Request for Information - Gauging Investor Interest in the Development and Commercialization of Subsurface Energy Technologies

Opportunity details

Agency

National ENERGY Technology Laboratory

Notice type

Federal Grant

Original posted

September 3, 2026

Last updated

October 30, 2026

Notice ID

grant-363797

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to notify parties of its potential interest in connecting private capital/ public-private partnership programs to industry opportunities. This initiative provides HGEO’s technical expertise across the Office of Subsurface Energy’s three core program areas: Coal, Oil & Gas, and Geothermal. Ultimately, the goal is to use HGEO’s research and development (R&D) capabilities to support industry and capital.Through this RFI, DOE requests input from all stakeholders, particularly the financial sector, to gauge investor interest in the development and commercialization of subsurface-energy technologies. This is solely a request for information and not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). DOE’s HGEO is not accepting applications for funding at this time.

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Eligibility

Eligible applicant categories

• 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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Funding and program

Assistance Listing

81.089

Funding instrument

Other

Cost sharing

Not required

Official modification date

September 28, 2026

Official Funding Information

These figures are estimates, not guaranteed funding. The funding-information link is the stored Grants.gov reference, not an application submission URL.

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