THE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (EERE) IS ISSUING FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) DE-FOA-0002922 ON BEHALF OF THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (HFTO), WHICH COORDINATES HYDROGEN ACTIVITIES WITH OFFICES ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOE HYDROGEN PROGRAM PLAN. THESE ACTIVITIES ALIGN WITH THE DOE NATIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN STRATEGY AND ROADMAP AND SPECIFIC DOE INITIATIVES. AWARDS MADE UNDER THIS FOA WILL BE FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT,[1] MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL). THIS FOA IMPLEMENTS SECTION 40314 OF THE BIL, WHICH AMENDED TITLE VIII OF THE ENERGY POLICY ACT (EPACT) OF 2005 TO INCLUDE A NEW SECTION 815, “CLEAN HYDROGEN MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING” AND A NEW SECTION 816, “CLEAN HYDROGEN ELECTROLYSIS PROGRAM.” THE FOA LAUNCHES THE FIRST PHASE OF FUNDING FOR THESE PROGRAMS AND WILL PROVIDE UP TO $750 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT THE BROADER GOVERNMENT-WIDE APPROACH TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN CLEAN HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES AND MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION AS THE NATION WORKS TO CURB THE CLIMATE CRISIS, EMPOWER WORKERS, AND ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE FOA PROVIDES FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION TO: IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, INCREASE THE DURABILITY, AND REDUCE THE COST OF PRODUCING CLEAN HYDROGEN USING ELECTROLYZERS TO LESS THAN $2 PER KILOGRAM BY 2026; ADVANCE NEW MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR CLEAN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND USE EQUIPMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOR ELECTROLYZER AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; AND CREATE INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO INCREASE THE REUSE AND RECYCLING OF CLEAN HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES. PLEASE SEE THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DOCUMENT AT HTTPS://EERE-EXCHANGE.ENERGY.GOV.