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Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DE-FOA-0000862
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Feb 22, 2013
Creation Date:
Apr 24, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
May 03, 2013
Submission of a Concept Paper is required to submit a full application for this FOA. Concept Papers are required to be submitted prior to March 22, 2013 5:00PM EST.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
May 03, 2013
Submission of a Concept Paper is required to submit a full application for this FOA. Concept Papers are required to be submitted prior to March 22, 2013 5:00PM EST.
Archive Date:
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:
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:
Agency Name
Golden Field Office
Description
Amendment II
The purpose of this amendment is to add Section II.H. Payment, to clarify the intended method of reimbursement for awards made under this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Please see Section II.H on page 19.
Amendment I
The purposes of this amendment are to:
1) Modify the submission deadline for the full applications for this FOA to 5/3/2013; and
2) Modify the deadline for submitting questions regarding this FOA to 4/26/2013.
The solar industry has entered a phase of consolidation, thereby reducing or eliminating available funds for developing and adopting new manufacturing technology. This funding opportunity intends to spur PV and CSP manufacturing in the U.S. by aiding the development of innovative cost reducing and/or efficiency increasing technology in the manufacturing processes. Ideally, this opportunity will create the next generation of solar industry-standard manufacturing technology.
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 http://eere.energy.gov/financing/exchangeExchange/Manuals.aspx after logging in to 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.
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
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