Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001989
The Department of Energy (DOE), through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), released Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001989 titled "Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Fueled Power Plants." This discretionary grant opportunity focuses on near-term research, development, and demonstration efforts aimed at upgrading and modernizing the existing U.S. coal-fired power plant fleet. The core intent is to fund advanced technologies that measurably improve overall plant performance, increase reliability, and strengthen operational flexibility, especially as power systems face more variable demand and changing grid conditions.
The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning DOE expects to be substantially involved during the project period rather than acting strictly as a pass-through funder. The funded work is meant to align with and support DOE's Transformative Power Generation Program as well as the Crosscutting Research Program, signaling an emphasis on practical, deployable improvements that can be broadly applicable across plants and that can integrate multiple disciplines (for example, materials, controls, sensors, advanced manufacturing, and operations optimization). In plain terms, DOE is looking for projects that can help coal plants operate more efficiently, avoid unplanned outages, respond more effectively to ramping and cycling demands, and maintain stable, dependable output when needed.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, which indicates the competition is open to any type of entity (such as companies, universities, nonprofits, state or local entities, or other organizations), subject to any additional eligibility details contained in the full FOA text. The program is categorized under the Energy funding activity area and is associated with CFDA number 81.089, which is commonly used for DOE energy-related financial assistance programs.
In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is $4,000,000 per award, and DOE anticipated making around 20 awards under this announcement, suggesting a portfolio approach where multiple teams pursue different technology pathways or plant-improvement strategies rather than a single large flagship project. The FOA was created on December 21, 2018, and the original closing date was February 28, 2019, with the note that applicants needed to follow the application due date instructions contained in the full FOA announcement (a standard reminder because some DOE FOAs include multiple deadlines, concept paper requirements, or staged submissions).
Overall, DE-FOA-0001989 is best understood as a targeted modernization and performance-improvement funding call. Rather than focusing on building new coal plants, it concentrates on keeping existing assets operating better: improving efficiency (getting more useful power per unit of fuel), improving reliability (reducing forced outages and maintenance-related downtime), and improving flexibility (supporting faster starts, smoother ramping, and better performance under cycling). The outcome DOE is implicitly pursuing is a more resilient and responsive generating fleet, supported by practical innovations that can be implemented on real plants in the near term.Apply for DE FOA 0001989
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Fueled Power Plants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 21, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 28, 2019 Please refer to the FOA application due date information contained in the full FOA announcement.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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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