Closed · DE-FOA-0003306 · CFDA 81.135 · Discretionary
Request for Information (RFI) - Securing New Sources of Helium for Advanced Energy Applications
Federal grant opportunity posted by Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 15, 2024
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Request for Information (RFI) - Securing New Sources of Helium for Advanced Energy Applications 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 (RFI) is closed (last close March 15, 2024). 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 March 15, 2024
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
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 identifying transformative technologies across the helium-4 (“helium”) supply chain to decrease the delivered cost of helium from processes not dependent on natural gas production. ARPA-E is seeking information regarding alternative methods to safeguard future helium production in the United States and ensure helium availability for next-generation energy technologies. Specifically, ARPA-E is interested in identifying potentially disruptive concepts to: 1) develop innovative mapping technologies to locate new helium sources; and 2) produce helium using advanced separation technologies designed for novel sources and/or the enhancement of helium recovery and recycling. Helium is critical to many energy-related technologies, including semiconductor and fiber optics manufacturing, quantum computing, neutron detection, fission and fusion reactor cooling, and leak detection and analysis in gas processing facilities. The U.S. uses about 45 million cubic meters (m3) of helium annually. Approximately 50% of domestic helium usage is dedicated to industrial and scientific purposes related to energy. Historically, the U.S. has been a major producer of helium, but its share of global production has fallen sharply in recent decades. A global helium shortfall of 70 million-110 million m3 is anticipated by 2040, barring the successful construction of several large helium plants in geopolitically unstable regions of the world. Rising demand for semiconductors due to increased electrification, as well as expanded uses of superconductors for advanced energy technologies, will likely result in the need for future helium imports. Thus, securing a robust domestic supply of helium is essential to ensure the U.S. maintains technological leadership in developing and deploying innovative energy technologies. To view the RFI in its entirety, please visit https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003306
Grants.gov marks Request for Information (RFI) 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.
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Parent Grant Program
Environmental Cleanup
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
ARPA-E CO arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov
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What to do next
Request for Information (RFI) 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
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