Solicitations

The High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) program seeks qualified industry partners to participate in short-term collaborative projects with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national laboratories. HPC4EI is the umbrella initiative for the High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Mfg) and High-Performance Computing for Materials (HPC4Mtls) programs, which are the sponsors of this solicitation. Through support from DOE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), the selected industry partners will be granted access to high-performance computing (HPC) facilities and world-class scientists at DOE’s national laboratories.

The HPC4Mfg program is interested in establishing collaborations that address key energy and decarbonization-related challenges for domestic manufacturers. The HPC4Mfg program is designed to improve manufacturing processes, address products lifecycle energy consumption, and increase the efficiency of energy conversion and storage technologies. The HPC4Mtls program is interested in collaborations that address key challenges in developing, modifying, and/or qualifying new or modified materials that perform well in harsh or complex environments through the application of HPC, modeling, simulation, and data analysis. These objectives are met by providing access to national laboratory supercomputing resources and expertise for high-performance computing projects. This program harnesses the processing power of national lab supercomputers to decarbonize U.S. industry and move us closer to an equitable, clean energy future that benefits all Americans.

Eligibility for the HPC4EI program is limited to entities that manufacture in the United States for commercial applications and the organizations that support these entities.

Applicants are encouraged to partner with a diverse range of universities and community colleges; including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and non-profit organizations, especially those located in disadvantaged and underserved communities, to ensure HPC national laboratory resources and technologies promote equitable access, use, and benefits.

DOE’s AMMTO, IEDO, and FECM support and encourage the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the context of HPC national laboratory applicant submissions.

Selected projects will be awarded up to $400,000 each to support compute cycles and work performed by the national laboratory. The industry partner must provide a participant contribution of at least 20% of the total project funding. The industry contribution must come from non-federal funding sources.

In addition, follow-on projects (also known as Phase II projects) to previously awarded, successful projects in these areas will be considered. Phase II projects should focus on the further implementation of the demonstrated HPC application in the industrial setting, taking it closer to operational use and broad national impact. Selected Phase II projects will be awarded up to $400,000 to support computing cycles and work performed by the national laboratory, university, and non-profit partners. The industry partner must provide a participant contribution of at least 20% of the total project funding, at least half of which must be in cash to support the national laboratory work.