Storage Design Strategies to Ease Production (STEP) Prize
American-Made Program (via HeroX)
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At a glance
This funding opportunity is offered by American-Made Program (via HeroX). Awards are up to $500,000. The deadline is October 8, 2026, 92 days from now.
Amount
$500,000
Who can apply
Business
About this opportunity
Challenge Overview The Storage Design Strategies to Ease Production (STEP) Prize is a $500,000 two-phase competition explicitly designed to identify and foster innovative solutions for novel energy storage technologies. This prize targets a broad spectrum of innovators, including individuals, academic institutions, nonfederal government entities, small businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and other inventors working on nascent or emerging energy storage innovations.The Storage Design STEP Prize directly addresses historical challenges experienced by energy technologies during rapid scaling and market penetration, particularly those stemming from insufficient early-stage focus on manufacturability and supply chain resilience. By guiding competitors to integrate these critical consideration...
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