Opportunity DE-FOA-0000336

The summary for the Opportunity DE-FOA-0000336 grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Golden Field Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Opportunity DE-FOA-0000336: The Announcement is amended as follows: Section I - FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION, A. Overview: Full Application submission deadline is extended to 12/10/2010, 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time. All other parts of the FOA remain unchanged. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) is partnering with the technical community to advance geothermal systems research and development throughout the United States. This FOA seeks to fund geothermal energy research and development projects that address the following three (3) areas. First, projects must address environmental risk factors associated with recovery of heat from the subsurface consistent and seek to ensure that geothermal energy development is consistent with the highest practicable standards, consistent with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) section 614. The environmental risks may include, but are not limited to, the impacts of induced seismicity, effects on groundwater and local hydrology, and consumption (and potential contamination) of potable/fresh water. Second, DOE seeks projects that will add innovative methods for extracting heat from geologic formations lacking hydrocarbons to GTP's techno logy portfolio. Third, projects should aim to reduce the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) for new methods of geothermal energy production to $0.10 kWh to $0.06 kWh. DOE's objective is to promote geothermal heat recovery technologies that mitigate or preclude potential adverse environmental impacts of geothermal energy development, production or use; include innovative methods for extracting heat; and alleviate financial risks.