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Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000661
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 19, 2012
Creation Date:
Dec 18, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
May 04, 2012
Requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted by 5:00PM EST on the dates indicated in the table in Part III.C. of the NOTA. Requests received after the submission due date/time will automatically be considered and reviewed in the next cycle.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Mar 29, 2013
Requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted by 5:00PM EST on the dates indicated in the table in Part III.C. of the NOTA. Requests received after the submission due date/time will automatically be considered and reviewed in the next cycle.
Archive Date:
Mar 18, 2014
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):
81.117
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Golden Field Office
Description
I. The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate additional due dates for submission. See Part III.C for the changes.
II. All other parts of the Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance remain unchanged.
III. All edits are highlighted in yellow to clearly call attention to the revisions that have been made.
Under this Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide technical assistance to the photovoltaic (PV) industry and other stakeholders in the form of validation testing and systems monitoring through DOE Regional Test Centers (RTCs). While the primary mission of the RTCs is to develop standards and establish the technical basis for bankability, the RTCs will also function as test beds for large-scale systems and provide independent validation of PV performance and reliability. Recipients of technical assistance will install PV modules and/or systems at all three RTC sites, if appropriate. Technologies may include photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) applications. The DOE/RTCs would provide the land, the grid tie, and the testing / data monitoring required to support an assessment of product/system performance, consistency of PV module quality, degradation rates, and/or PV system reliability issues.
Through this effort, the RTCs will develop standards and guidelines for validating the performance and operation of PV modules and systems. Recipients will benefit by acquiring third-party validation of the module or system performance which they may then compare with their prediction of performance. Recipients may also propose to ask the RTCs to develop models for predicting module or system performance instead of asking for verification of their own predictions.
Technical assistance will not be provided for research, development, or early-stage testing and evaluation. The focus of the RTCs is to accelerate adoption of renewable energy generation sources by helping U.S. PV manufacturers validate new commercially ready technologies.
DOE will not purchase hardware or otherwise provide direct funding to organizations selected from this Notice. Agreements are comprised of Technical Assistance only.
The full Notice of Technical Assistance (NOTA) is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Letters of Intent should be sent by email to RTC@go.doe.gov. Full applications must be submitted through the EERE Exchange website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE Exchange website. The Users' guide for applying to Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy?s (EERE) Announcements through the Exchange website can be found at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE Exchange website.
The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis
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