Closed · DE-FOA-0002244 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Notice of Intent: BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$2
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 21, 2020
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Notice of Intent: BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1 -- $2. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $1-$2
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.087
- CFDA program
- 839
- other opportunities from Golden Field Office
Archived opportunity record
Notice of Intent: BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Techn… is closed (last close February 21, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Golden Field Office still indexes 839 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 February 21, 2020
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Technologies to Keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment.” This FOA, jointly funded by the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), supports the Department’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, a comprehensive DOE program to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies, which was announced on November 21, 2019. Additional information regarding the Plastics Innovation Challenge can be found by visiting https://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-launches-plastics-innovation-challenge. Current recycling strategies often do not allow for cost-effective recycling of commonly used plastics. Typical recycling techniques can result in diminished material properties, which limit opportunities to produce products from recycled material with equal or greater value. However, there is an opportunity to advance new technologies that use recycled materials to reduce manufacturing energy consumption for some of the most prevalent plastics by up to 50 percent, including those used in grocery bags and beverage bottles. BETO and AMO have identified significant potential to improve the carbon efficiency and energy efficiency of plastics recycling technologies. To achieve this, research is needed to: - Develop novel polymers that are designed for infinite recyclability; - Create innovative deconstruction pathways for existing polymers that generate high-value products; and - Establish a consistent framework for evaluating carbon and energy efficiency across potential material flows and transformations. EERE is issuing this notice so that interested parties are aware of the intent to issue a FOA in the near term. All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions. EERE plans to issue the FOA in January 2020 via the EERE Exchange website https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. Applicants who wish to receive official notifications and information from EERE regarding this FOA should register in EERE Exchange. After FOA release, EERE will accept applications only through EERE Exchange.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002244
Grants.gov marks Notice of Intent: BOTTLE: Bio-Optimized Techn… 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Energy (EN). This eligibility-code string dominates the Golden Field Office book (634 peers, 75% of 840).
- 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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Agency Contact
Jay Fitzgerald fy20plasticsfoa@ee.doe.gov
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