# Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003627-improved-oil-and-gas-recovery-and-produced-water/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363065

> National Energy Technology Laboratory offered grants of up to $150 million (at least $1) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 10 awards worth $150 million in total. Applications closed on September 8, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003627 |
| Agency | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 8, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $150 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | $150 million |
| 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"

The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient of this NOFO: • Institutions of higher education (as defined in Title 20 U.S.C. § 1001) • For-profit organizations • Nonprofit organizations • State and local government entities • Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 5304)

## What the grant funds

Modification 000003: The purpose of this modification is to revise NOFO Part 1. Section I.A.1 is revised to correct the Topic Area 1b cost share to 20% and Section IV.C.2 is revised to delete the Environmental Considerations Summary and Environmental Impact Volume from the Summary of Application Requirements table. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. Despite increasing energy for demand, recovery efficiency for oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs can average less than 10 percent. This NOFO will enable rapid field deployment of a variety of novel technologies and processes related to improving primary and enhanced recovery with the goal of significantly improving resource recovery and accelerating industry uptake. This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003627 still open?

No. It closed on September 8, 2026.

### Who can apply for Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies?

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 Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies?

Closed September 8, 2026. 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 $150 million each. About $150 million in total across about 10 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.