# Chemical Upcycling of Polymers

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002462-chemical-upcycling-of-polymers/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331402

> Office of Science offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $200,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $25.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 14, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002462 |
| Agency | Office of Science |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 14, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $25.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.049 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces its interest in receiving applications on behalf of single investigators and teams of investigators, which may involve multiple institutions, to support fundamental experimental and theoretical efforts that advance chemical upcycling of polymers and circular design of next-generation plastics. The term “plastic” describes a wide array of polymeric materials with diverse compositions and properties. Finished plastic products may include multiple polymeric components and often contain additives to obtain desirable physical, chemical, or mechanical properties. Understanding of chemical approaches that make use of end-of-life plastic products as feedstocks to regenerate the same product, or otherwise upcycle them to new, more valuable products, is limited. BES seeks innovative fundamental research that creates the scientific foundations for new technology solutions to reduce plastic waste, lower the energy impacts of plastic production through chemical upcycling, and create energy- and carbon-efficient feedstocks for valuable products through chemical upcycling of polymers.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002462 still open?

No. It closed on May 14, 2021. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).

### Who can apply for Chemical Upcycling of Polymers?

Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Chemical Upcycling of Polymers?

Closed May 14, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $25.0 million in total.

### Who has won Office of Science Financial Assistance Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan State University Foundation, General Atomics, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 6,205 awards worth $7.7 billion in that time.