Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001988
The Department of Energy, through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), released a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001988). The program is set up as a competitive research solicitation designed to speed up both the development and real-world application of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies that increase petroleum production from onshore reservoirs. A central point of the announcement is that it focuses specifically on EOR approaches that rely on injecting fluids into the reservoir, particularly chemical, miscible, or thermal injectants, with the aim of recovering additional oil beyond what would be produced through primary and secondary recovery methods.
The scope covers both conventional and unconventional reservoirs, but the DOE draws a clear boundary around what counts as responsive work. Projects targeting unconventional reservoirs are appropriate only when they involve the injection of EOR fluids. Proposals aimed at boosting unconventional oil recovery without EOR fluid injection, such as improved hydraulic fracturing designs, upgraded completion strategies, or other non-injection production optimization methods, are directed to a separate and distinct funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0001990, "Advanced Technologies for Recovery of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources"). In other words, this FOA is about fluid-injection EOR technology development, not general well stimulation or completion improvements.
The announcement is organized into two Areas of Interest. Area of Interest 1 focuses on Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Conventional Resources, which generally includes research that improves how injected chemical, miscible, or thermal fluids are formulated, delivered, controlled, monitored, and optimized in traditional reservoirs. Area of Interest 2 focuses on Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Unconventional Resources, again limited to concepts that apply fluid-injection EOR to unconventional settings and address the unique challenges associated with those reservoirs, such as different flow behavior, tight rock properties, and operational constraints that affect injectant distribution and effectiveness.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, awards are planned as cooperative agreements, meaning the government typically expects substantial involvement in project direction and oversight compared with a standard grant. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 81.089, and the activity category is listed under energy, natural resources, science and technology, and other research and development. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility details that may be stated elsewhere in the full announcement. The FOA was created on December 21, 2018, with an original closing date of March 22, 2019. DOE anticipated making about six awards, with an award ceiling of $8,000,000 per award.Apply for DE FOA 0001988
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 21, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 22, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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