Carbon Removal Innovation Support Program (GFO-22-901) Grant

The Carbon Removal Innovation Support Program (GFO-22-901) aims to fund innovative projects that utilize advanced technologies for the direct capture of atmospheric carbon. This initiative, created under Assembly Bill 209, offers cost-sharing for eligible applicants including those receiving federal awards or follow-on funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The program prioritizes technology research, development, and demonstration projects that do not benefit fossil fuel production.

This solicitation only applies to the Carbon Removal Innovation Support Program (CRISP) for projects that meet the requirements in Section I.D and the applicable federal Funding Opportunity Announcement.
The purpose of this solicitation is to provide cost share funding to applicants that apply for and receive one of the following:

• An award under an eligible federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and meet the requirements of this solicitation, or

Follow-on funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue research from a previously awarded federal grant that also received Energy Commission federal cost share funding under PON-14-308, GFO-18-902, or this GFO and the proposed project meets the requirements of this solicitation.
Background
This program was created under Assembly Bill (AB) 209 (The Energy and Climate Change budget bill, Chapter 251, Section 13, Chapter 7.8, Article 1, enacted in September 2022). The purpose is to implement advanced technologies for direct air capture of atmospheric carbon.
Program and Funding Areas:Eligible projects include, but not limited to, technology research, development and demonstrations and prototype and pilot research test centers to remove atmospheric carbon. Ineligible projects do not include a project to benefit petroleum or gas production, processing or refining through enhanced oil or gas recovery.