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Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies

National Energy Technology Laboratory Nonprofit eligible

National Energy Technology Laboratory has posted this energy grant for nonprofits and other eligible applicants, with applications due Sep 8, 2026. It provides awards up to $1–$150M.

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Deadline
Sep 8, 2026
Award amount
Up to $1–$150M
Expected awards
10
Posted
Jul 6, 2026
Opportunity number
DE-FOA-0003627
CFDA
81.089

Opportunity description

Modification 000001: Issued to change the Full Application date; modified NOFO Part 1. No other changes have been. Please see the NOFO Part 1 for the full description of the modification. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. Despite increasing energy for demand, recovery efficiency for oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs can average less than 10 percent. This NOFO will enable rapid field deployment of a variety of novel technologies and processes related to improving primary and enhanced recovery with the goal of significantly improving resource recovery and accelerating industry uptake. This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water.

Who can apply

  • Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient of this NOFO: • Institutions of higher education (as defined in Title 20 U.S.C. § 1001) • For-profit organizations • Nonprofit organizations • State and local government entities • Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 5304)

Funding

Award floor
$1
Award ceiling
$150M

Agency contact

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Jessica G. Sartor 304-285-0518 jessica.sartor@netl.doe.gov

jessica.sartor@netl.doe.gov

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