Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002519
The Natural Gas Demand Response Pilot Program (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0002519) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy, administered through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The program is focused on supporting research and development projects that will design, launch, and evaluate multiple regional pilot programs for natural gas demand response. In practical terms, the DOE is looking to fund real-world demonstrations that test how natural gas demand can be adjusted, shifted, or reduced during certain periods, using coordinated approaches that involve the key organizations responsible for delivering and regulating natural gas service.
The central objective of the opportunity is to solicit and award cooperative agreements for pilot efforts developed in collaboration with utilities, local distribution companies (LDCs), and public utility commissions (PUCs). That collaboration requirement is a major feature: proposals are expected to be grounded in operational reality and structured in a way that makes them relevant to utility planning and regulatory oversight. By emphasizing multiple, regional pilots, the FOA signals an interest in learning how demand response concepts for natural gas perform across different climates, customer mixes, infrastructure constraints, and regulatory environments, rather than relying on a single location or system type.
Awards under this FOA are made as cooperative agreements, which generally means DOE anticipates substantial involvement during the project period (for example, participating in project planning, reviewing progress, and helping guide technical direction consistent with the cooperative agreement model). The funding activity category is Energy, and the associated CFDA number is 81.089. The opportunity was created on September 9, 2021, with an original application closing date of December 31, 2021. The anticipated award structure included up to four awards, with an award ceiling of $2,500,000 per award, indicating mid-sized pilot demonstrations rather than purely conceptual studies.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to a wide range of entity types, subject to any additional eligibility details contained in the full announcement. As a result, potential applicants could include utilities and LDCs themselves, technology providers, universities, national laboratories, non-profits, and other organizations capable of conducting applied R&D and implementing a pilot program, especially where they can form credible partnerships with the relevant utility operators and regulators.
Overall, this FOA is aimed at moving natural gas demand response from theory toward deployable practice by funding regionally diverse pilot programs built with utility and regulatory participation. The expected outcome is a set of tested approaches, data, and lessons learned that can inform future utility programs and regulatory decisions about managing natural gas demand more flexibly and reliably.Apply for DE FOA 0002519
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Gas Demand Response Pilot Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 09, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 31, 2021. (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 $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- 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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