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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000700
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Apr 12, 2012
Creation Date:
Apr 13, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 14, 2012
Application Due Date: 06/14/2012 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 14, 2012
Application Due Date: 06/14/2012 5:00 pm Eastern Time
Archive Date:
Sep 14, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
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:
The following domestic entities are eligible to apply for this FOA: (1) institutions of higher education; (2) non-profit and for-profit private entities; (3) State and local governments; and (4) consortia of entities (1) through (3). All types of domestic entities, including DOE/NNSA National Laboratory Contractors and non-DOE Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, are eligible to apply, except other Federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.
Foreign entities are not allowed to be prime recipients, however they can be sub-recipients with up to 25% of the proposed total project costs.
All applicants must disclose any organizational conflicts of interest in their application. Such conflicts will be considered during the compliance review. Any contractors and subcontractors currently working on earlier phases of the HAP Project are not eligible to apply.
Agency Name
Golden Field Office
Description
The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Power Program, is seeking applications from hydropower professionals to participate in the Hydropower Advancement Project (HAP) standard assessments activity.
The HAP standard assessments will identify opportunities to increase generation and value at existing hydropower facilities. Through this FOA, DOE will select teams to perform these standard assessments.
The selected teams will perform HAP standardized assessments as described herein and per the HAP documents associated with the standard assessments. The HAP documents are available at http://hydropower.ornl.gov/HAP/ and include the following:
1. Hydropower Technology Taxonomy (HTT)
2. Best Practices Catalog (BPC)
3. Assessment Manual
The selected teams will receive financial assistance in the form of a cooperative agreement and will complete HAP standardized assessments at five (5) or more hydropower facilities.
Assessment teams that are selected will be required to attend the HAP standard assessment training planned for October, 2012, and then to perform multiple HAP standard assessments as described herein and per the HAP documents.
The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov 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. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx after logging into the system.
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.
