Clean Coal Technology Program

The Department of Energy's Clean Coal Technology Program (CFDA 81.096) has not awarded new grants since October 1996, making it inactive for pursuit at this time. The program funded demonstration projects and research addressing emissions control, coal conversion processes, and advanced combustion technologies through cooperative agreements and project grants over a nine-year period from 1987 to 1996.

The portfolio consisted of 21 total awards, distributed predominantly as Cooperative Agreements (19 awards, 90 percent) with a smaller share of Project Grants (2 awards, 10 percent). The Department of Energy was the sole funding source across all 21 awards. Combined federal dollars obligated totaled approximately $186.2 million, with award magnitudes ranging widely: the largest single award was $316.3 million for the Clean Energy Demonstration Project (Cooperative Agreement FC2195MC31262, awarded December 1994); the McIntosh Unit 4A Demonstration Project received $172.6 million (awarded August 1991); and the McIntosh Unit 4B Demonstration Project received $207.9 million (awarded August 1994). Smaller awards fell into the single-digit millions or thousands. The most recent award was $11.5 million for the Clean Power from Integrated Coal/Ore Reduction (CPICOR) Project (Cooperative Agreement FC2197MC31271, October 1996).

Representative funded activities included integrated coal gasification combined-cycle system demonstrations, selective catalytic reduction technology for NOx emissions control from coal-fired boilers, advanced coal conversion processes, and coal reburning systems with low-NOx burners. Several projects focused on retrofitting existing utility facilities with emissions-control equipment.

Award activity peaked in 1994 (4 awards) and declined thereafter; the program issued 1 award in 1996 and has remained inactive for three decades. No grant opportunities are currently posted or have been posted recently under this Assistance Listing.