Closed · DE-FOA-0003605 · CFDA 81.255 · Discretionary
Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$70M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 11, 2026
- Close date
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1 -- $70,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1-$70M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 10
- expected awards
- 81.255
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Restoring Reliability: Coal Recommissioning and Modernization - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003605 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.255, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on October 3, 2025 and last updated on January 13, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a other.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $70,000,000. It expects to issue 10 awards. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 11, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1 -- $70,000,000
Close Date
February 11, 2026
Posted
October 3, 2025
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Other
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
DE-FOA-0003605 Restoring Reliability Coal Recommissioning and Modernization. The United States is confronting an urgent grid capacity crisis. DOE’s 2025 Grid Reliability Assessment (DOE/GR-2025-001) confirmed that coal retirements outpace other reliable, affordable, and secure generation resources. These challenges are especially acute in regions with constrained transmission and sustained load growth. In January 2025, Executive Order 14156 declared a national energy emergency, directing DOE and other federal agencies to use their full statutory authority to ensure reliable, affordable and secure generation resources. The operational strain created by the increasing penetration of intermittent renewables has forced thermal units to cycle beyond their designed parameters, accelerating wear and raising the risk of forced outages and blackouts. This reliability emergency coincides with surging demand from national defense installations, semiconductor fabrication, AI data centers, critical mineral processing, and industrial re-shoring, all of which require uninterrupted access to reliable, affordable and secure power. Coal-fired generation assets, long central to U.S. energy security, retain valuable infrastructure make them uniquely positioned to deliver near-term reliability at scale. The recommissioning, retrofitting, and strategically repurposing these assets offers the fastest and most cost-effective path to restoring stability while supporting the nation’s industrial and security priorities.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 06, 07, 11, 12, 20, 22. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
CCRM-BAA@hq.doe.gov
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