Closed · DE-FOA-0002227 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary

Geothermal Wells of Opportunity (WOO)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 24, 2020
Close date
28
Expected awards

The verdict

Geothermal Wells of Opportunity (WOO) is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $500,000 -- $2,500,000 across 28 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.

$500K-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
28
expected awards
81.087
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Geothermal Wells of Opportunity (WOO) is closed (last close April 24, 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 April 24, 2020

Posted Feb 4 Closes Apr 24

Est. Total Funding

$25,000,000

Expected Awards

28

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Through the Wells of Opportunity (WOO) FOA, EERE's Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) is soliciting well owners or operators with “idle” wells that are willing to partner with DOE to advance and test enhance geothermal systems (EGS) technologies in-situ. Due to the criticality of the technology prototyping and methodology testing phase of research and development in the innovation pipeline, this FOA focuses on active field testing, where the Federal government takes on the associated high cost and risks. Topic Area 1 – Pilot (FORGE Test Wells): The objective of this initiative is to select, prepare, permit, and repair idle wells for early-stage FORGE technology and methodology testing prior to or in lieu of testing in the FORGE Utah wells. These wells will be closely linked to the FORGE effort, contributing to the overall goals and mission of the FORGE initiative by enabling higher-risk technology testing. Topic Area 2 – Amplify (EGS Near-Field RD&D): This field validation effort will culminate in new power production, adding to the economic viability of these existing geothermal fields and illustrating that near-field EGS can be successfully deployed now and that low permeability/unproductive wells near existing hydrothermal fields can be turned into valuable assets using EGS techniques.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002227

Grants.gov marks Geothermal Wells of Opportunity (WOO) 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: Grant. 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

William A. Vandermeer WellsofOpportunity@ee.doe.gov

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What to do next

Geothermal Wells of Opportunity (WOO) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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