Closed · DE-FOA-0003199 · CFDA 81.135 · Discretionary
Request for Information (RFI)- Biological Approaches for Developing a New Nitrogen Cycle in Agriculture for Bioenergy Crops
Federal grant opportunity posted by Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 27, 2023
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Request for Information (RFI)- Biological Approaches for Developing a New Nitrogen Cycle in Agriculture for Bioenergy Crops is a closed discretionary listing from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 183 other opportunities from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.135
- CFDA program
- 183
- other opportunities from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
Archived opportunity record
Request for Information is closed (last close November 27, 2023). 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 November 27, 2023
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Request for Information (RFI)- Biological Approaches for Developing a New Nitrogen Cycle in Agriculture for Bioenergy Crops This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not accepting applications 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 purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit input for a potential ARPA-E program focused on the development of technologies to reduce nitrogen inputs and soil-based greenhouse gas emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from the cultivation of bioenergy crops (i.e., corn, soybean, and sorghum). The goals for this programmatic concept include the evaluation of technologies capable of: 1) providing high-efficacy, low energy-intensive alternatives to synthetic fertilizer in agricultural production by advancing microbial fertilization approaches, enhancing plant nitrogen (N) use efficiency-related traits, and developing enabling tools for autogenic N2 fixation; and 2) reducing soil-based N2O emissions in growing these crops by altering the microbial N-cycle either through microbial and/or plant approaches. ARPA-E seeks input from molecular biologists, biochemists, microbiologists, bioengineers, soil scientists, crop breeders, crop geneticists, plant scientists, and others with potentially relevant expertise. Additionally, ARPA-E is seeking input from prospective end-users of such technologies, including corn/soybean/sorghum growers, seed producers, farm monitoring and equipment companies, agronomists, biofuel stakeholders, and nitrogen fertilizer supply chains. This RFI is focused on soliciting input about biological approaches, rather than management-based approaches, to reduce N-inputs and soil-based emissions of N2O. To view the RFI in its entirety, please visit https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003199
Grants.gov marks Request for Information 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: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Opportunity Zones · Science and Technology / R&D (OZ;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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Environmental Cleanup
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
ARPA-E CO arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov
More from Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
What to do next
Request for Information 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
- Environmental Cleanup indexes 2 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy lists 183 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
| Publisher | PlainGrants |
| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |