This is a Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0002560 entitled "Direct Air Capture Combined with Dedicated Long-Term Storage, Coupled to Existing Low-Carbon Energy" | DE FOA 0002559

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This opportunity is not an open grant competition, but a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), signaling that DOE planned to issue a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled DE-FOA-0002560, "Direct Air Capture Combined with Dedicated Long-Term Storage, Coupled to Existing Low-Carbon Energy." The notice itself is filed under Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0002559 and was published for informational and planning purposes only. DOE explicitly states it was not accepting applications under this notice, meaning no proposals could be submitted and no awards would be made based on this document alone.

The planned focus area described in the notice centers on cost-shared research and development projects aimed at Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies. In practical terms, FEED studies are pre-construction engineering and planning efforts used to refine technical designs, define project scope, reduce cost and schedule uncertainty, and prepare projects for potential later-stage investment decisions. Here, DOE indicated interest in FEED work for projects that combine direct air capture (DAC) technology with dedicated long-term carbon dioxide storage, and that are coupled to existing low-carbon energy sources. The intent is to support credible, engineered project concepts that can remove CO2 from ambient air and permanently store it, while drawing power and/or heat from low-carbon energy to improve the climate impact of the overall system.

A key implementation detail flagged in the notice is that these FEED studies would require host site letters of commitment. That requirement typically means project teams would need documented buy-in from the facility or land owner and other critical site stakeholders, demonstrating that the proposed location is real, available, and supported for the engineering study and potential future deployment. This is often used to ensure the FEED effort is grounded in an actionable site-specific plan rather than a purely conceptual design.

Administratively, the notice lists the anticipated funding instrument type as a cooperative agreement, which usually indicates substantial federal involvement during the period of performance (for example, technical direction, milestone reviews, and collaboration with DOE). The activity category is energy-related and references "Opportunity Zone Benefits," and the CFDA number provided is 81.089. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to many entity types, subject to any additional clarifications that would have appeared in the eventual FOA text. The award ceiling shown is "2" (as written in the source data), and the expected number of awards is listed as 0, consistent with the fact that this NOI itself was not a solicitation and would not produce awards.

The timeline information included indicates a creation date of July 23, 2021, and an original closing date of September 24, 2021. In the context of a Notice of Intent, such dates are best interpreted as the posting and administrative closeout of the notice record, not as an application deadline for funding, since DOE was not accepting applications under this NOI. Overall, the document served as an early heads-up to potential applicants to begin organizing project teams, identifying viable host sites, and preparing to respond once the actual FOA (DE-FOA-0002560) was formally issued.

• The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy, opportunity zone benefits sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "This is a Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0002560 entitled "Direct Air Capture Combined with Dedicated Long-Term Storage, Coupled to Existing Low-Carbon Energy"" 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 Jul 23, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 24, 2021. (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 $2.00 in funding.
• 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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