Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002682
The Bioenergy Technologies Office Request for Information (RFI) on Community-scale Resource and Energy Recovery from Waste Solutions (DE-FOA-0002682) is a U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) outreach effort led through the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and administered by the DOE Golden Field Office. It is not a funding opportunity and does not make awards; instead, it is designed to gather real-world input that can shape future community-oriented organic waste programs and technical assistance efforts. The RFI is open-ended in terms of who can respond, inviting feedback from industry, universities, national labs, government agencies, and other stakeholders, with eligibility described as unrestricted unless otherwise clarified in the full RFI text on EERE Exchange.
At its core, the RFI is focused on community-scale approaches for turning organic waste into useful products such as energy, fuels, and other recoverable resources. EERE is explicitly trying to understand what outcomes matter most to communities, emphasizing three broad categories of impact: economic, environmental, and social. In practical terms, that means DOE is asking stakeholders to help identify which benefits communities prioritize most, such as local job creation and cost savings, reductions in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, improved local air and water quality, stronger waste management resilience, or community health and equity considerations. A major theme is effectiveness: DOE is seeking candid feedback on what would make a community program around organic waste more workable on the ground, including what barriers routinely slow projects down and what support would most improve adoption and long-term success.
A notable feature of this RFI is its particular interest in a defined set of organic waste streams that are common in many rural and peri-urban areas and are often challenging to manage: dairy manure, swine manure, food waste, municipal wastewater residuals (such as biosolids), and fats/oils/greases (FOG). By narrowing attention to these feedstocks, BETO signals that it is looking for insights tied to the operational realities of these materials, including collection and aggregation, contamination issues (especially with food waste), odor and emissions management, permitting and compliance, transportation logistics, seasonal variability, and the technologies and systems best suited for smaller or community-scale deployment.
The RFI also places special emphasis on rural community needs and the kinds of technical assistance that would be most valuable. While the document does not award money, its intent is to inform how DOE might design future support that rural communities can actually use, such as planning tools, feasibility analysis, technology selection guidance, financing and business model support, assistance navigating permitting and interconnection, best practices for community engagement, and strategies to ensure projects deliver tangible local benefits. In effect, DOE is using this RFI to map where communities are getting stuck and what expertise, templates, data, or partnerships would make resource-and-energy recovery projects easier to initiate, finance, permit, and operate.
Submission logistics are straightforward but specific. Responses had to be submitted electronically by email to CommunityWasteRFI@ee.doe.gov no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on March 11, 2022. The response needed to be included as an attachment to the email, provided in Microsoft Word format (.docx), and limited to no more than six pages using 12-point font and one-inch margins. If attachments exceeded 25 MB, DOE recommended compressing files (for example, using a zip file) to reduce the risk of delivery problems. Only electronic submissions were accepted, reinforcing that this was an information-gathering process rather than a formal grant application workflow.
Beyond written comments, BETO offered an optional opportunity for more direct input. Respondents could request a 30-minute individual discussion with a BETO staff member either to talk through what they submitted in writing or, if submitting a written response was not feasible or preferred, to provide input verbally instead. Requests for these one-on-one discussions also had to be made by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on March 11, 2022, using the same email address, after which BETO staff would follow up to schedule.
In the source listing details, the opportunity is categorized under discretionary opportunities with an activity category of energy and CFDA number 81.087, but it lists zero expected awards, underscoring that the purpose is program design input rather than funding distribution. The posting was created on February 1, 2022, and closed on March 11, 2022. The full RFI text was made available through EERE Exchange (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/), which is where stakeholders could find the specific questions DOE wanted addressed and any additional clarifications about scope, definitions, and how DOE intended to use the information gathered.Apply for DE FOA 0002682
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bioenergy Technologies Office Request for Information (RFI) on Community-scale Resource and Energy Recovery from Waste Solutions - DE-FOA-0002682" 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 Feb 01, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 11, 2022. (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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