Who funds bioenergy research?

We count 75 funded bioenergy projects, active between 2021 and 2031, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · Climate, Energy and Mobility (28 projects), USDA (14 projects) and EU · MSCA (13 projects). The median award is $2.4M, across the 72 of 75 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

75

Funders

5

Median award

$2.4M

Open calls now

2

Top funders of bioenergy research

Projects whose title or summary mentions bioenergy. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open bioenergy funding calls

2 open calls mention bioenergy today.

• Demonstration of solid biofuel supply and conversion to high efficiency CHP from fully sustainable regional value chains
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €6,750,000Deadline: December 1, 2026 ·
• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program
  National Institute of Food and Agriculture$10,000 – $10,000,000Deadline: December 31, 2026 ·

Funded bioenergy projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• The sun grant program's primary objectives are to foster regional research to advance fruition of the bioeconomy and to administer…
  USDA · $2,801,160 · ends 2031
• Demand for renewable energy is increasing, and the southeastern united states is expected to play a major role in supplying woody biomass…
  USDA · $649,977 · ends 2031
• Red alder is a fast-growing hardwood tree with a large distribution range along the u.s
  USDA · $450,000 · ends 2030
• New york university - new award control number: 3405-1553 teosynte (de-foa-0003405) project title: “tf regulon engineering: reducing n2o…
  DOE · $4,818,837 · ends 2029
• Assembly of the H-cluster of [FeFe]-hydrogenase
  UKRI · BBSRC · £581,042 · ends 2028
• CalSAF: Calorimetry for Sustainable Aviation Fuels – High-resolution techniques to advance hydrothermal liquefaction and hydrotreating, turning waste into biofuels
  EU · MSCA · ends 2028
• Northeastern university submitted a grant proposal under control #3477-1622 to the subject nofo for a project to combine aerobic and…
  DOE · $500,000 · ends 2028
• PDBe-KB - enhancing impact of structural knowledgebase in basic and translational research with focus on Pathogenic Mutations
  Wellcome · £1,036,355 · ends 2028
• Deciphering microbiome complexity using biological big data and artificial intelligence
  UKRI · EPSRC · ends 2027
• Understanding Metal Accumulation and Tolerance Processes in Extremophile Microalgae for Bioremediation Potential
  UKRI · BBSRC · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “biofuel or biofuels or bioenergy”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.