Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002470
This grant opportunity is a Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) initiative focused on finding higher-value, advanced manufacturing uses for coal-related waste streams, while also pushing research and development on producing graphite-like materials derived from coal. The notice provided is a Notice of Intent, meaning it is essentially an early announcement that DOE planned to release a full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) describing the technical requirements, application instructions, evaluation criteria, and program goals in more detail. In short, the government is signaling interest in projects that turn coal waste into useful, high-performance materials rather than treating it only as a disposal problem.
The opportunity is titled "Advanced Coal Waste Processing: Production of Coal-Enhanced Filaments or Resins for Advanced Manufacturing and Research and Development of Coal-Derived Graphite." The core emphasis is on two related themes. First, it targets the development of coal-enhanced filaments or polymer resins that can be used in advanced manufacturing processes, such as additive manufacturing and other composite fabrication approaches. The idea is to incorporate coal-derived or coal-waste-derived carbon content into feedstocks like filaments (for example, materials used in 3D printing) or resins (used in molding, composites, coatings, or other polymer-based manufacturing), potentially improving properties such as strength, stiffness, thermal stability, electrical conductivity, or cost-effectiveness. Second, it supports R&D aimed at creating coal-derived graphite, which generally points to upgrading coal-based carbon into higher-order carbon structures suitable for applications where graphite is valued, such as batteries, electrodes, lubricants, refractories, and other industrial or energy technologies.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity, meaning awards are made competitively based on merit review and program priorities rather than by formula. The listed funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which usually indicates DOE expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, technical direction, milestone reviews, or collaboration on project execution), as opposed to a more hands-off grant. The activity category is Energy, and the CFDA number is 81.089, which is associated with DOE assistance programs administered through NETL. The eligible applicant category is described as unrestricted, which implies the competition is open to a broad range of organizations (such as private companies, universities, nonprofits, state and local governments, and potentially individuals where allowed), although the final FOA typically clarifies any specific restrictions, cost share requirements, or limitations on foreign participation.
The listing indicates an opportunity number of DE-FOA-0002470, while the notice text references an intended FOA numbered DE-FOA-002405. That combination strongly suggests the document you are looking at is a preliminary posting or notice tied to a forthcoming or separately numbered FOA, and that applicants would need to track the final issued FOA to ensure they are responding to the correct solicitation number and requirements. The creation date shown is March 30, 2021, and the original closing date is April 15, 2021, reflecting a relatively short window typical of a Notice of Intent or a time-limited announcement that precedes or points to the full solicitation. The award ceiling is listed as 2, which in many databases represents a maximum award amount field, but the unit is not shown here; in practice, DOE FOAs usually specify ceilings in dollars, so this entry likely reflects incomplete or truncated data in the source listing rather than a literal cap of two dollars. The "ExpectedAwards: 0" entry similarly looks like a placeholder or an artifact of the notice format rather than a true indication that no awards would be made, since the entire purpose of such a program is normally to fund selected projects once the full FOA is released and evaluated.
At a program level, the opportunity fits within a broader federal strategy of expanding domestic supply chains for critical materials and advanced carbon products while simultaneously addressing legacy environmental and economic challenges in coal regions. Coal waste (including byproducts and discard streams) can contain carbon-rich fractions that, if processed correctly, might be converted into higher-value engineered materials. By supporting work on coal-enhanced filaments/resins and coal-derived graphite, DOE is effectively looking for innovations that can bridge waste processing, materials science, and manufacturing scale-up. Competitive projects under a full FOA like this typically involve demonstrating feasible processing pathways, characterizing material performance, showing manufacturability and consistency, and outlining credible routes to pilot-scale validation and eventual commercialization or deployment in relevant industrial sectors.Apply for DE FOA 0002470
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advanced Coal Waste Processing: Production of Coal-Enhanced Filaments or Resins for Advanced Manufacturing and Research and Development of Coal-Derived Graphite" 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 Mar 30, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 15, 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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