BILJA Grant Program Tracker
The BILJA Grant Program Tracker has been created to assist Tribal Nations with BIIJA programs. Program information will be updated as new information becomes available. If you need assistance, please contact us.
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Name of Program | New or Existing Program | Type | Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones | Tribes Eligible? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Extended Product System Rebates | New | Competitive | 27 May, 2022 – Public comments were due on guidance document for implementing the Extended Product System Rebate Program and the Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program | |||||
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Description: Provides rebates for qualified extended product systems (i.e. electric motor, electronic control, and driven load) Eligible Recipients: Purchaser of the qualified extended product system or manufacturer of commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that incorporates the qualified extended product system Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Energy Efficient Transformer Rebates | New | Competitive | 27 May, 2022 – Public comments were due on guidance document for implementing the Extended Product System Rebate Program and the Energy Efficient Transformer Rebate Program | |||||
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Description: Provides rebates to industrial or manufacturing facility owners, commercial building owners, multifamily building owners, utilities, or energy service companies for the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient transformer with a qualified energy efficient transformer Eligible Recipients: Owners of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service company that purchase a qualified transformer to replace an energy-inefficient transformer Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Building Training, And Assessment Centers | New | Competitive | Yes | Yes | ||||
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Description: To provide grants to institutions of higher education to establish building training and assessment centers to educate and train building technicians and engineers on implementing modern building technologies. Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Pre-Commercial Direct Air Capture Prize Competitions | New | Competitive | February 2022 - Comment period in response to Request for Information closed | |||||
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Description: Reauthorization of program to advance research, development, demonstration and commercial application of carbon capture technologies Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Solar Recycling Research & Development (s. 41007(c)(3)) | New | Competitive | August 12, 2022 - Concept Paper due. Full applications submission deadline October 17, 2022 | Yes | ||||
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Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of solar energy technologies Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, Tribal energy development organization, a Tribe, a Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | New Solar Research & Development (s. 41007 (c)) | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to advance new solar energy manufacturing technologies and techniques. Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, Tribal energy development organization, a Tribe, a Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Wind Energy Tech Recycling Research & Development | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of wind technologies Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, a Tribe, Tribal organization, Tribal energy development organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Enhanced Geothermal Systems and Pilot Demonstration | New | Competitive | May 13, 2022 – RFI closed on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EDG) Pilot Demonstrations | |||||
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Description: To support a program of research, development, demonstration and commercial application for enhanced geothermal systems Eligible Recipients: National Labs, Institutes of Higher Education, Multi-institutional Collaborations, Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Solar Energy Research and Development (sec 41007(c)(1)) | Existing | Competitive | September 1, 2022 - Concept paper due in response to Funding Opportunity Request. Full applications due November 10, 2022 (combined wind and solar technology programs) | Yes | ||||
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Description: To fund research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities to improve solar energy technologies. Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, tribal energy development, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | National Marine Energy Centers | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: To provide financial assistance to establish new National Marine Energy Centers and continuation and expansion of the research, development, demonstration, testing and commercial application activities at existing Centers. Eligible Recipients: Institutions of Higher Education or consortia Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Energy Auditor Training Grant Program | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: To provide grants to eligible States to train individuals to conduct energy audits or surveys of commercial and residential buildings to build the clean energy workforce, save customers money and reduce pollution. Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Wind Energy Technology Program (sec 41007(b)(1)) | Existing | Competitive | September 1, 2022 - Concept paper due in response to Funding Opportunity Request. Full applications due November 10, 2022 (combined wind and solar technology programs) | Yes | ||||
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Description: To fund research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities to improve wind energy technologies. Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, tribal energy development, Tribe, Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community based organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants | New | Competitive | September 16, 2022 - Comments due in response to Request for Information | |||||
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Description: Offers grants to small and medium-sized manufacturers to enable them to build or retrofit existing manufacturing and industrial facilities to produce or recycle advanced energy products in communities where coal mines or coal power plants have closed Eligible Recipients: Manufacturing firm—subject to size limitations Federal Cost Share: Not specified |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Provides grants to supply nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials Eligible Recipients: non-Profit Organizations Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Marine Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: To fund research, development and demonstration activities to improve marine energy technologies. Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner and National Labs Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Critical Material Innovation, Efficiency, And Alternatives | New | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: A program of research, development, demonstration and commercialization to develop alternatives to critical materials, to promote their efficient production and use and ensure a long-term secure and sustainable supply system Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Critical Material Supply Chain Research Facility | New | Competitive | March 31, 2022 - Comments in response to Request for Information closed | |||||
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Description: To support construction of a critical materials supply chain research facility. Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives (also known as section 247) | New | Competitive | September 6, 2022 – Request for Information closes on section 243 and 247 hydroelectric programs | |||||
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Description: To make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities for capital improvements Eligible Recipients: Non-Federal owners of qualified hydroelectric facilities Federal Cost Share: N/A |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Carbon Storage Validation and Testing (s 40305) | New | Competitive | June 27, 2022 - responses closed for comment on Notice of Intent | |||||
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Description: Establish a program of research, development and demonstration for carbon storage Eligible Recipients: Technology developers, industry, utilities, universities, national laboratories, engineering and construction firms, state and local governments. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilot Programs | New | Competitive | February 2022 - Responses to Request for Information closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: To establish a carbon capture technology program for the development of transformational technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, emission reductions, and environmental performance of coal and natural gas use, including in manufacturing and industrial facilities Eligible Recipients: State and local governments Tribal governments, technology developers, industry, utilities, universities etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling Research, Development and Demonstration Program | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides federal assistance to advance new clean hydrogen production, processing, delivery, storage, and use equipment manufacturing technologies and techniques. Eligible Recipients: Nonprofit and for-profit private entities, institutions of higher ed., national laboratories, consortia, state and local governments, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and other entities deemed eligible by the Secretary. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Preventing Outages and Enhancing Resilience of the Electric Grid (section 40101) | New | Competitive | September 2022 - RFI expected | Yes | ||||
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Description: To make grants to eligible entities to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electricity grid Eligible Recipients: Electric grid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners and operators, distribution providers, fuel suppliers. Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOI | Clean Energy and Power | Earth Mapping Resources Initiative | Existing | Direct Federal Spending/Cooperative agreement | A portion of FY22 funding allocated | |||||
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Description: To accelerate the U.S. Geological Survey mapping mission by providing integrated topographic, geologic, geochemical, and geophysical mapping, accelerating the integration and consolidation of geospatial and resource data, and providing an interpretation of both critical mineral resources still in the ground and critical mineral resources that may be reprocessed from mine wastes. Eligible Recipients: State Geological Surveys, Private Entities Federal Cost Share: No non-federal share required |
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| USDA | Clean Energy and Power | Watershed Rehabilitation Program | Existing | Technical and Financial Assistance | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides planning, design and construction for Department of Agriculture assisted dams to extend their service life and meet current safety requirements Eligible Recipients: States, cities, counties, towns, conservation districts, Federally-recognized Tribe or Tribal organization Federal Cost Share: 65% federal/35% non-federal. Waivers are not available |
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| USDA - Forest Service | Clean Energy and Power | Capital Improvement and Maintenance for Dams | Existing | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: Funds dams on National Forest System Lands in need of maintenance Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Federal Cost Share: Varies. |
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| DHS - FEMA | Clean Energy and Power | National Dam Safety Program | Existing | Direct federal spending and grants | July 15 - Applications closed for FY22 grants | |||||
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Description: To encourage establishment and maintenance of effective state programs to ensure dam, safety. A partnership of state, federal agencies and other stakeholders. Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: |
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| DHS - FEMA | Clean Energy and Power | Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams | Existing | |||||||
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Description: Makes available federal funds to eligible states for pass-through to non-federal governmental organizations or nonprofit organizations for the rehabilitation of dams that fail to meet minimum dam safety standards and pose unacceptable risk to life and property Eligible Recipients: States Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Energy Improvement in Rural and Remote Areas | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: In consultation with the Department of the Interior, will provide financial assistance to improve, in rural or remote areas of the US, the resilience, safety, reliability and availability of energy, as well as environmental protection from adverse impacts of energy generation Eligible Recipients: Cities, towns, or unincorporated areas with populations less than 10,000 inhabitants Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Civil Nuclear Credit Program | New | Credit | September 6, 2022 - application deadline extended for certification and sealed bids | |||||
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Description: To establish a Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program to prevent premature retirements of existing commercial nuclear reactors due to economic factors. The CNC Program will certify nuclear reactors for program eligibility, establish a process to accept sealed bids for credits from certified nuclear reactors, allocate credits to certified nuclear reactors and conduct periodic audits. Eligible Recipients: Certified nuclear reactors Federal Cost Share: N/A |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Battery Materials Processing Grants | New | Competitive | July 1, 2022 – Applications closed | Yes - the IIJA directs the Secretary to prioritize applicants who partner with Tribes | ||||
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Description: Grants for battery material processing to ensure that the US has a viable battery materials processing industry. Funds can also be used to expand domestic capacities in battery manufacturing and enhance processing capacity. Eligible Recipients: State and local governments, non profits, higher ed, etc. Federal Cost Share: 50% or above federal cost share |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants | New | Competitive | July 5, 2022 – submission deadline closed for full applications | |||||
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Description: To provide grants to ensure the US has a viable domestic manufacturing and recycling capability to support a North American battery supply chain. Eligible Recipients: State and local governments, non profits, higher ed, etc. Federal Cost Share: 50% or above federal cost share |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs | New | Competitive | March 21, 2022 - Request for Information closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: To support the development of at least 4 regional clean hydrogen hubs to improve clean hydrogen production, processing, delivery, storage and end use. Eligible Recipients: State and local governments Tribes, technology developers, industry, utilities, universities, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | State Energy Program | Existing | Formula | September 30, 2022 - States to submit Energy Security Plan | |||||
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Description: Funding to states to support electric transmission and distribution planning as well as planning activities and programs that help reduce carbon emissions in all sectors of the economy, including transportation and alternative transportation fuels and electrification Eligible Recipients: States, territories, D.C. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility | New | Grant | March 31, 2022 - applications closed for Request for Information | |||||
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Description: To demonstrate the feasibility of a full-scale integrated rare earth element extraction and separation facility and refinery. Eligible Recipients: Industry Partner Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program (s 40107) | New | Competitive | August 2022, Request for Information expected | |||||
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Description: Investment in qualifying Smart Grid investments that allow buildings to engage in demand flexibility or Smart Grid functions. Eligible investments include metering, control and other devises, sensors, and software, communications and broadband technologies and so forth Eligible Recipients: Utilities Federal Cost Share: 50 per cent cost-share of total costs |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis Program | New | Competitive | March 29, 2022 - comments closed on request for information | Yes | ||||
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Description: To establish a research, development, demonstration and deployment program for purposes of commercialization to improve the efficiency, increase the durability and reduce the cost of producing clean hydrogen electrolyzers. Eligible Recipients: Nonprofit and for-profit private entities, institutions of higher ed., national laboratories, consortia, state and local governments, tribes and tribal organizations, and other entities deemed eligible by the Secretary. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program | New | Loan/grant | ||||||
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Description: To establish and carry out a carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure finance and innovation program Eligible Recipients: State / Local / Public Authority Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program | Existing | Competitive | Agreements went into effect on 2/21 and 5/21; NRC licensing of reactors TBD | |||||
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Description: To fund two large demonstrations of advanced nuclear reactors for electricity generation Eligible Recipients: Industry Partners, National Laboratories, and Engineering and Construction firms. Federal Cost Share: |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Transmission Facilitation Program | New | Loan, Direct Financing, or Capacity Purchase | June 13, 2022 – Responses closed for Notice of Intent and Request for Information | |||||
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Description: To facilitate construction of electric power transmission lines and related facilities to enable greater clean energy growth and provide low-cost clean energy to more Americans Eligible Recipients: Transmission Developers Federal Cost Share: N/A |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program | New | Competitive | July 27, 2022 - Comments period on Notice of Intent closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: Establishes a carbon capture technology program for the development of 6 facilities to demonstrate transformational technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, cost, emissions reductions, and environmental performance of coal and natural gas use, including in manufacturing and industrial facilities Eligible Recipients: State and local governments Tribes, technology developers, industry, utilities, universities etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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