FOA-University
Training and Research for Fossil Energy Applications (DE-FOA-0002398); February
15, 2021
Agency
Description
This
funding opportunity will encompass two separate university programs, each with
its own requirements and each with restricted eligibility. The two programs are
the University Coal Research (UCR) Program and the Historically Black Colleges
and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU-OMI) Program. Each
section of this document will be subdivided into a UCR section and an HBCU-OMI
section to clearly address the requirements for each program. Through this FOA,
the UCR Program supports the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil
Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) mission by
supporting long-term, high-risk meritorious fundamental research that advances
the science of coal technologies at U.S. colleges and universities. Since its
inception in FY1979, the UCR Program has maintained three objectives, to be
achieved simultaneously, which are: (1) sustain a national university program of
research in energy and environmental science and engineering related to coal
through innovative and fundamental investigations pertinent to coal conversion
and utilization; (2) to maintain and upgrade the coal research capabilities and
facilities of U.S. colleges and universities; and (3) to support the education
and training of our next generation of scientists and
engineers.
The
targeted Areas of Interest (AOIs) for the FY2021 announcement are the
following:
AOI
1A – Energy-Water Nexus Implications and Opportunities of a Hydrogen
Economy
AOI
1B – Electromagnetic Energy-Assisted Approaches to Convert Fossil Fuels to Low
Cost Hydrogen
AOI
1C – Process and Materials Co-Optimization for the Production of Blue
Hydrogen
AOI
2 – Addressing High-Temperature Materials Supply Chain
Challenges
AOI
3 – 5G for Coal-Fired Power Generation
Announcement
Number
DE-FOA-0002398
Closing
Date
February
15, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330338
Contact
Information
Bethan
K. Young
412-386-4402