Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Storage Technology Operations & Research (CarbonSTORE) | DE FOA 0003476

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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Storage Technology Operations and Research (CarbonSTORE) opportunity is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announcement presented as a Notice of Intent, meaning it is primarily meant to alert the public that a formal funding solicitation is planned, rather than to accept applications or feedback at this stage. The notice explicitly states it is for informational purposes only and that DOE is not seeking comments on what is described in the notice. In practical terms, this kind of notice is an early heads-up that a future Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be issued, and interested parties should monitor for the full NOFO and detailed requirements.

The planned funding effort is associated with DOE activity in energy and research and development, specifically tied to carbon storage technology operations and research under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law framework. While the notice does not provide technical topic areas or project scopes, the title indicates a focus on carbon storage, which generally relates to the safe, long-term underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of carbon management strategies. The notice references an intended NOFO numbered DE-FOA-0002901 with the same CarbonSTORE title, signaling that the formal solicitation details (objectives, technical areas, deliverables, cost share requirements if any, eligibility specifics, and application instructions) would be provided in that future document.

As listed in the source data, the opportunity category is discretionary, and the funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements typically imply substantial federal involvement during the project period, such as ongoing technical collaboration, reporting expectations, and federal oversight that can be more active than in a standard grant. The funding activity category is described as Energy, Science and Technology, and other Research and Development, and the CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) number provided is 81.089, which is associated with DOE financial assistance programming.

Eligibility in the provided listing is stated as independent school districts. That eligibility label is unusual for a carbon storage technology R&D and operations program, which more commonly involves universities, national laboratories, industry, state agencies, or other research entities, so applicants would want to verify eligibility carefully when the full NOFO is released. The agency name is given as the National Energy Technology Laboratory, which is DOE's lead lab for fossil energy, carbon management, and related technology development and demonstration work.

Key administrative details in the listing include an original closing date of 2024-11-17 and an award ceiling value shown as 2 (with no units specified, so it is unclear whether this is dollars, millions of dollars, or a placeholder). The listing also shows expected awards as 0, which strongly suggests the record reflects a notice or placeholder entry rather than a fully configured funding announcement with confirmed award counts and funding levels. The creation date is 2024-10-17, aligning with the idea that this is an advance notification rather than the full competitive solicitation.

Overall, the main takeaway is that CarbonSTORE is presented here as an advance notice that DOE/NETL intends to issue a future NOFO focused on carbon storage technology operations and research under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Anyone interested should treat the information as preliminary, watch for the issuance of the actual NOFO (including the referenced DE-FOA-0002901 details), and rely on that final document for definitive information about eligibility, funding amounts, required cost share, topic areas, submission deadlines, evaluation criteria, and compliance requirements.

• The National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Storage Technology Operations & Research (CarbonSTORE)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-10-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-11-17. (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: Independent school districts.

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