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Bioenergy Technologies Office
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Funding Notice: $23 Million Available for Renewable Chemicals and Fuels
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced up to $23 million in funding to support research and development (R&D) of domestic chemicals and fuels from biomass and waste resources. The notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), Sustainable Propane and Renewable Chemicals (SPARC), will support BETO’s Conversion Technologies priorities through advancing innovative technology pathways for affordable fuels and products, leveraging renewable resources, and generating domestic jobs to accelerate the U.S. bioeconomy.
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The SPARC NOFO supports R&D of domestic chemicals and fuels from a variety of biomass and waste resources. Producing chemicals and propane and/or a mix of gases similar to liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from renewable feedstocks will help to secure domestic supply chains, bolster rural economies, and improve the nation’s global competitiveness in biotechnology and biomanufacturing. |
NOFO NUMBER: DE-FOA-0003518
FUNDING AMOUNT: $23 million
CONCEPT PAPERS DUE DATE:
3/14/2025 at 5 p.m. ET
WEBINAR:
1/22/2025 at 2 p.m. ET
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Topic Areas
The SPARC NOFO supports two Topic Areas:
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Topic Area 1: Bio-based Chemicals
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Topic Area 2: Bio-based Propane/LPG
Additional Information & Key Dates
BETO envisions awarding multiple financial assistance awards for this NOFO in the form of cooperative agreements lasting approximately three years.
Required concept papers are due by 5 p.m. ET, on March 14, 2025, and the full application deadline is 5 p.m. ET, on May 30, 2025.
An informational webinar for potential applicants of this funding opportunity will be held on Jan. 22, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy transitioned from using a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to using a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) as the primary means of announcing new financial assistance award opportunities, in accordance with the OMB update to the Uniform Guidance: Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Please visit CFO.gov for more information on the updated guidance: CFO.gov | Uniform Guidance: Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Learn more about other funding opportunities within DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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