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University Coal Research

Program Information

Popular name

UCR

Program Number

81.057

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

To educate and train the next generation of engineers and scientists to help develop and contribute to a highly skilled, inclusive, and competitive U.S. workforce and economy. The primary objective is to fund research at U.S. colleges and universities that advances the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s mission of delivering transformative, integrated solutions to enable a sustainable, low-carbon energy future. Through an annual solicitation, applications are sought with the potential to overcome barriers in technology development and accelerate emerging technologies advancements in the field of fossil energy and carbon management. Please note that projects for this Assistance Listing after Fiscal Year 2021 will now be funded under Assistance Listing 81.089.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Five awards selected Five awards selected

  2. 2017

    Four awards selected

  3. 2018

    five awards selected

  4. 2021

    Seven awards made.

  5. 2022

    Seven (7) awards made

  6. 2023

    Seven (7) awards planned

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

A formal competitive opportunity announcement for applications was issued for the fiscal year 2022 program. Release date was July 2022.

  1. Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Public Law 83-703; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, Public Law 93-438; Research and Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, Public Law 85-934; Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93- 577; Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1980, Public Law 96-126; Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2004, Public Law 108-108, PL 109-58, Energy Policy Act 2005. N/A.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • State

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