Today, NETL announced an amendment to a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will build a talent pipeline from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU-OMIs) to support the creation of a clean hydrogen future and Biden Administration’s decarbonization and energy equity goals. The amendment will provide an additional $2.05 million from Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) in support of this effort.
Facilitated by the Crosscutting Research University Training Research program, the amendment will support the development of a highly skilled and diverse workforce of scientists, engineers, and managers by increasing the participation of students from underrepresented and historically marginalized communities. In addition, this funding will also be supporting research, development, demonstration and deployment activities that advance the science of decarbonization and net-zero greenhouse gas emission technologies at eligible U.S. colleges and universities.