Open · DE-FOA-0003627 · CFDA 81.089 · Discretionary
Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$150M
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 28d
- Days left
- 10
- Expected awards
The verdict
Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies is an open discretionary opportunity from National Energy Technology Laboratory, offering $1 -- $150,000,000 across 10 expected awards. Applications close in 28 days.
- $1-$150M
- award range
- Open
- 28 days left
- 10
- expected awards
- 81.089
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0003627 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.089, posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on July 6, 2026 and last updated on July 24, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $150,000,000. The agency has projected $150.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 10 awards. If the agency funds the expected 10 awards from the $150.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $15.0 million. 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. Applications close on September 8, 2026 - roughly 28 days from today. 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 -- $150,000,000
Close Date
September 8, 2026
Posted
July 6, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$150,000,000
Expected Awards
10
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Modification 000003: The purpose of this modification is to revise NOFO Part 1. Section I.A.1 is revised to correct the Topic Area 1b cost share to 20% and Section IV.C.2 is revised to delete the Environmental Considerations Summary and Environmental Impact Volume from the Summary of Application Requirements table. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. Despite increasing energy for demand, recovery efficiency for oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs can average less than 10 percent. This NOFO will enable rapid field deployment of a variety of novel technologies and processes related to improving primary and enhanced recovery with the goal of significantly improving resource recovery and accelerating industry uptake. This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. 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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Parent Grant Program
Fossil Energy Research and Development
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Jessica G. Sartor 304-285-0518 jessica.sartor@netl.doe.gov
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