The ARPA-E Funding Process

24 Pages·2014·2.35 MB·English

The ARPA-E Funding Process
ARPA-E Deputy Director for Technology
Dr. Eric Rohlfing
September 12, 2014
The ARPA-E Mission
Catalyze and support the development of
transformational, high-impact energy technologies
Ensure America’s
Reduce
Imports
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National Security
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Economic Security
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Energy Security
Improve Reduce
Efficiency Emissions
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Technological Lead

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A Brief History of ARPA-E
•
2007
‣ Investing in America’s
America COMPETES Act
Best and Brightest
signed, authorizing ARPA-E

• 2009 Funding Distribution (Lead Institution)
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American Recovery &
Reinvestment Act signed,

Universities
providing $400M to establish 35%
Large
ARPA-E Businesses
19%

Small
• National
2014 Businesses
Labs 6%
37%
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Over $1B invested
Non-profits
3%
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375 projects funded
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Funding Disruptive Approaches to Innovation
Transformative
Research
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C Existing Technology
Disruptive Technology
TIME / SCALE
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ARPA-E Focused Programs
To date, ARPA-E has invested in 375 energy technology projects across 20
focused programs and 2 OPEN solicitations
Transportation Energy Technologies
Transportation and Stationary
BEEST Electrofuels RANGE
Technologies
HEATS AMPED REACT
PETRO MOVE REMOTE
SBIR/STTR METALS SWITCHES
Stationary Energy Technologies
Solar GRIDS IMPACCT FOCUS
ADEPT
BEETIT GENI ADEPT REBELS
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Developing ARPA-E Programs
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
ARPA-E Program Directors
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
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ARPA-E Program Framing Questions
If successful, how will the proposed
What is the problem to What is the current
program impact one or more of
be solved? state of R&D? How is
ARPA-E’s mission areas?
the proposed program
a transformative and
disruptive approach?
How does the program
complement R&D
efforts in other DOE
Why is now the right
programs, federal
time to solve this
agencies, and the
problem?
private sector?
What are the program What happens at the conclusion of the
What research
goals and how will program? What are the barriers to
communities need to
progress towards those commercialization and how might
be brought together?
goals be measured? these problems be overcome?
Adapted from the DARPA Heilmeier questions 6
If it works…
will it matter?

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OPEN 2012: 66 Projects, 24 States, 11 Areas
Next OPEN FOA in FY 2015 following appropriation 8
Creating a Successful ARPA-E Project
The ability to make an IMPACT
The potential to TRANSFORM our energy future
A BRIDGE from science to breakthrough technology
A TEAM of best-in-class experts
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