NOFO number: DE-FOA-0003627
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Funding Amount: $150,000,000
Background Information
On July 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) announced up to $150 million in federal funding for cost-shared projects aimed at advancing three critical priorities for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry—dramatically improving recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and gas reservoirs, advancing hydraulic fracture characterization technologies, and developing innovative solutions for produced water management. This initiative advances President Trump’s Executive Order , “Unleashing American Energy,” and the Secretarial Order “Unleashing the Golden Era of Energy Dominance,” to provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy to all Americans through the responsible development of our nation’s abundant domestic oil and natural gas supplies.
Topic Areas
This funding opportunity has four topic areas:
- Topic Area 1a: Field Test Site Research and Development of Technologies for Enhanced Recovery from Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs
- Topic Area 1b: Advanced Characterization of Fracture Propagation, Proppant Behavior, and Well Diagnostics
- Topic Area 1c: Enhanced Recovery of Oil and Gas from Unconventional Reservoirs Using Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Topic Area 2: Advanced Field-Testing of Multi-Scale Produced Water Treatment Technologies & Processes.
Funding
DOE expects to award up to $150 million in federal funding across all four topic areas, with a minimum of 20% cost-sharing from the awardees.
Eligibility
Domestic entities including institutions of higher education, for profit entities, non-profit entities, state and local government entities, and Indian Tribes are eligible to apply.
Key Dates
| Funding Opportunity Issue Date: | 07/06/2026 |
| Application Deadline: | 09/08/2026 at 5:00 PM ET |
| Anticipated Selection Notification | 01/27/2027 |
Additional Information
- Download the full funding opportunity on NETL eXCHANGE
- All applicants must register and apply on NETL eXCHANGE and submit questions to DE-FOA-0003627@netl.doe.gov
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HGEO announced up to $150 million for cost-shared projects aimed at advancing three critical priorities for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry
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Last Updated: July 7, 2026