Golden Field Office AI policy

For applicants

• In notices using NOFO Part 2 version 4.0 (for example DE-FOA-0003548), say in your project summary the extent to which you used generative AI, if at all, and how you used it to develop the application.[1]
• In those notices, you are responsible for the accuracy, authenticity, and authorship of the application, including any content developed with the help of generative AI tools.[1]
• Golden notices using Part 2 version 2.1 (for example the 2026 geothermal field tests NOFO) require any AI use in any part of the application to be appropriately attributed.[2]

Sources

1. [1]

   DE-FOA-0003548 Unleashing Tribal Energy Development, Notice of Funding Opportunity Part 2 (Version 4.0), Section 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application Use

   U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, March 25, 2026

   “You must indicate in the project summary the extent to which, if any, you used generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology and how you used it to develop your application or proposal.”

   “You are responsible for the accuracy, authenticity, and authorship represented in your proposal submission for merit review, including content developed with the help of generative AI tools.”

2. [2]

   DE-FOA-0003472 Next-Generation Geothermal Field Tests and Geothermal Resource Characterization and Confirmation, NOFO Part 2 MOD0003 (Version 2.1)

   U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, April 20, 2026

   “Any use of artificial intelligence in the creation of any part of an application for this NOFO must be appropriately attributed.”