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This inc= ludes a $293 million Request for Application (RFA),=E2=80=9C*The Genesis Mi= ssion: Transforming Science and Energy with AI* [ https://science.osti.gov/= -/media/grants/pdf/foas/2026/DE-FOA-0003612.pdf?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_sour= ce=3Dgovdelivery ].=E2=80=9D Through this RFA, DOE invites interdisciplinar= y teams to leverage novel AI models and frameworks to address over 20 natio= nal challenges spanning=E2=80=AFadvanced manufacturing, biotechnology, crit= ical=E2=80=AFmaterials, nuclear energy, and quantum information science.=E2= =80=AF The challenges include a topic on=C2=A0*Unleashing Subsurface Strategic Ene= rgy Assets*. Under this topic, applicants will be asked=C2=A0to leverage AI= tools to better understand chemical and hydrologic transport in the subsur= face, evolution of fractures in the upper crust, and/or control of subsurfa= ce fractures.=C2=A0 The RFA is open to interdisciplinary teams from DOE National Laboratories, = U.S. industry, and academia. Phase I awards will range from $500,000 to $75= 0,000 and support a nine-month project period. Phase II awards will range f= rom $6 million to $15 million over a three-year project period. Teams may a= pply directly to either phase in FY 2026, and successful Phase I teams will= be eligible to compete for larger Phase II awards in future cycles. *Phase I applications and Phase II letters of intent are due April 28, 2026= *. Phase II applications are due May 19, 2026. DOE=C2=A0will=C2=A0hold an i= nformational=C2=A0webinar=C2=A0about this RFA on=C2=A0Thursday,=C2=A0March = 26, 2026, at 3:00 pm ET;=C2=A0registration is required [ https://science-do= e.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_cByyhWASR72Do7yIDpe3_g?utm_medium=3Demail= &utm_source=3Dgovdelivery#/registration ]. For full eligibility, application instructions, and challenge details, see = the official RFA [ https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2026/DE= -FOA-0003612.pdf?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dgovdelivery ]. Registratio= n instructions and other details will be posted on this funding opportuniti= es page [ https://science.osti.gov/Funding-Opportunities?utm_medium=3Demail= &utm_source=3Dgovdelivery ].=E2=80=AF =20 =20 =20 =20 *View the Funding Opportunity* [ https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pd= f/foas/2026/DE-FOA-0003612.pdf?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dgovdelivery = ]=20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 HGEO logo white footer=20 *HYDROCARBONS AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY OFFICE *1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20585 202-586-6660 We recommend adding HGEO@public.govdelivery.com to your safe senders list. 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For Immediate Release
03/19/2026

Energy Department Announce= s $293 Million=C2= =A0to Support Genes= is Mission=C2=A0Nat= ional=C2=A0Science = and Technology Challenges

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Topics Include Creating an AI Tool to=C2=A0Understan= d=C2=A0Subsurface=C2=A0Complex= ities and=C2=A0Stored=C2=A0Energy=C2= =A0Sources

WASHINGTON=E2=80=94The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)=C2=A0has= =C2=A0announced funding to advance the Genesis Mission=E2=80=99s efforts to= tackle the nation=E2=80=99s most complex science and technology challenges= . This includes a $293 million Request for Application (RFA),=E2=80=9CThe G= enesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI.=E2=80= =9D Through this RFA, DOE invites interdisciplinary teams to leverage novel= AI models and frameworks to address over 20 national challenges spanning= =E2=80=AFadvanced manufacturing, biotechnology, critical=E2=80=AFmaterials,= nuclear energy, and quantum information science.=E2=80=AF

The cha= llenges include a topic on=C2=A0Unleashing Subsurface Strategic Ene= rgy Assets. Under this topic, applicants will be asked=C2=A0to lev= erage AI tools to better understand chemical and hydrologic transport in th= e subsurface, evolution of fractures in the upper crust, and/or control of = subsurface fractures.=C2=A0

The RFA= is open to interdisciplinary teams from DOE National Laboratories, U.S. in= dustry, and academia. Phase I awards will range from $500,000 to $750,000 a= nd support a nine-month project period. Phase II awards will range from $6 = million to $15 million over a three-year project period. Teams may apply di= rectly to either phase in FY 2026, and successful Phase I teams will be eli= gible to compete for larger Phase II awards in future cycles.

Phase I applications and Phase II letters of intent are due April 28, 2026= . Phase II applications are due May 19, 2026. DOE=C2=A0will=C2=A0h= old an informational=C2=A0webinar=C2=A0about this RFA on=C2=A0Thursday,=C2= =A0March 26, 2026, at 3:00 pm ET;=C2=A0registration is required.=

For ful= l eligibility, application instructions, and challenge details, see the official RFA<= /a>. Registration instructions and other details will be posted on this funding opportunities page.=E2=80=AF
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