← Grant listing · GrantsDue Pro

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

National Energy Technology Laboratory · DE-FOA-0003671 · Deadline: October 5, 2026 · Advertised ceiling: $2

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 81.089, Fossil Energy Research and Development), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Program volume ~106 awards/yr

232 unique recipients in the sample; 72 repeat winners.

Actual award size (program) $1.5M median

range $100k – $300M

Listing summary

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, par…

Eligibility: Unrestricted · Categories: Energy · official listing ↗

This is the free preview

The full brief adds winner tables, recipient breakdowns, the printable "prepared for your client" version, and CSV export — plus a matched-grants list for your client's profile. Client Packet $79 or Pro subscription →

Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.