DOE Building Technologies Office FY 2016 Spotlight

Stephen R. Bolotin is a Public Affairs Advisor in our Washington, D.C. office.

The Building Technologies Office (BTO) leads DOE efforts to improve energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings including solid-state lighting, sensors and controls, HVAC, building envelope, and energy modeling technologies. BTO also contributes cross-cutting initiatives at DOE to integrate residential solar programs into the public utility grid. The subprogram is unique within EERE in that it actively makes and enforces energy efficiency standards for commercial and industrial appliances such as motors, heaters, and electronics.

Funding Outlook

BTO typically releases most of its funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) early in the first quarter (October through December) of the Fiscal Year (FY) through the EERE Funding Exchange. BTO has indicated its intent to issue both a number of yearly recurring FOAs in addition to three completely new FOAs in FY 2016.