On March 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced a new $34.5 million funding opportunity to improve the current science and infrastructure for converting waste streams, often disproportionately located in underserved communities, into valuable biofuels and bioproducts that can benefit the local energy economy. DOE will fund projects that help enable waste feedstocks utilization and robust conversion processes to produce low-carbon biofuels that reduce emissions from hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation.
This effort is complementary to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge, a government-wide effort which aims to achieve a zero-carbon aviation sector by 2050. The FY22 Waste Feedstock and Conversion R&D Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) also includes the development of improved organisms and inorganic catalysts to support the next generation of low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts. It supports the development of high-impact R&D to accelerate the growth of the bioeconomy.
This informational webinar will summarize the contents of FOA and application process. All applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002636 on EERE Exchange and adhere to the stated submission requirements. If there are any inconsistencies between the FOA and this presentation or statements from DOE personnel, the FOA is the controlling document and applicants should rely on the FOA language and seek clarification by submitting a question to FY22FeedstockConversionFOA@ee.doe.gov.
All questions asked during this presentation will be collected and posted on EERE Exchange.