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Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000115
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jun 29, 2009
Creation Date:
Jul 21, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 18, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 18, 2009
Archive Date:
Oct 29, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Energy
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
81.086
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Conservation Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Description
THIS FOA HAS BEEN AMENDED ONE (1) TIME. PLEASE READ
FOA AMENDMENT 000001 FOR
COMPLETE DETAILS AND UPDATED FOA INFORMATION. THE APPLICATION DUE DATE OF
AUGUST 18, 2009 HAS NOT CHANGED.
YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH FEDCONNECT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN
AWARD. The following paragraphs are for informational purposes ONLY. ALL
questions must be submitted through FedConnect. Application preparation
instructions, additional programmatic background information, merit review
criterion, etc. are included in the Body of the Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) which can be located in the upper right hand corner of
the
FedConnect Home Page for this specific FOA (DE-FOA-0000115). YOU MUST
FOLLOW
THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BODY OF THE FOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN
AWARD.
Projects under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will be funded,
in
whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5, (Recovery Act or Act). The
Recovery
Act¿s purposes are to stimulate the economy and to create and retain jobs.
The
Act gives preference to activities that can be started and completed
expeditiously. Accordingly, special consideration will be given to
projects
that promote and enhance the objectives of the Act, especially job
creation,
preservation and economic recovery, in an expeditious manner.
The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory
(NETL),
on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy¿s (EERE)
Building Technologies Program (BTP), is seeking applications under six
broad
Areas of Interest. Each Area of Interest includes several specific
Technical
Subtopics (which are described in further detail throughout this section)
as
follows:
Area of Interest 1: Advanced Building Control Strategies, Communications
and
Information Technologies for Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Technical Subtopic 1.1: Advanced Building Control Strategies and
Interfaces;
Technical Subtopic 1.2: Advanced Whole-Building Control Systems and
Information
Technology;
Technical Subtopic 1.3:Advanced Component Level Software and Hardware
Development; and
Technical Subtopic 1.4: Energy Control and Optimization Algorithms and
Tools
Area of Interest 2: Analysis, Design and Technical Tools
Technical Subtopic 2.1: Systems Engineering Tools for Very-Low Energy
Buildings;
Technical Subtopic 2.2: Scientific and Engineering Foundations for
Designing
and Operating Very-Low Energy Buildings; and
Technical Subtopic 2.3: Miscellaneous Electric Load (MEL) Prediction and
Modeling
Area of Interest 3: Building Envelope and Windows
Technical Subtopic 3.1: Window and Daylighting Technology Development;
Technical Subtopic 3.2: Envelope Technology Development;
Technical Subtopic 3.3: Building Envelope and Window Case Studies and
Demonstrations; and
Technical Subtopic 3.4: Production Engineering for R5 and Higher Windows
Area of Interest 4: Residential and Commercial HVAC and Crosscutting Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration Research
Technical Subtopic 4.1: Residential HVAC;
Technical Subtopic 4.2: Commercial HVAC; and
Technical Subtopic 4.3: Crosscutting Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Research
Area of Interest 5: Water Heating, Residential and Commercial Appliances
and
MELs
Technical Subtopic 5.1: Water Heating;
Technical Subtopic 5.2: Residential Appliances;
Technical Subtopic 5.3: Commercial Appliances; and
Technical Subtopic 5.4: Miscellaneous Electric Load Reduction
Area of Interest 6: Solar Heating and Cooling (SHC)
Technical Subtopic 6.1: Residential SHC R D; and
Technical Subtopic 6.2: Commercial SHC R D
DOE estimates that approximately $25-$75 million shall be available for
awards
under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). DOE will seek at least
20-50 percent applicant cost share with performance periods between 1 to 3
years.
The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis
with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is
arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the
current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown
in a light grey background.
