Office: Carbon Management 
FOA number: DE-FOA-0002598 
Link to learn more: FedConnect  
FOA Amount: $6 million 

Background Information 

On July 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $6 million in funding to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU-OMI) program, which serves to educate and train the next generation of engineers and scientists working to advance integrated solutions key to meeting the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. 

This amended funding opportunity supports research and development (R&D) efforts to advance carbon management technologies and convert natural gas from geographically stranded sources into high-value products such as fertilizer, antifreeze, pharmaceuticals, and a wide range of chemicals like ammonia, methanol, and propane. Additionally, the funding will support the development of humanities-driven science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (HDSTEM) programs to expand the inclusion of social sciences and humanities studies into STEM curricula and the R&D process.  

The HBCU-OMI program is a part of FECM’s University Training and Research program, which funds early-stage technology R&D projects in support of revitalizing communities that have historically relied on traditional energy production, industry, and manufacturing, and advances the development of a highly skilled and diverse workforce of scientists, engineers, and managers by increasing the participation of students from underrepresented and historically marginalized communities. 

The deadline to submit applications for this funding opportunity has closed.

Awardees

On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $500,000 in funding to support the development of technologies capable of converting natural gas to high-value products, such as fertilizer, antifreeze, pharmaceuticals, and a wide range of chemicals like ammonia, methanol, and propane, and will also promote collaborative work in humanities-driven science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Awardees include:

• The University of Texas at El Paso

A detailed list of the selected projects can be found here.

A detailed list of the of past selected projects from August 2022 can be found here.

Key Dates

Last Updated: December 16, 2022