The application is due on July 22, 2009 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Please note: Important information re registration and other pre-submission requirements are included in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Please refer to the FOA for details.

Anticipated Award Date:
November 2009 - September 2010

Total Funding Available: $170,000,000

Award Instrument: Grants or cooperative agreements

Period of Performance: Up to 3 years

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible prime applicants include non-profit and for-profit private entities, institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and Indian tribes. Eligible sub-recipients include (a) foreign entities whose effort, in aggregate, does not exceed 33% of the total project costs and who provide the minimum required cost share for its own portion of the project, and (b) Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS), National Laboratories and federal agencies with scope and budget less than 20% of the total project cost.

Program Description

In this FOA the Department of Energy (DOE) focuses on areas associated with geothermal energy, including the validation of innovative exploration technologies, geothermal energy production from non-conventional resources, and geothermal data development, collection and maintenance. The DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) intends to continue its partnership with the geothermal community on geothermal systems research, exploration, demonstration, and development throughout the United States.

Cost Sharing

Topic Area 1: The DOE is seeking recipient cost share of at least 20% for Phase I and 50% for Phases II and III. However, they will consider a minimum cost share as low as 10% for Phase I and 25% for Phases II and III.
Topic Area 2: The DOE is seeking recipient cost share of at least 50% of the total project costs. However, they will consider a minimum cost share as low as 25%.
Topic Area 3: Recipient cost share is not required.

Topic Areas

Topic Area	Title	Total Estimated Federal Funding	Expected Number of Awards	Anticipated Award Size	Award Ceiling/ Floor	Anticipated Notice of Selection
1	Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies	$100 million	Up to 40	$3 million - $5 million	$5 million/ None	Nov. 15, 2009
2	Geothermal Energy Production from:	$50 million	Up to 20			Dec. 1, 2009
2(A)	Low Temperature Resources	TBD	TBD	$1.5 million	$2 million/ None	Dec. 1, 2009
2(B)	Geothermal Fluids Coproduced from Oil and/or Gas Wells	TBD	TBD	$1.5 million	$2 million/ None	Dec. 1, 2009
2(C)	Geopressured Gas Resources	TBD	TBD	$5 million	$5 million/ None	Dec. 1, 2009
3	Geothermal Data Development, Collection, and Maintenance	$20 million	Up to 5	$1 million - $20 million	$5 million/ None	Jan. 15, 2009