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Request for Information - Gauging Investor Interest in the Development and Commercialization of Subsurface Energy Technologies

Issued by National Energy Technology Laboratory · via Grants.gov — US federal funding opportunities

Published
3 Sept 2026
Closes
5 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
USD 2
Reference
DE-FOA-0003671
Location
United States
Sector
Energy & Power

Details

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to notify parties of its potential interest in connecting private capital/ public-private partnership programs to industry opportunities. This initiative provides HGEO’s technical expertise across the Office of Subsurface Energy’s three core program areas: Coal, Oil & Gas, and Geothermal. Ultimately, the goal is to use HGEO’s research and development (R&D) capabilities to support industry and capital.Through this RFI, DOE requests input from all stakeholders, particularly the financial sector, to gauge investor interest in the development and commercialization of subsurface-energy technologies. This is solely a request for information and not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). DOE’s HGEO is not accepting applications for funding at this time.

Estimated total programme funding: USD 0

Award range: USD 1 – 2

Expected number of awards: 0

CFDA number(s): 81.089

Federal funding opportunity published on Grants.gov. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov — see the official listing.

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from National Energy Technology Laboratory, going back to August 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 19 open Energy & Power tenders in United States. This one closes in 11 days.

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