Energy Challenge Prize
Forecasted
The Energy Challenge Prize from the Maryland Energy Administration funds innovative research to solve a forthcoming, specific energy challenge in Maryland.
Funder: Maryland Energy Administration
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (projected)
Funding Amounts: Amount and number of prizes to be announced in the official Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA); competitive awards to top-ranked proposals.
Summary: Supports innovative solutions to a forthcoming, specific energy-related challenge in Maryland, with funding awarded to the most promising proposals.
Key Information: The specific challenge topic and detailed application instructions will be announced by MEA ahead of the application period.
Description
The Energy Challenge Prize is an innovation-driven, competitive funding opportunity administered by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA). The prize is designed to catalyze the development of creative, technically sound solutions to a specific, forthcoming energy-related problem that will be defined by MEA at a later date. This initiative supports Maryland’s broader goals in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate resilience, with a focus on projects that benefit Maryland residents, communities, or energy systems.
The competition is open to a wide range of organizations and is intended to encourage transformative ideas that advance the state’s energy and climate objectives. Funding will be awarded to the proposals that best address the announced challenge topic.
