Department of Energy: Vehicle Technologies Program Grant for Electric Vehicle Development

This department is offering the Vehicle Technologies Program Grant to support the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, aiming to make electric vehicles as affordable as gas-powered ones by 2022. The grant focuses on areas such as advanced materials, battery development, power electronics, HVAC systems, and fuels. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website by April 29, 2013. For more details and submission guidelines, refer to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement on the EERE Exchange website.

Opportunity ID: 218742

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	DE-FOA-0000793
Funding Opportunity Title::	Amendment 000003 Fiscal Year 2013 Vehicle Technologies Program-Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Energy
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	50
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	81.086 — Conservation Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 4
Posted Date::	Feb 01, 2013
Last Updated Date::	Apr 04, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 30, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Apr 29, 2013
Archive Date::
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 56,000,000
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 refer to Section III- Eligibility Information contained in the full announcement which is contained in the EERE eXCHANGE system.

All applicants must propose that at least 100% of the direct labor cost for the project (including contractor/subrecipient labor) will be incurred in the United States (including U.S. territories) unless the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the EERE that the United States economic interest will be better served through a greater percentage of work performed outside the United States.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Energy Technology Laboratory
Description::	Amendment 000003 to DE-FOA-0000793. To view the changes associated with amendment, please refer to the EERE Exchange website. This FOA supports the President?s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge with the goal of enabling U.S. companies to be the first in the world to produce electric vehicles that are as affordable for the average American family as today?s gas-powered vehicles within the next 10 years (by 2022). This FOA contains a total of 11 areas of interest in the general areas of advanced lightweighting and propulsion materials; advanced battery development; power electronics; advanced heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems; and fuels and lubricants. 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.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 4		Apr 04, 2013
Synopsis 3
Synopsis 2
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1