Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001707
Notice of Intent (NOI) DE-FOA-0001707 is an advance public notice from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), signaling that DOE planned to release a forthcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled "Integrated Biorefinery Optimization" (FOA No. DE-FOA-0001689). The NOI itself is not a call for applications and does not accept proposals; it is meant to help potential applicants prepare for the formal FOA release. The effort is being issued by EERE on behalf of DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), reflecting a cross-agency interest in improving the performance and economics of U.S. biorefineries.
The core purpose of the planned FOA is to fund research, development, validation, and scale-up of technologies that make integrated biorefineries more reliable and cost-competitive. The government is targeting improvements that directly address persistent barriers to commercial success: better feedstock characterization (knowing what is being fed into a plant, how it behaves, and how variable it is), more reliable operations (fewer shutdowns and process disruptions), and reductions in both capital expenses (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx). The intended outcome is higher efficiency and more continuous operation, enabling biorefineries to consistently produce biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower at prices that can compete with fossil-derived alternatives. A major emphasis is that lab- or pilot-scale progress is not enough; validation and scale-up are highlighted as essential steps to give industry the confidence to invest in future commercial-scale facilities.
The NOI indicates that a broad set of biomass and waste inputs could be considered under the FOA, which is important because feedstock diversity often drives both opportunity and operational complexity. Examples explicitly mentioned include woody biomass, agricultural residues, dedicated energy crops, algae, municipal solid waste (MSW), sludge from wastewater treatment plants, and wet wastes. Proposed processes can aim to convert these materials into biofuels, biochemicals, and other bioproducts, which aligns with the "integrated biorefinery" concept: extracting multiple products and value streams rather than relying on a single fuel output.
EERE previewed four likely Areas of Interest that the FOA might include. First is robust, continuous handling of solid materials and dependable feeding systems that can deliver dry and wet feedstocks, biosolids, and residual solids into reactors under varying operating conditions. This area targets one of the most common real-world bottlenecks in biorefineries: moving inconsistent, abrasive, sticky, fibrous, or high-moisture solids through equipment without plugging, bridging, excessive wear, or feed interruptions. Second is producing high-value products from waste or other undervalued streams within an integrated biorefinery, which speaks to improving project economics by upgrading low- or negative-value inputs into higher-margin outputs. Third is industrial separations within an integrated biorefinery, recognizing that purification and separations often dominate cost and energy use in biochemical processes; advances here can materially reduce OpEx and improve yields and product quality. Fourth is analytical modeling of solid materials and reactor feeding systems, focusing on predictive tools and diagnostics that help operators understand material behavior, design equipment, and anticipate problems before they cause downtime.
On award structure, EERE anticipated making multiple financial assistance awards using cooperative agreements, a mechanism that typically implies substantial federal involvement during the project (for example, active technical engagement, defined milestones, and DOE participation in steering project direction as work progresses). The estimated period of performance for each award was expected to be about 36 months. While the notice references the DOE Golden Field Office as the issuing agency and lists the activity category as Energy (CFDA 81.087), it also clearly states that the NOI information could change once the FOA was officially posted.
The notice also lays out practical, process-focused guidance for organizations that intended to apply once the FOA was released. DOE planned to issue the FOA around December 2016 through the EERE Exchange website, and it states that applications would be accepted only through EERE Exchange (not through Grants.gov). Interested parties were encouraged to register in EERE Exchange to receive official notifications. To be ready to submit an application, applicants were advised to complete common federal registration steps in advance, including obtaining a DUNS number (including the plus-4 extension if applicable), registering and keeping current in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an assigned Electronic Business Point of Contact and MPIN, registering in FedConnect (which requires the SAM MPIN for organization account creation), and registering in Grants.gov primarily to receive amendment updates even though proposal submission would not occur there. The notice also specifies that DOE would not answer questions about the NOI itself; questions would be handled only after the FOA was released through the official channel described in the FOA.Apply for DE FOA 0001707
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent (NOI) DE-FOA-0001707 to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0001689" 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 Dec 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Applications are not being solicited 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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