The Frontier Innovation Track funds early-stage project teams piloting new carbon removal technologies or advancing research in target innovation areas. It offers low-volume prepurchase agreements and R&D grants with upfront payments and milestone-based payments. Applicants must demonstrate lab-scale proof of concept and preliminary stability data. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with selections announced twice yearly.
Eligible applicants are early-stage project teams with lab-scale proof of concept and preliminary stability data. For R&D grants, applicants must have secured staff, space, and equipment and be able to achieve results within about 18 months, sharing findings transparently.
