The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office held an informational webinar on the recently announced Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT) funding opportunity on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET. The funding opportunity provides up to $58 million to fund research, development, and pre-pilot testing of innovative chemical technologies that use alternative and waste feedstocks and accelerate domestic chemical manufacturing.
Through this funding opportunity, AFFO aims to accelerate chemical technologies that lower costs, enhance performance, reduce reliance on U.S. imports, and unlock strong market growth potential. The funding opportunity uses a phased approach to move projects from laboratory research to pre-pilot scale testing and avoid delays. It includes two main topic areas:
- Topic Area 1: Bench ASPECT
- Topic Area 2: Pre-pilot ASPECT
To learn more about topic areas, registration requirements, applicant eligibility, webinar registration, and the Teaming Partner list, visit the ASPECT web page.