In short
Golden Field Office notices built on DOE's NOFO Part 2 version 4.0 (for example DE-FOA-0003548, Unleashing Tribal Energy Development) require applicants to say in the project summary whether they used generative AI to develop the application, and how. They also state that applicants remain responsible for the accuracy, authenticity, and authorship of everything they submit. Notices built on Part 2 version 2.1 (for example the 2026 geothermal field tests NOFO) require that any AI use be appropriately attributed. Applicants should check Part 2 of their NOFO.
Requires disclosure. Applicants may use AI and must say where they used it.
For applicants
- In notices that use NOFO Part 2 version 4.0 (for example DE-FOA-0003548), applicants must state in the project summary the extent to which they used generative AI, if at all, and how they used it to develop the application. [1]
- In those notices, applicants are responsible for the accuracy, authenticity, and authorship of the application. This includes any content developed with the help of generative AI tools. [1]
- Golden Field Office notices that use Part 2 version 2.1 (for example the 2026 geothermal field tests NOFO) require that any use of AI in any part of the application be appropriately attributed. [2]
For reviewers
Golden Field Office has published no rules for reviewers.
Sources
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.
Any use of artificial intelligence in the creation of any part of an application for this NOFO must be appropriately attributed.
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