Funding Notice: Carbon Capture, Removal, and Conversion Test Centers

Office: Carbon Management
FOA number: DE-FOA-0003365
Download the full funding opportunity: FedConnect
Funding Amount: $127,500,000

Background Information

On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $101 million in federal funding for five projects to support the development of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, removal, and conversion test centers for cement manufacturing facilities and power plants. Accelerating the responsible development and deployment of technologies to capture CO2 emissions from industrial operations and power generation and to remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere will help reduce CO2 emissions, provide new job opportunities, and strengthen the Nation’s energy security.

Selectees

The five selected projects will support the establishment of test centers to cost-effectively research and evaluate technologies to capture and convert CO2 into products from utility and industrial sources or remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

Selectees include:

• The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois  
• Holcim US  
• Southern Company Services, Inc. 
• University of North Dakota EERC 
• University of Wyoming

A detailed list of the selected projects can be found here.

Key Dates

Additional Information

• Download the full funding opportunity on FedConnect.
• All applicants must register and apply on Grants.gov and submit questions through FedConnect