DOE Solicitations with Upcoming Deadlines

Recovery Act-Transportation Electrification–This FOA contains multiple Program Areas of Interest and closing dates as shown below. Area of Interest 1:  Electric Drive Vehicle Demonstration and Evaluation; Area of Interest 2:  Transportation Sector Electrification; Area of Interest 3:  Combined Proposals for Area of Interest 1 and 2; and, Area of Interest 4:  Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program. Application Due Date: Round 1: May 13, 2009 8:00 PM Eastern time. The Government is contemplating a Round 2 for the same Areas of Interest, contingent upon the outcome of Round 1 and the availability of appropriated funds. If the Government issues a Round 2, it will be issued under a separate Funding Opportunity Announcement number. 

Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000028 

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Recovery Act – Smart Grid Investment Grant Program–This Notice of Intent provides information on what types of projects qualify and how they will be evaluated, what entities are eligible to apply, the anticipated levels of federal funding per project, dates for application submission, and other requirements. DOE invites prospective applicants to submit comments that convey concerns or needs for clarification. The comment period, which is discussed in more detail in a later section, will end at 5:00 pm EST on May 6, 2009. After considering the comments, DOE will then issue the Funding Opportunity Announcement currently planned for June 17, 2009.

Current Closing Date for Applications: May 06, 2009    This is a Notice of Intent. The formal Funding Opportunity Announcement is anticipated for release on or about June 17, 2009

Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000058

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Recovery Act – Smart Grid Demonstrations–From funds made available by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) has issued this competitive FOA for Smart Grid Demonstrations. Smart Grid projects will include regionally unique demonstrations to verify smart grid technology viability, quantify smart grid costs and benefits, and validate new smart grid business models, at a scale that can be readily adapted and replicated around the country. The goal of this FOA is to demonstrate technologies in regions across the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that embody essential and salient characteristics of each region and present a suite of use cases for national implementation and replication. From these use cases, the goal is to collect and provide the optimal amount of information necessary for customers, distributors, and generators to change their behavior in a way that reduces system demands and costs, increases energy efficiency, optimally allocates and matches demand and resources to meet that demand, and increases the reliability of the grid. The social benefits of a smart grid are reduced emissions, lower costs, increased reliability, greater security and flexibility to accommodate new energy technologies, including renewable, intermittent and distributed sources. This FOA is issued in DRAFT form for comments only at this time.  Any questions or comments regarding the DRAFT FOA must be submitted to DOE via the FedConnect “Questions” feature outlined on the following page.  DOE will review all questions and comments submitted during the comment period.  DOE will attempt to respond to all questions and comments when the FINAL FOA is issued, and DOE will utilize them, as appropriate, in creating the FINAL version of the FOA.  The FINAL version of the FOA will be issued as a modification to the DRAFT FOA, and will specify a Due Date for applications in response to this FOA. Questions regarding DRAFT Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) only: Questions or comments regarding the content of the DRAFT announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect portal by May 6, 2009. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an interested party to submit questions and comments.  More information is available at  http://www.compusearch.com/products/fedconnect/fedconnect.asp. DOE will review the questions and comments submitted during the comment period, and utilize those comments in drafting the FINAL version of the FOA.  The FINAL version of the FOA will be issued as a modification to the current DRAFT announcement, along with the responses to the questions submitted during the comment period. Current Closing Date for Applications: May 06, 2009    

Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000036