FY24 Energy and Emissions Intensive Industries | DE FOA 0003219

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The FY24 Energy and Emissions Intensive Industries (EEII) funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0003219) is a U.S. Department of Energy solicitation aimed at speeding up decarbonization in the industrial sector, with the broader policy objective of helping place the United States on a trajectory to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050. The core intent is to move beyond general industrial efficiency efforts and instead push progress in the toughest, highest-emitting industrial areas where emissions are hardest to eliminate and where targeted, subsector-specific strategies are needed to make meaningful reductions.

This opportunity is administered through DOE's Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) under its Energy and Emissions Intensive Industries program, and it concentrates on industries that account for a large share of industrial energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The FOA highlights priority subsectors including chemicals and refining, iron and steel, cement and concrete, forest and paper products, and food and beverage, while also noting other major industrial emitters such as glass and aluminum. In practical terms, the program is designed to support projects that improve industrial energy efficiency and reduce emissions in these sectors, recognizing that each has different processes, cost structures, and technical barriers that require tailored decarbonization approaches rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means DOE expects to have substantial involvement during the project period compared with a standard grant. The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding under the Energy funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 81.086. The issuing agency office is the DOE Golden Field Office. The eligibility field is listed as "Others," and applicants are directed to consult the full Funding Opportunity Announcement on EERE Exchange for the detailed eligibility rules and any specific requirements that apply to different applicant types, teaming arrangements, or cost share expectations.

From a scale and competitiveness standpoint, the FOA indicates an anticipated maximum federal award amount (award ceiling) of $7,000,000 per award and an expectation of roughly 36 awards, signaling an intent to fund a relatively broad portfolio of projects across multiple industrial subsectors rather than a small number of very large demonstrations. The opportunity was created on January 25, 2024, and the original application closing date is June 11, 2024. For the authoritative requirements, topic areas, application structure, merit review criteria, and compliance details, applicants are instructed to use the full announcement posted at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov and specifically review Section III.A of the FOA, which typically contains key eligibility and application submission information.

• The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24 Energy and Emissions Intensive Industries" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.086.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $7,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 36 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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