Community Benefits Plan Guidance.docx

This Community Benefits Plan Guidance document directs applicants to visit energy.gov/infrastructure/about-community-benefits-plans for guidance on preparing their Community Benefits Plan, with questions to be directed to DE-FOA-0003495@netl.doe.gov.

The associated funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0003495) from the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Lab seeks cost-shared R&D proposals for pilot-scale testing of carbon conversion technologies using biological, catalytic, or mineralization pathways. The program aims to advance high-readiness technologies for carbon mitigation and supports testing of carbon conversion products for market adoption, including lifecycle analysis development. This unrestricted opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), focusing on minimizing environmental impacts of fossil fuels while working toward net-zero emissions.