Reminder to Register! Waste-to-Energy Solutions for Local Communities Funding Opportunity
Informational Webinar
Next week, Friday, May 10, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET, join the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) for an informational webinar to learn more about the WASTE: Waste Analysis and Strategies for Transportation End-Uses funding opportunity announcement (FOA).
The FOA will award up to $17.5 million in federal funding to develop cost-effective strategies for communities to sustainably manage and recover potential clean energy sources from their waste streams. It will support municipalities and transit authorities with waste-to-energy solutions for converting organic waste into feedstocks for various clean transportation fuel products that can benefit local energy economies.
Recognizing that communities may be at different stages in their sustainable waste management planning efforts, this FOA seeks a phased approach to address the above challenges through two Topic Areas:
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Topic Area 1: Feasibility Study Development Analyses will help move communities beyond a conceptualization phase and will include activities such as feasibility studies, identification of transportation use cases, and sustainability indicator baselining.
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Topic Area 2: Design Work and Experimental Validation will support and advance more detailed engineering design work for communities that are further along and may have already identified potential solutions for their waste/transportation needs. Projects selected under Topic Area 2 will have an opportunity to construct and operate their designed pilot facility based on the down-select process described in the FOA.
Interested applicants are encouraged to look at eligibility information in the FOA and review the teaming partner list to identify potential project collaborators and sign up. This FOA seeks community leadership in these projects including municipalities, counties, Tribal government entities, non-profit groups, and community-based organizations.
Required concept papers are due by 5:00 p.m. ET, June 19, 2024, and the full application deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET, on August 14, 2024. Learn more about the FOA and how to apply on the WASTE: Waste Analysis and Strategies for Transportation End-Uses FOA web page.
Register today for this informational webinar session taking place on Friday, May 10, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET, to learn more about the FOA and the application process.
BETO supports technology research, development, and demonstration to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions through the cost-effective and sustainable use of biomass and waste feedstocks across the U.S. economy. BETO is part of DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.
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