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DE-FOA-0003442: Notice of Intent to Issue Notice of Funding Opportunity No. DE-FOA-0003442: Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs – Recurring Program

Closed Closed January 31, 2025 Opportunity DE-FOA-0003442

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Headquarters notices from 2024.

Headquarters offered grants of up to $1.4 billion (at least $100 million) to any type of organization. Applications closed on January 31, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 19, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedSeptember 27, 2024
DeadlineJanuary 31, 2025
Archived by Grants.govMarch 2, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

Information on eligibility will be further described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) entitled “Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs – Recurring Program” in the fourth quarter of 2024. The goal of this NOFO, along with potential subsequent re-openings and related solicitations (collectively, “the Program”), is to support the commercialization of direct air capture (DAC) solutions and the development of four regional DAC hubs. This Notice of Intent (NOI or Notice) describes a preliminary plan that will evolve during the Funding Opportunity development process. DISCLAIMER: The “Notice of Intent to Issue” is for informational purposes only; the Department of Energy is not seeking comments on the information in this notice, and applications are not being accepted at this time. Any information contained in this notice is subject to change. OCED plans to issue the NOFO via the OCED eXCHANGE website https://oced-eXCHANGE.energy.gov/. If applicants wish to receive official notifications and information from OCED regarding this NOFO, they should register in OCED eXCHANGE. When the NOFO is released, applications will be accepted only through OCED eXCHANGE. In anticipation of the NOFO being released, applicants are advised to complete the following steps, which are required for application submission: 1) Register and create an account in OCED eXCHANGE at https://oced-eXCHANGE.energy.gov. This account will allow the user to apply to any open OCED NOFOs that are currently in OCED eXCHANGE. Please note that potential applicants must create an account in OCED eXCHANGE even if the organization has already registered for an EERE eXCHANGE account. It is recommended that each organization or business unit, whether acting as a team or a single entity, use only one account as the contact point for each submission. Questions related to the registration process and use of the OCED Exchange website should be submitted to: OCED-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov 2) Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. Designating an Electronic Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC) and obtaining a special password called a Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) are important steps in SAM registration. Please update your SAM registration annually. Upon registration, SAM will automatically assign a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 3) Register in FedConnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/.

Category: Energy.

Who has won Clean Energy Demonstrations grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Clean Energy Demonstrations (81.255) awarded $6.6 billion across 101 grant awards, an average of $65.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel CorporationOhio2$575 million
Heidelberg Materials Us IncTexas2$505 million
National Cement Company of California, Inc.California1$500 million
Century Aluminum CoIllinois1$500 million
Eastman Chemical CompanyTennessee1$375 million

Top states: Texas ($1.1 billion), California ($877 million), Ohio ($830 million), Illinois ($505 million), Tennessee ($474 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is DE-FOA-0003442 still open?

No. It closed on January 31, 2025.

Who can apply for Notice of Intent to Issue Notice of Funding Opportunity No. DE-FOA-0003442: Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs – Recurring Program?

Headquarters accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Notice of Intent to Issue Notice of Funding Opportunity No. DE-FOA-0003442: Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs – Recurring Program?

Closed January 31, 2025. 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 $1.4 billion each.

Who has won Clean Energy Demonstrations grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Heidelberg Materials Us Inc, National Cement Company of California, Inc. The program made 101 awards worth $6.6 billion in that time.

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