Programs & Funding
GigawattRanch and MURL participate in public funding, technical assistance, and innovation programs to accelerate demonstration, measurement, and scale.
Note: All items below are shown as Status: Pending — participation depends on eligibility, solicitation timing, and partner alignment.
DOE — Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization (IEDO)
PendingWhy It Fits
Industrial heat, efficiency, storage, and decarbonization R&D and pilots align with MURL's heat-reuse and district energy mandate.
What We Would Pursue
Heat recovery/reuse pilots, industrial heat pump validation, thermal storage demonstrations, measurement & verification frameworks.
DOE — Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)
PendingWhy It Fits
Large-scale integrated demonstrations can match a multi-GW campus + district thermal model.
What We Would Pursue
Portfolio-aligned demonstration proposals for district energy, flexible loads, and integrated controls.
DOE — Grid Deployment Office (GRIP)
PendingWhy It Fits
Grid resilience and modernization programs align with campus-scale controllable load and flexibility.
What We Would Pursue
Flexible interconnect strategies, storage integration, and grid-support operational modes.
DOE / EERE — Building Technologies Office (BTO) FOAs
PendingWhy It Fits
District-scale efficiency, thermal networks, and validation pathways map to DEMS and thermal distribution innovation.
What We Would Pursue
Thermal network controls, building/district integration, field validation methods.
DOE — SBIR/STTR
PendingWhy It Fits
Non-dilutive support for commercializable component innovations across sensors, controls, and thermal systems.
What We Would Pursue
Instrumentation, controls, thermal storage, heat-exchanger and pumping optimization topics.
ARPA-E
PendingWhy It Fits
High-risk, high-reward energy tech pathways for breakthroughs in thermal storage, controls, and heat reuse.
What We Would Pursue
Novel thermal storage media, advanced dispatch controls, next-gen heat-reuse architectures.
NSF — Regional Innovation Engines
PendingWhy It Fits
Long-horizon coalition funding to build a Southern US 'compute + energy' innovation ecosystem.
What We Would Pursue
A regional consortium spanning research, workforce, commercialization, and demonstration.
NSF — America's Seed Fund (NSF SBIR/STTR)
PendingWhy It Fits
Supports startups developing deep technologies relevant to district energy and thermal systems.
What We Would Pursue
Startup pipeline support for MURL-adjacent innovations.
EDA — Tech Hubs
PendingWhy It Fits
Regional competitiveness funding for designated hubs implementing component projects.
What We Would Pursue
Workforce, innovation facilities, commercialization pathways, and supply-chain alignment.
Texas — State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)
PendingWhy It Fits
Texas energy efficiency and innovation programs can support demonstrations, audits, and aligned pilots.
What We Would Pursue
State-aligned efficiency demonstrations, programmatic partnerships, and industrial energy initiatives.
USDA — REAP (as applicable)
PendingWhy It Fits
Some rural small-business/ag-producer aligned tenant components may qualify.
What We Would Pursue
Energy efficiency improvements and eligible renewable/efficiency scopes tied to mixed-use tenants.
EPA — Brownfields (site-dependent)
PendingWhy It Fits
If redevelopment involves eligible underused/impacted land, brownfield programs can support assessment/cleanup/reuse.
What We Would Pursue
Assessment, cleanup, and workforce/job training tracks where eligible.