The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) released a solicitation on January 7, 2025, seeking proposals for demonstrations of innovative environmental and installation energy technologies as candidates for funding beginning in FY 2026. The solicitation requests preproposals via Calls for Proposals to federal organizations and via a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for private sector organizations. Pre-proposals are due March 6, 2025 by 2 p.m. ET. 

ESTCP supports the rigorous evaluation and formal demonstration of technologies that address priority Department of Defense (DoD) installation strategic objectives. The goal of ESTCP is to promote the transfer of innovative technologies through demonstrations that collect the data needed for regulatory and DoD end-user acceptance. Projects conduct demonstrations at DoD facilities and sites in operational settings to improve efficiency, enhance resilience, and promote cost savings. ESTCP effectively reduces technical, cost, and execution risks associated with novel technologies. 

DoD, other federal agencies, universities, and private industry can submit pre-proposals for technology demonstrations in the following topic areas:

  • Innovative Technology Transfer Approaches
  • Advancing Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Forecasting and Assessment Tools
  • Management of Impacted Soils and Waters
  • Building-Scale Water Reuse Technology Solutions
  • Digital Tools for Microgrid Design, Acquisition, and Lifecycle Management
  • Energy Resilience on DoD Installations
  • Moisture Control and Strategies for Improved Indoor Air Quality
  • Solutions to Improve Energy Efficiency and Performance of DoD Buildings
  • Systematic Approach to Window Retrofits in DoD Buildings
  • Water Resilience 
  • Advancing Measurement Methods and Modeling for Military Sound Analysis
  • Innovative Data Integration, Analysis, and Visualization Approaches for Historical and RealTime Dataset for Natural Resource Managers 
  • Alternative Cleaning Methods and Solvents for Weapons Systems and Platforms Maintenance Activities
  • Demonstration and Validation of Corrosion Mitigation Solutions
  • Prototype Alternative Technologies for Demilitarization of Energetics
  • Demonstration of Munitions Response Technologies for Underwater Environments at Live Sites 

The following topics are open only to DoD organizations (Service and Defense Agencies) to submit pre-proposals:

  • Natural Hazards Adaptation
  • Environmental Restoration
  • Installation Energy and Water
  • Munitions Response
  • Resource Conservation
  • Weapons Systems and Platforms 

ESTCP Director Dr. Kimberly Spangler, Deputy Director Dr. Andrea Leeson, and the ESTCP Program Managers will conduct a webinar for those interested in new ESTCP funding opportunities on Friday, January 17 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET. During the webinar, participants will be able to ask questions about the funding process, the current ESTCP solicitation, and the proposal submission process. Register here. 

For pre-proposal instructions and more information about each topic, visit the ESTCP FY 2026 Solicitation page.

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About SERDP & ESTCP

The Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) fund resilience, restoration, and conservation projects that enhance capabilities and sustain operations at Department of Defense (DoD) installations. SERDP identifies and addresses priority environmental science and technology opportunities that focus on mission requirements, and ESTCP transitions technologies out of the lab and into the field. The programs report to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy Resilience & Optimization headquartered at the Pentagon. For more information, visit https://serdp-estcp.mil.