Opportunity ID: 110873

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000566
Funding Opportunity Title: PV Manufacturing Initiative Part 2: SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent PV AT Home)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Other
Category of Funding Activity: Energy
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 81.087 — Renewable Energy Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Aug 02, 2011
Last Updated Date: Sep 15, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 14, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 28, 2011
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
Award Ceiling: $25,000,000
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: All entities incorporated in the United States are eligible to apply for this FOA as prime recipients, except nonprofit organizations as described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Golden Field Office
Description: I. The purposes of this amendment are to:

A) Implement an application Notification of Intent (NOI) requirement, due 09/30/2011, 5:00 PM Eastern Time. (p.15)

B) Add a manufacturing cost summary component to the Project Narrative application requirement. (p.16-17)

C) Add clarifying language to the Domestic Manufacturing Plan component of the Project Narrative application requirement. (p.18)

D) Add the Environmental Checklist (EF-1) as a mandatory application document. (p.21)

E) Revise the Requirement 1 language of the Merit Review Criteria to state the proposal will support the first industrial scale demonstration of 40MW or more of PV. (p.26)

F) Add clarifying language to Merit Review Criterion 2: Commitment to Domestic Manufacturing. (p.28)

G) Update the Expected Date for Selection Notifications and Expected Date for Awards to January and February 2012. (p.30)

H) Add clarifying language to the Domestic Manufacturing Requirement. (p.33)

I) Update various website links throughout the FOA Document.

II. The areas which have changed are highlighted in yellow within the Funding Opportunity Announcement.

III. All other parts of the FOA remain unchanged.

The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting applications for the first industrial scale demonstration of the applicant’s photovoltaic (PV) module, cells, substrates, or module components that will achieve lower cost per watt. The applicant needs to demonstrate lower cost targets over the next two years than the current market leading technology and enable the path to 1 dollar per watt system costs by 2020.

Significant non-Federal cost share is required, to be achieved in partnership with private capital and state and regional funds. This funding opportunity will address the currently unfulfilled and urgent need for a significant investment to assist the first industrial scale manufacturing of a new PV 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.

Link to Additional Information: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Todd C. Wilson, Grants Management Specialist
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

Email:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Sep 15, 2011
Sep 15, 2011

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000566
Funding Opportunity Title: PV Manufacturing Initiative Part 2: SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent PV AT Home)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Other
Category of Funding Activity: Energy
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 81.087 — Renewable Energy Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Aug 02, 2011
Last Updated Date: Sep 15, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 14, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 28, 2011
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
Award Ceiling: $25,000,000
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: All entities incorporated in the United States are eligible to apply for this FOA as prime recipients, except nonprofit organizations as described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Golden Field Office
Description: I. The purposes of this amendment are to:

A) Implement an application Notification of Intent (NOI) requirement, due 09/30/2011, 5:00 PM Eastern Time. (p.15)

B) Add a manufacturing cost summary component to the Project Narrative application requirement. (p.16-17)

C) Add clarifying language to the Domestic Manufacturing Plan component of the Project Narrative application requirement. (p.18)

D) Add the Environmental Checklist (EF-1) as a mandatory application document. (p.21)

E) Revise the Requirement 1 language of the Merit Review Criteria to state the proposal will support the first industrial scale demonstration of 40MW or more of PV. (p.26)

F) Add clarifying language to Merit Review Criterion 2: Commitment to Domestic Manufacturing. (p.28)

G) Update the Expected Date for Selection Notifications and Expected Date for Awards to January and February 2012. (p.30)

H) Add clarifying language to the Domestic Manufacturing Requirement. (p.33)

I) Update various website links throughout the FOA Document.

II. The areas which have changed are highlighted in yellow within the Funding Opportunity Announcement.

III. All other parts of the FOA remain unchanged.

The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting applications for the first industrial scale demonstration of the applicant’s photovoltaic (PV) module, cells, substrates, or module components that will achieve lower cost per watt. The applicant needs to demonstrate lower cost targets over the next two years than the current market leading technology and enable the path to 1 dollar per watt system costs by 2020.

Significant non-Federal cost share is required, to be achieved in partnership with private capital and state and regional funds. This funding opportunity will address the currently unfulfilled and urgent need for a significant investment to assist the first industrial scale manufacturing of a new PV 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.

Link to Additional Information: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Todd C. Wilson, Grants Management Specialist
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

Email:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000566
Funding Opportunity Title: PV Manufacturing Initiative Part 2: SUNPATH (Scaling Up Nascent PV AT Home)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Other
Category of Funding Activity: Energy
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 81.087 — Renewable Energy Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Sep 15, 2011
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 14, 2011
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
Award Ceiling: $25,000,000
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: All entities incorporated in the United States are eligible to apply for this FOA as prime recipients, except nonprofit organizations as described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Golden Field Office
Description: The U.S. Department of Energy is requesting applications for the first industrial scale demonstration of the applicant’s photovoltaic (PV) module, cells, substrates, or module components that will achieve lower cost per watt. The applicant needs to demonstrate lower cost targets over the next two years than the current market leading technology and enable the path to 1 dollar per watt system costs by 2020.

Significant non-Federal cost share is required, to be achieved in partnership with private capital and state and regional funds. This funding opportunity will address the currently unfulfilled and urgent need for a significant investment to assist the first industrial scale manufacturing of a new PV 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.

Link to Additional Information: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Todd C. Wilson, Grants Management Specialist
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

Email:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov

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