Opportunity ID: 249053

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: DE-FOA-0000973
Funding Opportunity Title:: Solid State Lighting Advanced Technology Research & Development – 2014
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Energy
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 8
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 81.086 — Conservation Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: Yes
Version:: Synopsis 3
Posted Date:: Dec 09, 2013
Last Updated Date:: Dec 10, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Feb 24, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Feb 24, 2014
Archive Date:: Sep 30, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 10,000,000
Award Ceiling:: $0
Award Floor:: $0

Eligibility

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:: Please see Section III of the Funding Opportunity Announcement for detailed elibility information.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: National Energy Technology Laboratory
Description:: Through research and development of solid-state lighting (SSL), including both light-emitting diode (LED) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies, the objectives of this opportunity are to: maximize the energy-efficiency of SSL products in the marketplace; remove market barriers through improvements to lifetime, color quality, and lighting system performance; reduce costs of SSL sources and luminaires; improve product consistency while maintaining high quality products; and encourage the growth, leadership, and sustainability of domestic U.S. manufacturing within the SSL industry.

The Topic Areas of Interest for this Announcement include topics for LED and OLED technologies:
Topic Area 1: LED Core Technology Research;
Topic Area 2: OLED Core Technology Research;
Topic Area 3: LED Product Development;
Topic Area 4: LED Product Development Novel LED Luminaire Systems;
Topic Area 5: OLED Product Development;
Topic Area 6: LED Manufacturing Research & Development; and
Topic Area 7: OLED Manufacturing Research & Development.

For additional information regarding Solid-State Lighting Research and Development, please see the program roadmap documents:
Solid-State Lighting Research and Development: Multi-Year Program Plan at (http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mypp2013_web.pdf) and
Solid-State Lighting Research and Development: Manufacturing Roadmap at(http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_manuf-roadmap_sept2013.pdf).

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 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.
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Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 3 upload URL Instructions Dec 10, 2013
Synopsis 2 The purpose of this synoposis modification is to correct the Additional Information URL listed under the Link to Additional Information.
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1

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