Opportunity ID: 356688

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0003470
Funding Opportunity Title: Request for Information (RFI) Plant Genetic Engineering for Energy Applications
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Opportunity Zone Benefits
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 0
Assistance Listings: 81.135 — Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Oct 10, 2024
Last Updated Date: Oct 10, 2024
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 11, 2024 Responses to this RFI should be submitted in PDF format to the email address ARPA-E-RFI@hq.doe.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 11/11/2024. For further instruction, please review the RFI in its entirety at
https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 11, 2024 Responses to this RFI should be submitted in PDF format to the email address ARPA-E-RFI@hq.doe.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 11/11/2024. For further instruction, please review the RFI in its entirety at
https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
Archive Date: Feb 11, 2025
Estimated Total Program Funding: $0
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: This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not seeking applications for financial assistance. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITTUE A NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (NOFO). NO NOFO EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
Description: This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs.

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit input for a potential ARPA-E program focused on the development of tools to enable plant genetic engineering and synthetic biology. The goals for this potential program include the evaluation of technologies capable of:

1. Accelerating plant genetic modifications;
2. Increasing the range of genetic modifications possible; and
3. Decreasing the variability and reducing the difficulty of regenerating plants after genetic modifications.

ARPA-E seeks input from plant scientists, plant geneticists, molecular biologists, synthetic biologists, crop breeders, and robotics and machine learning engineers. Additionally, ARPA-E seeks input from other stakeholders in the plant biotechnology ecosystem, including seed producers, growers, plant transformation centers, and biotechnology companies. The questions listed are intended to assist relevant stakeholders in providing input on:

• Technological approaches to accelerating plant genetic engineering for traits of relevance to ARPA-E’s statutory goals;
• Success metrics to quantify the impact of new technological approaches to plant genetic engineering on innovation and discovery, trait development, and commercialization of improved crop varieties;
• Approaches to evaluating the technical feasibility of these strategies; and
• Factors for widespread adoption of these new technologies.

To view the RFI in its entirety please visit https://ARPA-E-FOA.energy.gov

Link to Additional Information: ARPA-E eXCHANGE
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

ARPA-E CO
arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov
Email:arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov

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