The current funding opportunity announcement (FOA) aims to expand DOE’s carbon management portfolio through support for R&D projects in the programmatic areas of Carbon Conversion, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Point Source Carbon Capture, and Carbon Storage. The various areas of interest and a brief description of each is presented below.

• AOI 1. Carbon Conversion Technology: The objective of AOI-1 is to support R&D investigating the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into environmentally responsible and economically feasible products. The Carbon Conversion Program will support R&D of technologies that utilize anthropogenic CO₂ from point sources such as power/industrial flue gas and direct air capture to yield valued-added products while simultaneously reducing CO₂ emissions. Supported R&D will validate results through rigorous product testing, life cycle analysis, and techno-economic analysis.
• AOI-3. Point Source Carbon Capture Technology: The objective of AOI-3 is to solicit applications that are specifically focused on developing lower cost, highly efficient technologies for capture of CO2 from fossil fuel power plants and industrial point sources. The captured CO2 must be suitable for secure geologic carbon storage, including in situ mineralization or CO₂ conversion into long-lasting products (e.g., synthetic aggregates, concrete, durable carbon products).
• AOI-4. Carbon Transport and Storage: The Carbon Transport and Storage Program is designed to establish the foundation for a successful carbon storage and transport industry by making key investments in RD&D, large-scale transport and storage facilities and regional hubs to support rapid deployment of carbon capture and storage technologies. The objective of AOI-4 is to support R&D that investigates the technical challenges facing widescale deployment of both CO2 transportation infrastructure and geologic CO2 storage. Projects awarded under AOI-4A will support advancements in infrastructure engineering and design needed for large-scale transport, utilization, and storage.