Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003157
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Golden Field Office, issued a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge: Building Supply Chains" under funding opportunity number DE-FOA-0003157. This notice is categorized as a discretionary opportunity and uses an "Other" funding instrument type, which is typical for an RFI because the government is gathering input rather than offering financial assistance through a standard grant or cooperative agreement. The activity area is energy, and it is associated with CFDA number 81.087, which generally aligns with DOE energy-related programs.
This opportunity is not a call for project proposals or applications for funding. Instead, it is designed to collect feedback, data, and perspectives from stakeholders on how to build and strengthen supply chains that can support the SAF Grand Challenge. In practical terms, an RFI like this helps DOE understand market conditions, technology status, infrastructure gaps, bottlenecks, and near- and long-term actions that could accelerate sustainable aviation fuel production and delivery. The "Building Supply Chains" framing signals an emphasis on the end-to-end system needed to scale SAF, not just the fuel production technology itself. That typically includes feedstock sourcing, preprocessing and logistics, conversion facilities, supporting materials and equipment, transport and storage, blending and distribution to airports, quality control, and the broader ecosystem of standards, permitting, and workforce.
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity may submit information (for example, private companies, startups, universities, national laboratories, state and local governments, non-profits, trade associations, investors, technology providers, airlines, airports, farmers and foresters, and logistics firms), subject to any additional constraints that might be stated in the full RFI text. Because it is an RFI, the concept of "awards" is not really applicable. That is reflected in the listing showing expected awards as zero and an award ceiling of 2, which should not be interpreted the way it would be for a typical grant. In many federal postings, these fields can appear due to standardized forms even when the notice is purely informational and does not plan to make awards.
The RFI was created on September 21, 2023, and the original closing date for responses was November 2, 2023. Those dates indicate the window during which DOE intended to receive stakeholder input. Submissions made in response to an RFI generally inform DOE planning, including the design of future funding opportunities, research priorities, demonstration programs, or policy coordination efforts across agencies.
Overall, the core purpose of this RFI is to support DOE and federal partners in shaping a coordinated approach to scaling sustainable aviation fuel by identifying what is needed to build reliable, cost-effective, and resilient supply chains. For organizations interested in SAF, this type of notice is often an early signal of where government attention is headed, and it can be a useful opportunity to influence future solicitations by highlighting real-world constraints, investment needs, and actionable recommendations for accelerating SAF deployment.Apply for DE FOA 0003157
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge: Building Supply Chains" 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 Sep 21, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 02, 2023. (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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