NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT DE-FOA-0000890

The purpose of this Notice is to provide potential applicants advance notice that the Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to issue, on behalf of the Geothermal Technologies Office, a Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000890) entitled Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE). NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Please do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent. This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of EERE?s intentions to issue this FOA in the near term. Prospective applicants to the FOA should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas, and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA.