Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002203
The FY20 Bioenergy Technologies Multi-Topic FOA (DE-FOA-0002203) is a competitive funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), administered by the DOE Golden Field Office through the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO). Its core purpose is to fund high-impact research and development that helps grow the U.S. bioeconomy by improving technologies that turn domestic biomass and other waste resources into fuels, products, and power. BETO frames this work around making bio-based solutions more affordable and scalable, with particular emphasis on lowering the cost of drop-in biofuels, reducing the cost of biopower, and enabling the production of higher-value bioproducts from biomass or waste feedstocks. The program is backed by statutory authority in public law 109-58 (Title IX), which directs DOE to support bioenergy R&D aimed at achieving price-competitive biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower derived from biomass-based feedstocks.
This FOA is structured as a multi-topic solicitation spanning the breadth of BETO's mission space, rather than focusing on a single narrow technology pathway. It draws topic areas from five interconnected BETO program areas: Feedstock Supply and Logistics, Advanced Algal Systems, Conversion Technologies, Advanced Development and Optimization, and Strategic Analysis and Crosscutting Sustainability. In practical terms, that means DOE is looking for projects that can make meaningful advances anywhere along the bioenergy value chain, from getting feedstocks to a facility efficiently, to converting carbon into fuels and chemicals, to assessing sustainability and systems-level impacts that affect real-world deployment.
The funding opportunity highlights seven specific topic areas that DOE considers high priority. Topic 1, Scale Up of Bench Applications (SCUBA), targets the difficult step of moving promising bench-scale concepts toward larger-scale, more deployment-relevant demonstrations. Topic 2, Waste to Energy Strategies for the Bioeconomy, focuses on converting waste streams into useful energy carriers and products, supporting both waste management and energy goals. Topic 3, Algae Bioproducts and CO2 Direct-Air-Capture Efficiency (ABCDE), emphasizes algae-based pathways for valuable products while also addressing carbon management challenges such as improving the efficiency of direct air capture approaches. Topic 4, Bio-Restore: Biomass to Restore Natural Resources, connects biomass utilization with environmental restoration outcomes, indicating interest in solutions that can deliver both bioenergy value and land or ecosystem benefits. Topic 5, Efficient Wood Heaters, points to applied technology improvements for cleaner, more efficient residential or small-scale wood heating, which can yield near-term emissions and efficiency gains. Topic 6, Biopower and Products from Urban and Suburban Wastes (described as a North American Multi-University Partnership for Research and Education), signals a broader collaborative emphasis on converting municipal-type waste resources into electricity and products while also strengthening research and training capacity. Topic 7, Scalable CO2 Electrocatalysis, targets technologies that use electricity to convert CO2 into fuels or chemicals, with an explicit emphasis on scalability.
Awards under this FOA are expected to be issued as cooperative agreements, which typically means DOE anticipates substantial federal involvement during the period of performance (for example, active project management, milestones, and collaboration expectations beyond a standard grant). The FOA lists an award ceiling of $10,000,000 and anticipates making about 27 awards, indicating a mix of project sizes may be possible, but with the potential for relatively large, multi-year R&D efforts depending on the topic and scope.
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special districts; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); small businesses; and even individuals. This wide eligibility suggests DOE is aiming to attract both academic and industry-led innovation, along with participation from public-sector and community-linked entities where relevant.
The solicitation was created on January 23, 2020, with an original closing date of April 30, 2020. Applications are submitted through DOE's EERE eXCHANGE portal (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov), which enforces strict submission deadlines by automatically disabling submission functions at the deadline time. The FOA also emphasizes the process for handling technical submission issues: applicants are expected to contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov) if they run into problems before the deadline. If technical problems beyond the applicant's control lead to a late submission, DOE indicates it may accept the late application only if the applicant contacted the helpdesk for assistance and completes submission through eXCHANGE within 24 hours of the posted deadline, with the system administrators able to help finalize submission when necessary. For full details, DOE directs applicants to the full FOA text and topic-specific technical datasheets in the eXCHANGE system, which are essential for understanding required deliverables, performance targets, and any topic-by-topic rules or evaluation criteria.Apply for DE FOA 0002203
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY20 Bioenergy Technologies Multi-Topic FOA" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 23, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2020. (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 $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 27 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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