As of January 16, 2025, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $107 million in funding for six projects in the Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives and that several privately funded fusion companies have completed early critical-path science and technology (S&T) milestones in the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program (“The Milestone Program”). [1] Both programs are part of DOE’s fusion strategy to accelerate the viability of commercial fusion energy. The FIRE Collaboratives are aimed at creating a fusion energy S&T innovation ecosystem by forming virtually, centrally managed teams called “Collaboratives” that aim to bridge the DOE’s Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program’s basic science research programs with the needs of the growing fusion industry. The total anticipated funding for FIRE collaboratives is $180 million for projects lasting up to four years.
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