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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuel and Feedstocks Office (AFFO), enables research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) to accelerate technology commercialization for the production, storage, delivery and use of alternative fuels, fertilizers, chemicals, and feedstocks to enhance the security and reliability of energy networks and lower energy costs for Americans.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) announced its intent to award up to $60 million to expand domestic energy production and distribution through novel, high-impact chemicals, fertilizers, fuels, and feedstock technologies. The funding opportunity, Leveraging Domestic Infrastructure and Resources to Unleash Alternative Chemicals, Fuels, and Feedstocks fulfills President Trump’s Executive Order, Unleashing American Energy which calls for affordable and reliable domestic energy production and strong domestic supply chains to lower prices for hardworking Americans, including farmers, ranchers, and small businesses.

Learn how the Office of Geothermal is investing in research and development to support lithium extraction from geothermal brines and help advance progress toward a secure, domestic supply chain for this critical mineral.

This Office of Geothermal funding opportunity supports next-generation geothermal field tests as well as characterization and confirmation drilling for geothermal resources.

This Office of Geothermal Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) will boost U.S. geothermal development through data collection, resource characterization, and improved data access.