# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002711-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-bil-storage-validation-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343696

> National Energy Technology Laboratory offered grants of up to $195 million (at least $1) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 70 awards worth $2.3 billion in total. Applications closed on March 20, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002711 |
| Agency | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 20, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $195 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 70 |
| Total funding | $2.3 billion |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.089 |

## 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"

See Section III - Eligibility Information of the FOA

## What the grant funds

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0002711) will support the availability of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to reach climate goals by building upon these learnings to test, mature, and validate CCUS technologies at commercial-scale. One aspect is the need to improve practices regarding how to efficiently and cost-effectively characterize and permit commercial carbon storage project site(s) ensuring that secure geologic carbon storage is available in diverse regions and settings that will support longer term carbon management goals across the US. The CarbonSAFE initiative was launched in 2016. Modification 000007 is to make various administrative updates and include the requirement of Impacted Tribal Documentation that was inadvertently deleted in previous amendment. Please see full FOA document for a detailed list of the changes.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002711 still open?

No. It closed on March 20, 2024.

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV?

National Energy Technology Laboratory accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV?

Closed March 20, 2024. 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 $195 million each. About $2.3 billion in total across about 70 awards.

### Who has won Fossil Energy Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Colorado State University, Institute of Gas Technology, University of Illinois. The program made 648 awards worth $3.2 billion in that time.