Table of Funding Opportunity Announcements

The table below shows FOAs from FY22–FY24.

New funding opportunities will reflect the priorities of the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO). To find out more about the current research thrusts, visit here.

Fiscal Year	Funding Opportunity	Areas of Interest	Award Announcement
FY24	Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity 3436 (HBCU-MSI and UCR)	1) Curriculum to grow carbon management education capacity 2) Critical mineral supply chain career awareness outreach program 3) Soil carbon storage: establishing technical and social baselines to enable broader adoption 4) Using artificial intelligence and machine learning to advance point source capture and train the next generation of engineers (HBCU-MSI only)	N/A
FY23	3002 (HBCU-MSI and UCR)	1) Visiting scholars program to benefit students from minority-serving institutions 2) Development of geoscience education curriculum at minority-serving institutions to prepare a workforce for critical mineral production 3) Humanities-driven science (including social science), technology, engineering and mathematics (HDSTEM) to facilitate interdisciplinary student training and technology development 4) Improving critical minerals and materials recovery from coal-based resources 5) Energy asset transformation	Link to Announcement
FY22	2598 (HBCU-OMI)	1A) Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Screening of Net-Zero or Net-Negative Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)-Enabled, Waste Coal and Biomass Power Production 1B) Resource Development Site Assessments to Inform LCA/TEA 2) Phytotechnology Development for Identification and/or Remediation of Sites Exhibiting Soil Contamination via Groundwater Transport of Metals from Coal Combustion Product Impoundments 3) R&D Scoping Study and Infrastructure Self-Assessment of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Based Research Capabilities 4) Biological Uptake of Carbon Dioxide via Algae for Agricultural Applications	Link to Announcement
FY22	2598 Amendment 2 (HBCU-OMI)	5) Hydrogen Storage Materials 6) Platinum Group Metal-free Catalysts and Electrodes for Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers 7) Hydrogen Materials Compatibility: RD&D 7) Hydrogen Materials Compatibility: Knowledge & Gap Analysis	Link to Announcement
FY22	2598 Amendment 3 (HBCU-OMI)	8) Value-Added Natural Gas Conversion 9) HDSTEM to Enhance the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) UTR Programs	Link to Announcement
FY22	2596 (UCR)	1A) TEA and LCA Screening of Net-Zero or Net-Negative Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)-Enabled, Coal/Waste Coal and Biomass Power Production 1B) Resource Development Site Assessments to Inform Lifecycle Analysis (LCA)/Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) 2) Phytotechnology Development for Identification and/or Remediation of Sites Exhibiting Soil Contamination via Groundwater Transport of Metals from Coal Combustion Product Impoundments 3) Automated Component Inspection, Analysis, and Repair Enabled by Robotics	Link to Announcement
FY22	2596 Amendment 2 (UCR)	4) Value-Added Natural Gas Conversion 5) Humanities-driven science (including social science), technology, engineering and mathematics (HDSTEM) to Enhance the FECM University Training Research (UTR) Programs	Link to Announcement