Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002000 titled Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage | DE FOA 0002086

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The Department of Energy (DOE), through its National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), issued a Notice of Intent related to an upcoming (at the time) discretionary funding opportunity focused on speeding up the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) through a regional approach. The notice is strictly informational, meaning it is not the actual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) itself and it is not a request for proposals. DOE explicitly states that it is not seeking comments, questions, or submissions in response to this notice, and that no applications will be accepted under the Notice of Intent.

The planned competitive announcement referenced in the notice is Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002000, titled "Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Deployment." While the Notice of Intent lists an associated opportunity number in the source data (DE FOA 0002086), it consistently frames the anticipated program around DE-FOA-0002000 and describes what DOE expected the eventual FOA to emphasize. The funding instrument type is anticipated to be a cooperative agreement, which typically means DOE expects substantial involvement during the project period (for example, technical coordination, review checkpoints, or programmatic collaboration) rather than a hands-off grant.

The notice outlines four major focus areas that DOE expected to highlight if and when the FOA was released. First, it would target key technical challenges that slow down or complicate CCUS deployment. Although the notice does not list specific technical problems, this category generally points to practical barriers that prevent technologies from moving from pilots and demonstrations into broader commercial or regional use, such as performance, reliability, integration with industrial or power systems, monitoring and verification needs, cost drivers, and other deployment-critical hurdles.

Second, the anticipated FOA would emphasize data collection, sharing, and analysis. This signals an intent to improve the quality, consistency, and usability of information needed to plan and implement CCUS, potentially including technical performance data, geologic storage characterization, capture and utilization metrics, infrastructure information, and lessons learned across projects. The regional framing suggests DOE was interested in approaches that make data more comparable and actionable across multiple stakeholders within a given region, rather than isolated project-by-project information that cannot easily be generalized or reused.

Third, DOE expected the FOA to include evaluation of regional infrastructure. This theme points to understanding what a region already has, what is missing, and what bottlenecks exist for CCUS deployment at meaningful scale. In practice, regional infrastructure evaluation can include the feasibility of CO2 transport options, the readiness of storage resources, proximity of emitters to utilization or storage sites, permitting and regulatory constraints that vary by geography, and how existing energy and industrial networks could support CCUS buildout. The intent is to move beyond single-facility thinking and look at coordinated, multi-asset development where economies of scale and shared infrastructure can make deployment more realistic.

Fourth, the anticipated FOA would promote regional technology transfer, meaning the movement of knowledge, tools, practices, and proven approaches among stakeholders within and across regions. This can include helping industrial operators, utilities, researchers, and public agencies adopt best practices, replicate successful designs, and avoid repeating mistakes. The emphasis on technology transfer reinforces that DOE was aiming not only to fund research, but also to accelerate uptake and implementation by improving how information and capability spreads through the relevant communities.

From an administrative standpoint, the notice indicates the FOA was expected to be posted on grants.gov and fedconnect.net in the second quarter of calendar year 2019. The source data also provides standard listing information: the activity category is energy, science and technology, and other research and development; the CFDA number is 81.089; and eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility details that would appear in the full FOA text. The notice includes metadata such as a creation date of February 1, 2019, and an original closing date of March 25, 2019, but those dates relate to the Notice of Intent record itself rather than an application window, since DOE clearly states that applications will not be accepted through this notice and that respondents should not submit questions or responses.

Overall, the Notice of Intent serves as an early heads-up that DOE/NETL planned to issue a cooperative-agreement-based competitive funding announcement aimed at accelerating regional CCUS deployment by tackling technical barriers, building stronger shared data practices, assessing and planning needed regional infrastructure, and ensuring knowledge and technology spread effectively across participating organizations. The key practical takeaway is that the notice is not an active solicitation; it is a pre-announcement meant to alert potential stakeholders to watch for the actual FOA posting on the designated federal platforms.

• The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002000 titled Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 01, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 25, 2019 This is a Notice of Intent to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002000. Applications will not be accepted for the Notice of Intent.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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