Notice of Intent (NOI) DE-FOA-0003607, is to Issue Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) No. DE-FOA-0003606, titled, "Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Coal-Based Power Plants"
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DE-FOA-0003607
- Agency
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National Energy Technology Lab
Department of Energy
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Energy
- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Justin E. Duncan justin.duncan@netl.doe.gov (412) 386-9339
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking cooperative agreement applications for improving efficiency, reliability, and flexibility of coal-based power plants through three primary focus areas: advanced wastewater management systems, dual firing retrofits, and natural gas cofiring systems for existing coal-fired facilities. The objectives include developing technologies to support power infrastructure for national defense installations, semiconductor fabrication plants, AI data centers, and critical mineral processing facilities. Applicants must complete registrations in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and DOE's eXCHANGE system prior to submission, with each registration potentially taking several weeks. Evaluation criteria will likely include the merit of technical work, reasonableness of technical approach, program policy factors, quality of technical capabilities, and project management plan thoroughness. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) DE-FOA-0003606 has a submission deadline of October 31, 2025.
The anticipated funding opportunity will make approximately $100 million available across three topic areas: up to $50 million for advanced wastewater systems, up to $25 million for dual firing retrofits, and up to $25 million for natural gas cofiring systems. Projects will be executed through a stage-gated approach with a maximum performance period of 5 years, targeting strategic refurbishment of approximately 100 GW of existing coal-fired power plants. Non-federal cost share requirements are expected to be 20% for design phases and 50% for demonstration/validation phases. The opportunity falls under the Fossil Energy Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 81.089) and will support technologies that can enhance power plant efficiency, reduce emissions, and maintain grid reliability.
Synopsis
This Notice of Intent (NOI) is for informational purposes only and the Department of Energy (DOE) is not seeking comments on the information contained in this notice. Applications are not accepted at this time. Any information contained in this notice is subject to change. This Notice of Intent (NOI) DE-FOA-0003607, is to Issue Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) No. DE-FOA-0003606, titled, "Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Coal-Based Power Plants" The objectives of the planned projects are to facilitate the development of advanced wastewater management systems, dual firing retrofits, and natural gas cofiring systems for coal-fired facilities with a compelling opportunity for strategic refurbishment. Achieving this goal would help enable a rapid and cost-effective path to ensuring affordable, reliable, secure power at scale to address the surging demand from national defense installations, semiconductor fabrication plants, AI data centers, critical mineral processing, and industrial re-shoring, all of which require access to power.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| FundOpp_DE-FOA-0003607.pdf |
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