Office: Resource Sustainability
FOA number: DE-FOA-0002620
Download the full FOA: FedConnect
FOA Amount: Up to $6 million
Background Information
On July 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $6 million available for research and development (R&D) projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for products that can be employed in clean energy technologies such as batteries and advanced manufacturing. Expanding innovative uses for coal and coal wastes has the potential to create local job and value-added economic opportunities for mining and power plant communities in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050.
Projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will support FECM’s Carbon Ore Processing Program, which focuses on converting coal and coal wastes into valuable products for applications beyond traditional thermal and metallurgical uses. Coal’s unique structure and composition also make it well suited as a raw material for producing various high-value carbon products like carbon nano-materials, activated carbons, and graphite, which may be used for computer memory devices, LED lighting, solar photovoltaic cells, batteries, capacitors, sorbents, catalysts, membranes, and medical imaging. Carbon ore-derived products are well suited to electrochemical, electromechanical, sorbent, catalyst, separation, and mechanical applications.
Awardees
On February 16, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $6 million in funding for six university-led research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies.
Awardees include:
- Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- Ohio University
- Tennessee Technological University
- University of Delaware
- University of Wyoming
A detailed list of the selected projects can be found here.
Key Dates
| FOA Issue Date: | 07/29/2022 |
| Submission Deadline for Full Applications: | 10/06/2022 at 11:59 PM ET |
| Expected Date for FECM Selection Notifications: | 01/10/2023 |
| Expected Date for Award: | 04/16/2023 |
| Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations: | Up to 60 days |
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Last Updated: August 5, 2022