Atom | CATALYTIC APPLICATION TESTING FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING CHEMISTRIES VIA HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION AND MODELING EFFICIENTLY (CATALCHEM-E)

Funder: Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy

Due Dates: December 10, 2024 (Concept Paper questions due) | December 17, 2024 (Concept Paper deadline) | February 18, 2026 (Full Application questions due) | February 25, 2026 (Full Application deadline) | March 16, 2026 (Replies to Reviewer Comments due)

Funding Amounts: ~$35M total; typical award size $2.5M–$3.5M; 10–12 awards expected; up to 3 years

Summary: Supports transformative, AI/ML-driven workflows to accelerate heterogeneous catalyst R&D, aiming to compress 10–15 years of catalyst development into 12–18 months.

Key Information: 15% cap on indirect costs; cost sharing required; work must be performed in the U.S. unless a waiver is granted.

CATALYTIC APPLICATION TESTING FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING CHEMISTRIES VIA HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION AND MODELING EFFICIENTLY (CATALCHEM-E)

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