Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003365 | DE FOA 0003368

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Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003365 (published as Notice DE-FOA-0003368) signals that the U.S. Department of Energy, through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), plans to release a future funding opportunity focused on "Carbon Capture, Removal, and Conversion Test Centers." The purpose of the notice is to alert potential applicants and stakeholders that DOE intends to issue an actual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) later, and that the eventual FOA is expected to support cost-shared research and development activities that advance a range of carbon management technologies. The underlying theme is practical testing and validation, meaning projects would likely center on building, operating, upgrading, or using test center infrastructure to evaluate carbon capture, carbon removal, and carbon conversion approaches under conditions that are more representative of real-world deployment than typical lab-scale work.

This notice is explicitly informational only. It is not the FOA itself, it does not open a competition, and DOE is not accepting applications based on this notice. In other words, interested organizations cannot submit proposals yet; they would need to wait for the formal FOA numbered DE-FOA-0003365 to be released before any application materials can be submitted or reviewed. The presence of an "Original Closing Date" of 2024-08-19 in the listing should be read in context of the notice format and does not change the core point that this particular posting is not accepting applications; the actionable opportunity would come only with the release of the full FOA.

If and when the full FOA is issued, DOE indicates the expected funding instrument type would be a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements typically involve substantial federal involvement during the project period, such as technical collaboration, milestone reviews, and DOE participation in key decisions, which is common for large-scale or strategically important R&D and demonstration efforts. The opportunity category is listed as discretionary, and the funding activity category is energy, with assistance listing (CFDA) number 81.089, which corresponds to DOE financial assistance programs that often include applied research, development, demonstration, and deployment-supporting activities.

The notice also states that the anticipated projects would be cost-share research and development projects. Cost share means the award recipient would be required to contribute a portion of the total project cost using non-federal resources, such as company funds, state funds (where allowable), third-party contributions, in-kind support, or other eligible sources depending on the final FOA rules. Cost-sharing is often used by DOE to ensure awardees have meaningful financial participation and that projects have a credible pathway toward scale-up and impact.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, which generally suggests the eventual FOA may be open to a wide range of applicant types, such as private companies, universities, national laboratories (where permitted), nonprofits, state and local governments, and other entities, although the final FOA would control the exact eligibility and any restrictions. The listing shows an award ceiling of 2, but without units or context it is unclear whether that refers to a maximum award amount (for example, $2 million) or is a placeholder value in the notice record; the definitive ceiling, floor, total funding, and number of awards would be specified in DE-FOA-0003365 when released. The "Expected Awards: 0" entry aligns with the fact that this is only a notice of intent and that no awards will be made from this announcement.

Taken together, the key takeaway is that DOE/NETL is preparing a forthcoming competitive funding announcement aimed at strengthening the testing ecosystem for carbon management, spanning capture, removal, and conversion technologies, and that projects are expected to be cost-shared and supported via cooperative agreements. For now, the notice functions as an early heads-up to help potential applicants track the topic area, begin building partnerships, and prepare to respond once the official FOA DE-FOA-0003365 is published with full requirements, deadlines, and application instructions.

• The National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003365" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-19. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.

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