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Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Amount
Topic ceilings: $1.5 million, $6 million, $3 million, or $7 million
Conservative application cutoff
Sep 22, 2026 (in 12 days)

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Classification and identifiers

Solicitation number
DE-FOA-0003634
Assistance listing (CFDA)
81.089

FundingLandscape analysis

Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery

This initial review cycle uses one complete application submitted through the NETL eXCHANGE site. The official sources currently conflict: Part 1 says September 22 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, while the live eXCHANGE record displays September 22 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern and says submission controls disable at the defined deadline. Ask NETL or DOE for written clarification and, unless the portal is corrected or DOE confirms otherwise in writing, plan to finish before September 22 begins in Eastern Time. The NOFO may remain open for later review cycles while funding remains, but topic descriptions and closed areas may change.

Primary sources verified 2026-08-05.

Why it matters

The Department of Energy expects $65.5 million in federal funding across four topic lanes and approximately 16 awards. With the required nonfederal share, the NOFO projects $81.875 million in total project funding. Those figures describe the combined program, not one award.

Approximate maximum federal funding per award depends on the topic: $1.5 million for Topic 1a, $6 million for Topic 1b, $3 million for Topic 2, and $7 million for Topic 3. These are discrete topic-specific ceilings, not a continuous award range. The $28 million visible in the synopsis is the aggregate federal pool for Topic 3, not an individual ceiling.

The competition spans laboratory validation, field prototypes, resilient infrastructure technologies, and full-scale hydrocarbon infrastructure test sites. Topic choice changes the expected technology readiness, field partner, performance period, and evidence needed in the application.

Every topic requires at least 20% nonfederal cost share as a percentage of total project cost. Cost-share commitment letters are a responsiveness gate, and the recipient remains legally responsible for the full project-level commitment.

Program pool versus individual award

Total federal program funding
Approximately $65.5 million
Expected total project funding
$81.875 million including $16.375 million cost share
Anticipated number of awards
Approximately 16 across four topic lanes
Approximate maximum federal funding per award, by topic
$1.5 million, $6 million, $3 million, or $7 million by topic
Minimum cost share
20% of total project costs from allowable nonfederal sources
Approximate project periods
24 months for 1a, 48 months for 1b and 2, and 60 months for 3

Who can actually apply

  • Eligible domestic prime recipients include institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, state and local government entities, and Indian Tribes.
  • A domestic entity must be formed under United States or state or territorial law, have majority domestic ownership and control, and maintain a physical place of business in the United States.
  • Foreign entities generally need an explicit written waiver to participate as a recipient or subrecipient. All project work must be performed in the United States unless DOE approves a separate foreign-work waiver.
  • DOE and non-DOE federally funded research and development centers may participate only as subrecipients, subject to authorization and an aggregate limit of 20% of total project cost. Federal agencies other than DOE may participate only as subrecipients. NETL cannot be a recipient or subrecipient.
  • Entities excluded from federal programs, sanctioned entities, lobbying 501(c)(4) organizations described by the NOFO, and Entities of Concern are ineligible under the stated rules.
  • An applicant may submit more than one application only when each describes a unique, scientifically distinct project. Each application itself is limited to one concept.

Deadline, forms, and submission sequence

  1. Select Topic 1a, 1b, 2, or 3 from the current Part 1 and confirm that the starting maturity, proposed work, field setting, performance targets, and ending maturity match that lane. Do not use the $28 million Topic 3 pool as an individual request.
  2. Confirm an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity Identifier, register one organizational contact account with backup contacts in NETL eXCHANGE, and maintain an active Grants.gov registration for modification notices. SAM.gov registration can take several weeks.
  3. Submit the complete application through the NETL eXCHANGE record for DE-FOA-0003634. Part 1 says September 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern, but the live eXCHANGE record displays September 22 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern. Obtain written clarification and use the earlier portal time unless the record is corrected or DOE confirms a later cutoff. DOE encourages submission at least 48 hours early and does not extend the deadline for congestion.
  4. Prepare one 20-page Technical Volume, including the cover, contents, citations, and graphics. Address each technical criterion and subcriterion separately. Also prepare the eight-page Statement of Project Objectives and eight-page Project Management Plan.
  5. Complete SF-424, SF-424A, the budget-justification workbook, subrecipient budgets when applicable, biosketch and current-and-pending-support forms for covered individuals, locations of work, environmental questionnaire, lobbying forms when applicable, one-page public summary, and one-page summary slide. Use the current eXCHANGE templates and file names.
  6. Document at least 20% allowable nonfederal cost share and include commitment letters with the application. Calculate cost share against total project cost, not only the federal request, and reconcile every team contribution to the budget.
  7. For Topics 1b, 2, and 3, include a letter of intent from an industry partner providing the relevant field site or sites. Topics 1b and 2 must also include a business that intends to commercialize the technology.
  8. If the project may affect Tribal lands, subsurface rights, resources, reserved rights, or cultural sites, prepare the support or awareness documentation required by the NOFO. Start engagement early rather than treating it as a post-selection form.
  9. Check Part 1, Part 2, the eXCHANGE questions and answers, the official DOE funding page, and the opportunity history again before submission. Questions are due through the listed NOFO process no later than three business days before the deadline.

What DOE asks reviewers to assess

  • Scientific and Technical Merit carries 45%. Reviewers consider the current technology or methodology, scientific and engineering basis, supporting data, improvement over the baseline, and alignment with the topic specifications and metrics.
  • Technical Approach and Understanding carries 25%. Reviewers examine the logical work plan, Project Management Plan, scope, budget and schedule baselines, risks, mitigation, critical-path milestones, decision points, and financial viability.
  • Technical and Management Capabilities carries 30%. Reviewers examine team roles, integration, communication, decision and conflict processes, corporate experience, key personnel, and the availability of facilities, equipment, and field sites.
  • The selection official may also consider portfolio diversity, use of DOE funds, industry involvement, commercialization, domestic employment and manufacturing, geographic distribution of assets, community support, avoidance of duplication, organization type and size, and deployment or replication potential.

Readiness checklist

  • Choose one topic and map every task, target, maturity level, facility, partner, and requested federal amount to that topic.
  • Document the industry baseline and the calculation method for every claimed technical, operational, or economic improvement.
  • Secure the field-site letter of intent required for Topics 1b, 2, and 3, the commercialization-business commitment required for Topics 1b and 2, and the cost-share commitments required for every topic.
  • Build a total-project-cost budget with at least 20% allowable nonfederal share and written commitments available at submission.
  • Create a critical-path schedule with quantitative milestones, risks, mitigation, and Go or No-Go decision evidence.
  • Confirm all work locations and whether the project could affect Tribal lands, resources, reserved rights, or cultural sites.
  • Inventory every covered individual and prepare current SciENcv biosketch and current-and-pending-support disclosures.
  • Reconcile the 20-page Technical Volume, eight-page SOPO, eight-page PMP, budget, locations, environmental questionnaire, summaries, and required forms.
  • Verify SAM.gov, UEI, eXCHANGE, backup contacts, Grants.gov updates, file sizes, naming, and the unresolved official cutoff. Preserve written NETL or DOE clarification; otherwise complete submission before September 22 begins in Eastern Time.
  • Review the current Part 1, Part 2, questions and answers, and amendments immediately before final submission.

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Analysis change log
  • 2026-08-05: Initial analysis verified against the complete 52-page NOFO Part 1, complete 52-page Part 2, Grants.gov record, DOE HGEO funding pages, live NETL eXCHANGE record, and current registration guidance. It separates the $65.5 million federal pool, $81.875 million total project funding, topic pools, individual awards, and 20% cost share, and records the 5:00 p.m. Part 1 versus 12:00 a.m. eXCHANGE deadline conflict.

Amount

Topic ceilings: $1.5 million, $6 million, $3 million, or $7 million

Who can apply

Higher education…For-profit organizationsNonprofit organizationsState/local governmentsIndian Tribes

Eligible prime applicants are domestic higher education institutions, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and Indian Tribes, subject to the NOFO requirements.

About this opportunity

Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is seeking proposals to advance cost-effective technologies for improving the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the Unites States oil and natural gas supply chain. This funding opportunity spans research and development efforts focused on enhancing resource utilization, modernizing infrastructure, and accelerating digital transformation within the sector.

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