Grant opportunity
Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies
Modification 000001: Issued to change the Full Application date; modified NOFO Part 1. No other changes have been. Please see the NOFO Part 1 for the full description of the modification. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve.
- Funder
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Deadline: 2026-09-08
- Deadline: 2026-09-08: Sep 8, 2026
- Award
- Up to USD 150,000,000; estimated total funding USD 150,000,000
- Applicant
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility". The following types of domestic
- Discipline
- Environment, Climate and Natural Resources
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- Jul 6, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies is an official Grants.gov cooperative agreement notice from National Energy Technology Laboratory. Modification 000001: Issued to change the Full Application date; modified NOFO Part 1. No other changes have been. Please see the NOFO Part 1 for the full description of the modification. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve.
Who can apply
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility". The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient of this NOFO: • Institutions of higher education (as defined in Title 20 U.S.C. § 1001) • For-profit organizations • Nonprofit organizations • State and local government entities • Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 5304)
What it supports
- Environment, Climate and Natural Resources
- United States
- Cooperative Agreement
Funding and duration
- Up to USD 150,000,000; estimated total funding USD 150,000,000
Deadline: 2026-09-08
Deadline: 2026-09-08: Sep 8, 2026
How to apply
Open the linked Grants.gov listing to review the full package, attachments, eligibility rules, deadline time zone and submission route.
Call details
Source-based overview
Modification 000001: Issued to change the Full Application date; modified NOFO Part 1. No other changes have been. Please see the NOFO Part 1 for the full description of the modification. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. Despite increasing energy for demand, recovery efficiency for oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs can average less than 10 percent. This NOFO will enable rapid field deployment of a variety of novel technologies and processes related to improving primary and enhanced recovery with the goal of significantly improving resource recovery and accelerating industry uptake. This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water.
Eligibility
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility". The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient of this NOFO: • Institutions of higher education (as defined in Title 20 U.S.C. § 1001) • For-profit organizations • Nonprofit organizations • State and local government entities • Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 5304)
Funding and benefits
Up to USD 150,000,000; estimated total funding USD 150,000,000
Themes and supported activities
Environment, Climate and Natural Resources
United States
Cooperative Agreement
Deadline and timeline
Deadline: 2026-09-08: Deadline: 2026-09-08: Sep 8, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Open the linked Grants.gov listing to review the full package, attachments, eligibility rules, deadline time zone and submission route.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.