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Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000881
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 15, 2013
Creation Date:
May 22, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 15, 2013
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications at least 48 hours in advance of the submission deadline.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jul 08, 2013
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their applications at least 48 hours in advance of the submission deadline.
Archive Date:
May 22, 2014
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
12
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$30,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$10,000,000
Award Floor:
$250,000
CFDA Number(s):
81.135
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Advanced Research and Projects Agency - Energy Financial Assistance Program
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:
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Headquarters
Description
The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate changes to the Funding Opportunity Announcement, DE-FOA-0000881.
Accordingly, this modification:
1) Inserts certain deadlines, including the deadlines for the submission of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments;
2) Inserts language to Section E. Technical Performance Targets, Metric Description Primary Technical Targets 3.1 requiring submission of the REMOTE Calculator Tool to address primary technical target 3.1, Overall Process CapEx;
3) Inserts anticipated dates for selection announcement and award of funding agreements;
4) Revises the following sections of the FOA to provide guidance on required application forms and the content and form of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments: Required Documents Checklist and Sections IV.D, IV.E, IV.G of the FOA;
5) Inserts criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Full Applications;
6) Inserts criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Replies to Reviewer Comments in Section V.A.3 of the FOA;
7) Inserts program Policy Factors;
8) Inserts Full Application Notification language;
9) Inserts Administrative and National Policy Requirements;
10) Inserts Reporting requirements;
11) Clarifies that ARPA-E awards may not be transferred, assigned, or assumed without the prior written consent of a Contracting Officer;
12) Clarifies that if entities elect to retain title to subject inventions, they must file a patent application in a timely fashion;
13) Clarifies the conditions under which the U.S. Government may exercise its March-in Rights;
14) Inserts information concerning annual compliance audits for for-profit Entities;
15) Updates total amount to be awarded to $30 million; and
16) Updates Application and Submission Information Section to include guidance on REMOTE Calculator Tool for ALL Category 3 Full Applications.
To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. Notices of Intent, Concept Papers, Full Applications, and Replies to Reviewer Comments must be submitted through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/), ARPA-E?s online application portal. ARPA-E will not review or consider applications submitted through other means. For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ?ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide? (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). Templates for the Concept Paper, the Technical Volume of the Full Application, and the Reply to Reviewer Comments are provided as appendices to the FOA.
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.
