Assistance program
Fossil Energy Research and Development
$4.2 Billion committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Energy, Department of, Energy, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 81.089
- What it does
- The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s mission is to minimize the environmental and climate impacts of fossil fuel and industrial processes while working to achieve net-zero emissions across the U.S. economy. The Office’s programs use research, development, demonstration, and deployment approaches to advance technologies to reduce carbon emissions and other environmental impacts of fossil fuel production and use, particularly in the hardest-to-decarbonize applications in the electricity and industrial sector. Priority areas of technology work include point-source carbon capture, hydrogen with carbon management, methane emissions reduction, critical mineral production, and atmospheric carbon dioxide removal. The Office works to leverage international expertise to advance global decarbonization and is committed to improving the conditions of communities impacted by the legacy of fossil fuel use while supporting a healthy economic transition that accelerates the growth of good-paying jobs. Finally, the Office supports novel, early-stage research at U.S. colleges and universities.
- Who benefits
- Federal, State, local governments, universities, consortia, nonprofit institutions, commercial corporations, joint Federal/Industry corporations, and individuals will benefit.
- Who applies
- States, local governments, universities, governmental entities, consortia, nonprofit institutions, commercial corporations, joint Federal/Industry corporations, U.S. Territories, and individuals are eligible to apply.
- Authorized by
- Public Law 095-91
- Public Law 93-577; Statute 1878, p. 88
- Public Law 094-163; Statute 1878, p. 88
- Public Law 112-260; Statute 1182, p. 134
- Public Law 117-58; Statute 429, p. 135
- Public Law 102-486; Statute 2776, p. 106
- Public Law 109-58
- Public Law 117-58
- Public Law 116-260; 42 U.S.C. § 13344
- Clean Air Act Section 136, as added by Inflation Reduction Act Section 60113
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Direct payments
$250.0K
<1%
Grants
$4.2B
100%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
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Direct payments