Description

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) intends to issue a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) entitled “Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs – Recurring Program” in the fourth quarter of 2024. The goal of this NOFO, along with potential subsequent re-openings and related solicitations (collectively, “the Program”), is to support the commercialization of direct air capture (DAC) solutions and the development of four regional DAC hubs. This Notice of Intent (NOI or Notice) describes a preliminary plan that will evolve during the Funding Opportunity development process. DISCLAIMER: The “Notice of Intent to Issue” is for informational purposes only; the Department of Energy is not seeking comments on the information in this notice, and applications are not being accepted at this time. Any information contained in this notice is subject to change. OCED plans to issue the NOFO via the OCED eXCHANGE website https://oced-eXCHANGE.energy.gov/. If applicants wish to receive official notifications and information from OCED regarding this NOFO, they should register in OCED eXCHANGE. When the NOFO is released, applications will be accepted only through OCED eXCHANGE. In anticipation of the NOFO being released, applicants are advised to complete the following steps, which are required for application submission: 1) Register and create an account in OCED eXCHANGE at https://oced-eXCHANGE.energy.gov. This account will allow the user to apply to any open OCED NOFOs that are currently in OCED eXCHANGE. Please note that potential applicants must create an account in OCED eXCHANGE even if the organization has already registered for an EERE eXCHANGE account. It is recommended that each organization or business unit, whether acting as a team or a single entity, use only one account as the contact point for each submission. Questions related to the registration process and use of the OCED Exchange website should be submitted to: OCED-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov 2) Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. Designating an Electronic Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC) and obtaining a special password called a Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) are important steps in SAM registration. Please update your SAM registration annually. Upon registration, SAM will automatically assign a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 3) Register in FedConnect at https://www.fedconnect.net/. To create an organization account, your organization’s SAM MPIN is required. For more information about the SAM MPIN or other registration requirements, review the FedConnect Ready, Set, Go! Guide at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/Marketing/Documents/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf 4) Register in Grants.gov to receive automatic updates when Amendments to a NOFO are posted. However, please note that applications will not be accepted through Grants.gov. (http://www.grants.gov/). All applications must be submitted through OCED eXCHANGE.