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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000699
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 15, 2012
Creation Date:
Mar 16, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 06, 2012
Applications must be received on 4/6/2012 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 06, 2012
Applications must be received on 4/6/2012 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Archive Date:
Jul 06, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Other
Category of Funding Activity:
Energy
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$0
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
81.087
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Renewable Energy Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
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
Golden Field Office
Description
This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. DOE will not pay for information provided under this RFI and no project will be supported as a result of this RFI. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or financial incentives. DOE may or may not issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) based on consideration of the input received from this RFI.
Availability of population-size datasets and powerful computational tools is revolutionizing the study of technology evolution and technology diffusion. The SunShot Initiative seeks to examine how breakthroughs can be practically applied to accelerate the rates of solar energy technology evolution and deployment. This RFI describes a structure for a potential funding opportunity that is intended overcome the key challenges in pursuing these lines of investigation, including requirements for access to relevant data sources, multidisciplinary involvement, and executing pilot experiments. Respondents are asked to comment on the questions in the RFI. Respondents are encouraged to comment on the efficacy of the anticipated funding opportunity in achieving the SunShot cost-reduction targets and to comment on their interests in participating in such an opportunity.
All responses to this RFI must be delivered electronically in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format as an attachment to an email sent to the following email address: SunShot.SEEDS-RFI@go.doe.gov. Emails should have the subject line ?SEEDS RFI Response?.
The full Request for Information (RFI) is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the RFI and where to submit questions regarding the EERE Exchange system can also be found on the EERE Exchange website.
