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DOE Office of Geothermal (formerly EERE Geothermal Technologies Office)

Connects DOE Office of Geothermal formerly EERE Geothermal Technologies Office in United States, connecting applicants through energy.gov for focused support programs.

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Programs5

Active grants1

Total grants4

About

The DOE Office of Geothermal, formerly the EERE Geothermal Technologies Office, funds research, demonstration, and commercialization for geothermal energy. It now sits under DOE's Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office after the 2025 reorganization, and its mission is to reduce the cost and risk of geothermal development across enhanced geothermal systems, hydrothermal resources, low-temperatur…

Programs & grants under this funder

Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator

Funds industry-led critical materials processing projects through DOE accelerator grants.

1 grant

Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator

Closed

$69M pool

Next-Generation Geothermal Field Tests & Resource Characterization

Funds large geothermal demonstrations and hydrothermal drilling innovation at national scale.

1 grant

DE-FOA-0003472 — Next-Gen Geothermal Field Tests (Round 1, Topics 1 & 6)

Between cycles

$171.5M pool

FORGE — Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy

Provides access to geothermal testbeds for field research and experimental resource studies.

OG-AMMTO Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator

Funds joint critical mineral extraction studies from geothermal resources for strategic supply.

1 grant

OG-AMMTO Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator

Closed

— pool

Wells of Opportunity (WOO)

Supports converting unused wells into geothermal production projects with integrated solutions.

1 grant

Wells of Opportunity (WOO) — Open FOA

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

Parent entityDOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (formerly EERE)

Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.energy.gov