to $2M

DOE Solar Module and Solar Hardware (SMASH) Incubator Deadline: Concept Paper due 3/21/2025 (Full Application due 5/30/2025) Amount: $1M-$4M

The Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition Deadline: 3/24/2024 Amount: $3,500-$5,000

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Interdisciplinary Social Science Research on Energy System Interactions Deadline: LOI due 3/25/2025 Amount: $500K-$1M

DOD Science & Technology for Advanced Manufacturing Projects (STAMP) Deadline: 3/31/2025 Amount: Funding amount varies depending on project type

Truist Foundation Grant Deadline: 3/31/2025 Amount: $5,000+

APRIL:

DOT Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Deadline: 4/3/2025 Amount: $200,000- $750,000

DOE Industrial Training & Assessment Centers (ITAC) Implementation Grants. Deadline: Ongoing. Quarterly, next deadline: 4/11/2025. Up to $300,000 per ITAC recommendation

FY25 Dept of Navy STEM Education and Workforce Program Deadline: 4/11/2025 (White Papers) 8/29/2025 (Full Proposal) Amount: $200K

DOE Accelerating CO2 Conversion Technology Development and Deployment Deadline: 4/11/2025 Amount: Up to $8M (Topics 1-3) Up to $2M (Topic 4)

DOT Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Deadline: 4/15/2025 (LOI) 5/27/2025 (Application) Amount: $100K-$1M

PRIME Prize Deadline: 4/17/2025 Amount: Up to $400,000

Energy Storage Innovations Prize Round 2 Deadline: 4/21/2025 Amount: Winners receive $50,000

DOE State Manufacturing Leadership Program Deadline: 4/21/2025 Amount: Up to $2M

MAKE IT Prize Deadline: 4/22/2025 Amount: $500,000 in Round 1 and $4.5M in Round 2

Kentucky SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program Deadline: 4/28/2025 Amount: Match up to $100K (Phase I) or $150K (Phase II)

Industrial Storage Systems Prize Deadline: 4/29/2025 Amount: $$100,000 - $700,000

DOE Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants Deadline: 4/30/2025 Amount: $50K-$500K

Kentucky Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation Grant Deadline: 4/30/2025 Amount: Varies

MAY:

Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program Deadline: 5/12/2025 Amount: Typically $100K-Millions

Pella Rolscreen Foundation Grant Deadline: 5/1/2025 Amount: $10K-$50K

Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Grant Deadline: 5/1/2025 Amount: Varies

The Ball Foundation Grant Deadline: 5/9/2025 Amount: Varies

JUNE:

Old National Bank Foundation Grant Deadline: 6/11/2025 Amount: Average grant is $15K

NSF Future Manufacturing Deadline: 6/18/2025 Amount: $500K-$3M

American-Made Challenges Community Energy Innovation Prize Round 2 Deadline: 6/20/2025 Amount: $8.42M

The Raymond Corporation University Research Program Deadline: 6/30/2025 (RFPS) 8/31/2025 (Concept Papers) 10/31/2025 (Application) Amount: $100K-$250K

ONGOING:

NSF Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI). Deadline: Applications accepted anytime Amount: Amount varies

Dept. of Defense Research and Education Program for HBCU/MSI Deadline: Ongoing until 7/31/2029 Amount: $100M

Kentucky Business Investment (KBI) Program Deadline: Ongoing. Application due 30 days prior to the month's KEDFA meeting Amount: Varies

Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA) Deadline: Amount: $5M for equipment, $20M for construction materials

Delta Regional Authority (DRA): Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $500K-$2M

Kentucky STEP Grant Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $10,000

Energy Community Tax Credit Bonus Deadline: At tax filing Amount: Varies

EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEAA) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $30M

NSF Environmental Sustainability Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Total program funding over $7M

NSF Innovation Corps Teams Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $50K

USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program Deadline: 3/31/2025 or 6/30/2025 Amount: Up to $300K (Grant) Up to $1M (Loan)

USDA Intermediary Relending Program Deadline: 3/31/2025 or 6/30/2025 Amount: Up to $1M

NSF Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Deadline: 10/2/2025 Amount: $475K-$7.5M

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Deadline: 3/31/2025 or 6/30/2025 Amount: Up to $205K (Grants) Up to $500K (Loans)

NSF America's Seed Fund (SBIR/STTR) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $2M

NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II (SBIR/STTR) Deadline: 7/2/2025 or 11/5/2025 Amount: $10M (STTR) $110M (SBIR)

DOE Spurring Projects to Advance Energy Research and Knowledge Swiftly (SPARKS) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $500K

DOE EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $70K (Planning) $100K (Technical Assistance)

NSF Advanced Manufacturing (AM) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Proposals of all sizes will be considered

NSF Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Not specified

NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs Deadline: 9/30/2025 (Small Projects) Applications Open 10/1/2025-10/23/2025 for Medium & OAC Core Projects Amount: Up to $280M

NSF Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR:TMRP) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

NSF Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MOMS) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

NSF Metals and Metallic Nanostructures (MMN) Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Kentucky Sales Tax Exemption for Manufacturing Facilities Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

ARC Area Development Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

DOE ITAC Implementation Grants Deadline: TBD Amount: Up to $300K

NSF Electrochemical Systems Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Not specified

DOD Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $500M

HUD Distressed Cities Technical Assistance Program (DCTA) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Provides technical assistance

Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Project cost or $5/sq foot, whichever is less

Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Tax credit

Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Tax credit

Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Tax credit

Kentucky Power Economic Growth Grants (K-PEGG) Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $700K

Kentucky DOT 5303 Metropolitan Planning Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

KY Recycling, Composting, and Household Hazardous Waste Grants Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Energy & Environment Grant Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

The Recycling Partnership Polypropylene Recycling Coalition Grant Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Deadline: Ongoing Amount: $25M-$100M

SBA Mentor-Protégé Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Kentucky Sales Tax Exemption - Machinery for New and Expanded Industry Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Kentucky Tax Exemption for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Duke Energy Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Small Business Audit and Direct Install Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

USDA Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $250M in loans

TVA Energy Right Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Kentucky PACE for Commercial Property Owners Funding Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Appalachian Stewardship Foundation Grant Deadline: Expression of interest for Fall cycle due 7/1/2025 Amount: Varies

Fidelity Foundation Grant Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Huntington Impact Investment Philanthropy Program Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Evergreen Climate Innovation’s 501vc Investment Fund Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $250K

Malaika Ventures Catalytic Capital Investments Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Varies

Duke Energy Foundation Powerful Communities: Local Impact Grants Deadline: Ongoing Amount: Up to $20K

ANTICIPATED:

Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) Grant Deadline: Anticipated to open Spring of 2025 Amount: Not yet announced

DOE Community Power Accelerator Round 3 Deadline: Phase 2 open 3/28/2025-7/16/2025 Amount: $200K

DOE Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Round 2 Deadline: NOI Issued January 2025 Amount: Not yet announced

DOE Grid Resilience State/Tribal Formula Grant Program Deadline: NOI issued, expected to open February 2025, no updates currently Amount: Not yet announced

DOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Deadline: Anticipated to open March of 2025 Amount: Not yet announced

Act quickly on these opportunities! Interested? Contact MI2's Grants & Funding Consultant, Ruthie Caldwell, at ruthie@visiongranted.com. For more details, visit our website.