Alcohol Fuels Loan Guarantees

The Department of Energy's Alcohol Fuels Loan Guarantees program (CFDA 81.074) has not issued a grant award since June 2013—over thirteen years ago. The program portfolio contains a single recorded award of $71 thousand obligated to support neutrino physics research at current and next-generation long-baseline experiments, completed in March 2014. This award represents the entirety of recorded activity under the program's Assistance Listing.

The program is structured as a Project Grant vehicle, though the single historical award does not establish a reliable cadence or funding pattern. No grant opportunities have been posted recently, and no forward funding activity is evident in the source material. The Department of Energy is the sole funding agency on record for this program.

The mismatch between the program's advertised purpose—alcohol fuels loan guarantees—and the actual award documented (neutrino physics research) signals either a data-reconciliation issue within the Assistance Listing structure or a fundamental shift in program scope that is not clarified in available sources. The absence of any awards since 2013, combined with the categorical divergence between the program title and the sole award's subject matter, raises substantial questions about whether this program remains active or operationally funded.

Business development professionals should treat this program as dormant unless direct outreach to the Department of Energy confirms current funding availability and clarifies the program's actual operational scope. The thirteen-year funding gap and lack of recent opportunity postings indicate this line is not a practical pursuit path at present.