Overview of OBER Research: http://www.sc.doe.gov/ober/
Programs and Staff Contacts: http://www.sc.doe.gov/ober/restaff.html
Funding: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/

Carbon Management Science Program
http://cdiac2.esd.ornl.gov/index.html

Genome Programs
Microbial Genome Program
http://microbialgenomics.energy.gov/
http://microbialgenomics.energy.gov/2000report/

Human Genome Program
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis

Global Change Research Program
http://www.usgcrp.gov/

Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research (NABIR) Program
http://www.lbl.gov/NABIR
     Bioremediation of Metals and Radionuclides: A NABIR Primer
           http://www.lbl.gov/NABIR/generalinfo/primer/primer.html

Structural Biology Research Program
http://www.sc.doe.gov/ober/LSD/struct_bio.html

Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory
http://www.emsl.pnl.gov
 

Other DOE Offices Supporting Microbial Research
DOE is a major funder of nonmedical microbiology in the U.S. government. Some programmatic areas of microbial study are listed below.

Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science
    Renewable energy, carbon sequestration

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    Renewable energy, hydrogen production, ethanol production, organic acid synthesis, cellulose and lignin degradation

Office of Environmental Management
    Bioremediation research (organics)

Office of Nonproliferation and National Security
    Characterization and detection of potential biological warfare agents