Closed · DE-FOA-0001936 · CFDA 81.135 · Discretionary

Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolysis

Federal grant opportunity posted by Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$1
Award range
Closed
Status
June 4, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolysis is a closed discretionary listing from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy that offered $1 -- $1 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 183 other opportunities from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy.

$1-$1
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
81.135
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolys… is closed (last close June 4, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 81.135 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy still indexes 183 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 4, 2018

Posted May 7 Closes Jun 4

Est. Total Funding

$1

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Other

Description

Request for Information - Upgrading Carbon Derived from Methane Pyrolysis This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not accepting application for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs. The Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy (ARPA-E) in the US Department of Energy is seeking information concerning technologies to produce hydrogen and elemental carbon from the thermal decomposition of methane (also known as methane pyrolysis, methane cracking, or methane splitting). Recognizing that the value of the carbon product would be a key factor in the economic feasibility of such processes, ARPA-E seeks input from experts in the fields of materials science (including advanced carbon fiber synthesis), process engineering, methane pyrolysis, plasma chemistry, and chemical engineering regarding potential mechanisms for the bulk conversion of carbon materials, specifically from less valuable forms (e.g. amorphous carbon) or mixtures, to more valuable single allotropes or controlled mixtures of high-value carbon structures. Consistent with the agency’s mission, ARPA-E is seeking insights on clearly disruptive, novel technologies for such conversions, early in the R&D cycle, and not integration strategies for existing technologies. The information you provide may be used by ARPA-E in support of program planning. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSITITUE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0001936

Grants.gov marks Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolys… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy book (138 peers, 75% of 184).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 81.135

Environmental Cleanup

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

ARPA-E Contracting Officer ARPA-E CO arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov

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What to do next

Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolys… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 81.135 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
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