Funding through Department of Energy Loan Programs Office

What is the current status of this program?

Parts of this program still exist in an altered form under the DOE’s new Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF). The budget reconciliation bill signed on July 4, 2025 applied sweeping changes to the DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO), overhauling its authorities and reshaping its role in energy infrastructure financing. Notably:

• The law repeals the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) loan authority for LPO programs.
  • Already-committed loans are safe. LPO will honor conditional commitments and closed deals made prior to repeal. If you were awarded a loan and cannot access the funds, see “What action should I take if my funding is frozen?” on our Tracking Changes in Fund Availability page.
  • Future award capacity is constrained unless reauthorized or funded through other means.
• The Section 1706 Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program has been replaced with a new Energy Dominance Financing authority. Key changes include:
  • Expanded project eligibility, now covering:
    • Retooling, repowering, repurposing, or replacing infrastructure that has ceased operations
    • Increasing the capacity/output of operating infrastructure
    • Supporting forecastable electric supply to maintain grid reliability or adequacy
  • No emissions-reduction requirement. The prior mandate that fossil energy projects avoid or reduce greenhouse gases has been eliminated.
  • Broadened scope of “energy infrastructure.” Now includes facilities and activities to identify, lease, develop, produce, process, transport, transmit, refine, or generate energy and critical minerals.
  • $1 billion in new appropriations (with up to 3% available for administrative costs).

What does this funding get me?

Under the IRA, the Loan Programs Office (LPO) provided federal financing for projects in the United States that support clean energy deployment and reinvestment of energy infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution. $3.6 billion in credit subsidy was available for projects for loan guarantees under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

This loan authority was open to all Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy technology categories, including fossil energy, nuclear energy, and new categories of activities, including critical minerals processing, manufacturing, and recycling.

The Inflation Reduction Act offered loans in these 4 categories:

• Innovative Energy: for projects that deploy innovative clean energy technologies at commercial scale
• Innovative Supply Chain: for projects that employ innovative manufacturing processes or manufacture innovative technologies at commercial scale
• State Energy Financing Institution Support: to augment state-administered clean energy programs, providing additional financial support to projects that align federal and state energy priorities
• Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment: projects that repurpose or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations, or enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid emission of greenhouse gases

Only the last of these is still available. The links for the other three categories are archived pages no longer available on the DOE website.

Current loan programs are:

• Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program: Financing for projects that add energy to the grid or enhance reliability.
• Title 17 Energy Financing Program: Financing for innovative energy and supply chain projects.
• Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Financing Program: Financing for facilities that manufacture eligible vehicles or components.
• Tribal Energy Financing Program (TEFP): Financing for federally recognized Tribes, including Alaska Native village or regional or village corporations; or a Tribal Energy Development Organization (TEDO).
• Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure (CIFIA) Financing Program: Financing for large-capacity, common-carrier carbon dioxide (CO2) transport projects.

More details on each can be found here.

Am I eligible?

Eligibility for Title 17 loan guarantees now depends on the program category. See details on this page. While many public entities, nonprofits, Tribes, and businesses may still be eligible, project sponsors should review DOE’s updated guidance on eligibility here.

How can I access the money?

Eligible parties can find instructions here on loans that are stiill available from the DOE Loan Programs Office. A pre-application must be submitted before application, review, and approval. If you have a project that may be eligible for financing, request a no-cost pre-application consultation with the DOE.

What is the timeline?

The timeline for the new LPO loans is unclear. Under the IRA, DOE evaluated applications in two phases. Following a favorable determination based on this two-phase review, DOE commenced more extensive due diligence and the negotiation of transaction terms. Awards were originally due to be available until September 30, 2026, or until all funds were committed.

What other incentives could I use to help me accomplish my goals?

• Check the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) for additional incentives that may be offered by your state, local government, or utility, as well as important federal, state, and local policies. For questions regarding DSIRE, contact Justin Lindemann (NC Clean Energy Technology Center) at jplindem@ncsu.edu.
• Check out our (non-exhaustive) list of non-federal funding from other sources that may fit your energy and cost-saving goals.

Where can I get more information?

• Current DOE loan offerings
• Archived page showing loans formerly available through the Inflation Reduction Act
• 2-page overview of LPO loans formerly available through the IRA
• TItle 17 Clean Energy Financing Program Guidance (65 pages, archived version pertaining programs formerly available through the IRA)
• In addition to the resources listed above, a variety of organizations offer technical assistance that may help you access these funds. They are listed on our Get Help page.
• For specific questions on this program or for more assistance, contact Sally Robertson at info@energyfundsforall.org.