# Request for Information - Gauging Investor Interest in the Development and Commercialization of Subsurface Energy Technologies (DE-FOA-0003671)

**Plain-English Eligibility Score:** 43/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003671 |
| Title | Request for Information - Gauging Investor Interest in the Development and Commercialization of Subsurface Energy Technologies |
| Agency | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Status | posted |
| Posted / open date | 2026-09-03 |
| Close date | 2026-11-05 |
| Award ceiling | $2 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Estimated total funding | n/a |
| Funding category | Energy |
| Eligible applicants | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" |
| CFDA / Assistance listing | 81.089 |
| Summary | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to notify parties of its potential interest in connecting private capital/ public-private partnership programs to industry opportunities. This initiative provides HGEO’s technical expertise across the Office of Subsurface Energy’s three core program areas: Coal, Oil & Gas, and Geothermal. Ultimately, the goal is to use HGEO’s research and development (R&D) capabilities to support industry and capital.Through this RFI, DOE requests input from all stakeholders, particularly the financial sector, to gauge investor interest in the development and commercialization  |
| Agency contact | angela.bosley@netl.doe.gov |

## Why this score
- Eligibility is unrestricted.
- Only 0 days until the deadline.

Source: Grants.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) (https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363797). Last refreshed: 2026-11-03T18:08:06.385Z.
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