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ARPA-E UNLOCK subsurface resource recovery funding (oil, gas, geothermal, minerals)
Federal R&D funding for technologies that improve recovery and flow in subsurface oil, gas, geothermal, and mineral systems, including ARPA-E's UNLOCK SBIR/STTR opportunity (DE-FOA-0003631, $45M ceiling), enhanced geothermal and hydraulic fracturing innovation, and related DOE program priorities and appropriations.
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30 days back, 14 ahead · hollow = scheduledWhat's happening
Updated 6d agoARPA-E's UNLOCK SBIR/STTR opportunity (DE-FOA-0003631) is open to small businesses, seeking proposals to improve recovery and flow in subsurface oil, gas, geothermal and mineral systems, with up to $45M in ceiling funding. The one dated milestone in the items is a scheduled Grants.gov item on 2026-11-20 at 12:00Z. The items give no detail on what that date marks, and no other developments are reported.
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Contracts
1 contractARPA-E's UNLOCK SBIR/STTR solicitation (DE-FOA-0003631) carries a $45M ceiling, with a Grants.gov item scheduled for 2026-11-20.
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Forces at work
share of articles- Procurement & funding1 · 100%ARPA-E is soliciting SBIR/STTR proposals under UNLOCK for technologies that raise recovery and flow across oil, gas, geothermal and mineral subsurface systems, with a ceiling of up to $45M.ARPA-E · Grants.gov
What's next
Times ETSBIRARPA-EOct 21ARPA-E seeks small business SBIR/STTR proposals under UNLOCK to raise recovery and flow in oil, gas, geothermal and mineral subsurface systems, with up to $45M in ceiling funding.$45M ceilingCloses in 5 daysDOE eXCHANGE NOFO DE-FOA-0003631EnergyLifecycle2 linked
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1SBIRARPA-EOct 21ARPA-E seeks small business SBIR/STTR proposals under UNLOCK to raise recovery and flow in oil, gas, geothermal and mineral subsurface systems, with up to $45M in ceiling funding.$45M ceilingCloses in 5 daysDOE eXCHANGE NOFO DE-FOA-0003631EnergyLifecycle2 linked