Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
Golden Field Office · Renewable Energy Research and Development (81.087)
Posted 4 Sept 2026 · About 2 months left
In plain terms
The US Department of Energy funds research and development to accelerate emerging chemical technologies using construction and demolition waste and other feedstocks, with awards from 2 to 20 million US dollars. Eligible US applicants include universities, nonprofits, companies, state and local governments, and individuals; applications in English are due by 1 December 2026.
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Summary
Modification 000002:
Updated Appendix A and the definition of “Construction and demolition waste”, also denoted as “C&D Waste”, to align with the programmatic authorizing statute for the Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office listed in NOFO Part 1, Section III.G. Statutory Authority.
• “Construction and demolition waste,” for the purposes of this NOFO and consistent with the statutory authorities1, refers to waste organic materials from buildings, roads and bridges, and other sectors, but not included in municipal solid waste. It includes wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood wastes (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings.
Updated Section III.D. Key Requirements and Section III.F. Applications Specifically Not of Interest to specify that target chemicals should have global annual markets or potential markets of at least 1 million metric tons.
• Previously this metric was given as U.S. production of at least 1 million metric tons.
Modification 000001:
Moved the application content requirement for Letter(s) of Commitment (LOCs) from Stage 2…
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Who can apply
- Academic or research institution
- NGO / civil society
- Government body
- Private company
- Individual
- Community-based organisation
Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: For profit organizations other than small businesses; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); City or township governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; State governments; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Independent school districts; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Individuals; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Special district governments; Small businesses; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); County governments
As one of the main goals of this NOFO is to move technologies quickly to market, participation of the following entities is limited as follows:
Institutions of higher education are eligible to participate as a recipient or subrecipient for Topic Area 1 but are only eligible to participate as a subrecipient for Topic Area 2.
Provided there is no conflict of interest, DOE FFRDCs3 are eligible to apply for funding as subrecipients but are not eligible to apply as recipients.
Non-DOE FFRDCs are eligible to participate as subrecipients but are not eligible to apply as recipients.
Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are eligible to participate as subrecipients but are not eligible to apply as recipients.
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is eligible to apply as a subrecipient, not as prime recipient.