Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001949
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), issued through the Golden Field Office, letting potential applicants know that DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), via the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), plans to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focused on creating an Energy Innovation Hub for energy-water desalination. The anticipated FOA is referenced as DE-FOA-0001905 and is expected to support a major, coordinated research effort aimed at making desalination significantly less energy-intensive and less expensive, with the end goal of improving access to clean, safe water.
The core idea behind the planned "Energy-Water Desalination Hub" is to build a world-leading center that can drive transformational advances in both science and engineering related to desalination. Rather than funding isolated projects, DOE is signaling interest in a highly collaborative hub model that brings together multiple research teams and disciplines under one umbrella. The Hub concept emphasizes integrated work across scientific and engineering fields and, where it makes sense, also includes economic analysis and public policy expertise. In practice, this means DOE is looking for an approach that connects fundamental research, technology development, and broader implementation considerations so that breakthroughs can move faster from concept to impact.
DOE also indicates that the Hub is intended to draw top talent from the full range of research and development performers. That explicitly includes universities, private industry, nonprofit organizations, and DOE National Laboratories, working together in a coordinated way. The expectation is that this kind of structured collaboration will accelerate progress and help the Hub function as a premier R and D center for energy-water desalination, potentially setting global direction for the field.
In terms of eligibility, the notice lists applicants as "unrestricted," meaning it is generally open to any type of entity, subject to any specific eligibility clarifications that might appear in the eventual FOA. The activity category is energy, and the CFDA number listed is 81.087. The funding instrument type is labeled "other," which often signals that the eventual award structure may not be a standard grant in the simplest sense, though the final mechanism and requirements would be defined in the FOA itself.
Two important administrative points are emphasized. First, this posting is not the FOA and not an application solicitation. Applications are not being accepted under this Notice of Intent, and there is no closing date because there is nothing to submit at this stage. Second, all details in the notice are explicitly subject to change. DOE could issue the FOA as described, issue a substantially different FOA, or decide not to issue a FOA at all. For those tracking the opportunity, the official location for updates and complete details is the EERE Exchange website (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/), where the full Notice of Intent and any future FOA release would be posted.Apply for DE FOA 0001949
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Energy-Water Desalination Hub" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. Applications are not being accepted through this Notice of Intent.. (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 $2.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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