Key Dates:  Applications Due: July 22, 2009; 11:59 p.m. EST

Program Information: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) intends to continue its partnership with the geothermal community on geothermal systems research, exploration, demonstration, and development throughout the United States.

Grant Information: GTP's three-topic Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is focused on three topic areas associated with geothermal energy:

• Topic Area 1: Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies GTP's goal is to reduce the high level of risk during the early stages of geothermal project development by funding the validation of innovative exploration activities to locate undiscovered geothermal systems and increase the reliability of site characterization to prioritize target sites for energy production.
• Topic Area 2: Geothermal Energy Production from (A) Low Temperature Resources, (B) Coproduced Fluids from Oil and Gas Wells, and (C) Geopressured Resources GTP's goal is to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of geothermal energy production from these non-conventional geothermal resources.
• Topic Area 3: Geothermal Data Development, Collection, and Maintenance GTP's goal is to develop, collect, and maintain data for the entire United States (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories and commonwealths of the U.S.) for the NGDS in order to make geothermal data available to the public and reduce the risk associated with the initial stages of geothermal project development.

For More Information: The full grant description and application can be found through www.fedconnect.net, search Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000109.