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DE-FOA-0002960: Large Wind Turbine Materials and Manufacturing

Closed Closed May 17, 2023 Opportunity DE-FOA-0002960 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$3.0 million
• Award floor$500,000
• Total funding$30.0 million
• Expected awards30
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Please see Section III of Funding Opportunity Announcement

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Conservation Research and Development awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $3.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (31% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

Modification 0002 Announcement Changes include updates to the submission deadlines on the cover page (Full Application and Replies to Reviewer Comments), as well as an update to the Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications. Modification 0001 Announcement Changes include updates to the following sections: 1) IV.D.xvii Transparency of Foreign Connections 2) Appendix C.2 Waiver for Performance of Work in the United States (Foreign Work Waiver) Large Wind Turbine Materials and Manufacturing Funding Opportunity Announcement. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being issued by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) on behalf of the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO). The goals of this FOA are to:• Further develop broad, foundational, manufacturing “platform” technologies and address gaps and barriers that are currently limiting use of composite materials in clean energy and decarbonization-related applications with wind energy applications as the primary FOA focus;• Enable additive manufacturing processes for rapid prototyping, tooling, fabrication, and testing of large wind blades;• Apply additive manufacturing to non-blade wind turbine components; and• Mature nascent technologies, processes, and methods that improve one or more aspects of advanced composites manufacturing, including automation, and sustainability (including recycling) of these materials. Applicants that experience issues with submissions PRIOR to the FOA Deadline: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov). The eXCHANGE helpdesk and/or the EERE eXCHANGE System Administrators (eXCHANGE@ee.doe.gov) will assist the Applicant in resolving all issues. Applicants that experience issues with submissions that result in a late submission: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission that results in a late submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov). The eXCHANGE helpdesk and/or the EERE eXCHANGE System Administrators (eXCHANGE@ee.doe.gov) will assist the Applicant in resolving all issues (including finalizing the submission on behalf of, and with the Applicant's concurrence).

Category: Energy.

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