H2theFuture Complementary Competitive Grants
In September 2022, a Greater New Orleans regional partnership was awarded a $50 million federal grant to develop a new energy cluster in South Louisiana, spanning the clean hydrogen life cycle, from R&D at Louisiana universities, to an end-use demonstration projects. This grant was awarded through Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge, a competition created by the American Rescue Plan Act.
Recently adopted federal legislation has established additional programs, which stand to benefit the region and complement the H2theFuture strategy. To build off of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, competitive opportunities – as created through provisions within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the CHIPS and Science Act – are identified below.
University Partners
- Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program ($2.5B, DOE)
- Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects ($2.5B, DOE)
- Industrial Emissions Demonstration Projects ($6.3B, DOE)
- Centers of Excellence for Resilience and Adaptation ($0.5B, DOT)
- Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs ($10B, DOC)
- Clean Energy Technology Prize Competition ($0.05B, DOE)
- Translation Accelerator ($6.5B, NSF)
- Fission for the Future ($1B, DOE)
- Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program ($0.25B, DOE)
- Carbon Sequestration Research and Geologic Comp. Science ($0.2B, DOE)
- Fusion Energy Research ($0.25B, DOE)
- Bioenergy Research Centers ($0.1B, DOE)
- National Clean Energy Incubator Program ($0.075B, DOE)
- Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants ($3B, DOE)
- Alternative Fuel and Low-Emission Aviation Technology Program ($0.3B, EPA)
State & Parish Partners
- Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs ($8B, DOE)
- Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal Hubs ($3.5B, DOE)
- Discretionary Grant Program for Charging & Fueling Infrastructure ($2.5B, DOT)
- Carbon Utilization Program ($0.3B, DOE)
- Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs ($10B, DOC)
- Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program ($1B, DOC)
- Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program ($0.25B, DOE)
- Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ($27B, DOE)
- Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants ($3B, EPA)
- Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles ($1B, EPA)
Port Authorities
- Port Infrastructure Development Program ($2.25B, DOT)
- Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports ($3B, EPA)
Manufacturers
- Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program ($2.5B, DOE)
- Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects ($2.5B, DOE)
- Industrial Research and Assessment Centers ($0.4B, DOE)
- Industrial Emissions Demonstration Projects ($6.3B, DOE)
- Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program ($5.8B, DOE)
Energy
- Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis Program ($1B, DOE)
- Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling ($0.5B, DOE)
- Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program ($2.5B, DOE)
- Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects ($2.5B, DOE)
- Future of Industry Program ($1B, DOE)
- Alternative Fuel & Low-Emission Aviation Technology Program ($0.3B, DOE
Utilities
- Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs ($8B, DOE)
- Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal Hubs ($3.5B, DOE)
- Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program ($2.5B, DOE)
- Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects ($2.5B, DOE)
- Fission for the Future ($1B, DOE)
