ALABAMA CARBON STORAGE: DATA SHARING AND ENGAGEMENT THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS FOA IS TO EXPAND ON PREVIOUS REGIONAL INITIATIVE (RI) PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES FACING COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, TRANSPORT, AND STORAGE (CCS) IN SPECIFIC REGIONS AS WELL AS ACCELERATE THE SAFE AND SOCIALLY EQUITABLE DEPLOYMENT OF ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST PROMISING DECARBONIZATION SOLUTIONS, CCS, BY ESTABLISHING TECHNICAL TEAMS POSSESSING BOTH (A) EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN CARBON TRANSPORT AND GEOLOGIC STORAGE, AND (B) THE CAPABILITY TO OFFER TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AND INFORMATION SHARING TO CCS AND STORAGE-BASED CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (CDR) STAKEHOLDERS. ANOTHER OBJECTIVE OF THIS FOA IS TO ENHANCE GEOLOGICAL DATA GATHERING, ANALYSIS, AND SHARING IN AREAS WHERE INDIVIDUAL OR HUB-SCALE STORAGE FACILITIES ARE LIKELY TO EMERGE.