DOE Announces up to $46 Million to Advance Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies and Drive National Goals

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for up to $46 million to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean-hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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Projects funded under this NOFO will improve the performance of technologies for hydrogen production, hydrogen infrastructure, and fuel cells, and will demonstrate hydrogen and fuel cells in a new, high-impact application.

These efforts are a key part of the Biden-Harris administration's coordinated "whole of government" approach to advancing clean hydrogen, as led by the Hydrogen Interagency Task Force.

Advancing and demonstrating critical hydrogen and fuel cell technologies will help to drive decarbonization across challenging sectors, such as heavy-duty transportation and industrial and chemical processes.

This initiative ultimately supports the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap vision of affordable clean hydrogen for a net-zero-carbon future and a sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy.

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Notice of Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0003439Funding Amount: Up to $46 millionDeadline for Concept Papers: November 20, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET

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DOE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) will administer this NOFO, which focuses on: scaling up advanced photoelectrochemical hydrogen-production processes, improving materials for hydrogen infrastructure, developing critical components for fuel cells in heavy-duty transportation applications, and demonstrating domestic hydrogen fuel cell electric motorcoach buses.

By improving key technologies, spurring deployment, and helping industry achieve economies of scale, activities funded by this NOFO will support the long-term viability of DOE's Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs and other commercial-scale hydrogen installations.

This NOFO will fund projects under the following topic areas:

• Topic 1: Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Water Splitting Device Scale Up
  
• Topic 2: High-Performance Materials for Hydrogen Service, Including Cryogenic and/or High-Pressure Conditions
  
• Topic 3: Sustainable High-Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes and Ionomers for Heavy-Duty Transportation Applications
  
• Topic 4: Domestic Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Motorcoach Bus Development and Demonstration
  

See HFTO's notice of funding opportunity announcement for topic summaries, review key dates, and learn how to apply in EERE eXCHANGE.

On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy transitioned from using a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to using a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) as the primary means of announcing new financial assistance award opportunities, in accordance with the OMB update to the Uniform Guidance: Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations.