Department of Energy Grant for Advanced Biofuels Production Technology

The purposes of this modification are to:

1. Modify the cover page application due date.

The following sentence is deleted:

?Application Due Date: August 13, 2012, 5:00 PM Eastern Time?

and replaced with:

?Application Due Date: September 10, 2012, 5:00 PM Eastern Time?

2. Modify the second paragraph of Section IV.E. Submission Dates and Times.

The following paragraph is deleted:

?Application Due Date
? Applications must be received by August 13, 2012, 5:00 PM Eastern Time. You are encouraged to transmit your application well before the deadline. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.?

and replaced with:

?Application Due Date
? Applications must be received by September 10, 2012, 5:00 PM Eastern Time. You are encouraged to transmit your application well before the deadline. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.?

All other terms and conditions of the Announcement remain the same.

Mod 000001: The purposes of this modification are to:

1. Modify the first paragraph in Section I.C.2.

The following paragraph is deleted:
?Acceptable feedstocks must be domestically available and compliant with the definitions provided in this section and Appendix A. The acceptable feedstocks proposed in response to this FOA must be shown to be domestically available in sufficient quantities to contribute meaningfully to the needed volumes of fuel as required for military purposes, or as described in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) goal of 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels by 2022 established by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).?

and replaced with:

?Acceptable feedstocks must be domestically available and compliant with the definitions provided in this section and Appendix A. The acceptable feedstocks proposed in response to this FOA must be shown to be domestically available in sufficient quantities to contribute meaningfully to the needed volumes of fuel as required for military purposes, or as described in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) goal of 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels by 2022 established by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007). The feedstock quantity required for meaningful contribution to RFS goals is termed a ?high impact feedstock? as defined in Appendix A of this FOA.

2. Modify the definition of ?High Impact Feedstock? in Appendix A.

The following definition of ?High Impact Feedstock? is deleted:

??High Impact Feedstock? is a feedstock that is domestically available and has the agronomically and ecologically sustainable ultimate availability potential of at least 100 million dry metric tonnes of biomass per year.?

and replaced with:

??High Impact Feedstock? is a feedstock that is domestically available and has the agronomically and ecologically sustainable ultimate availability potential of at least 50 million dry metric tonnes of biomass per year. Multiple feedstocks may be combined to satisfy this requirement if the proposed conversion technology is shown to be capable of converting each of the feedstocks that constitute the 50 million dry tonnes per year. Alternately, the feedstock must be domestically available and have the agronomically and ecologically sustainable ultimate availability potential to produce at least 1 billion gallons per year of an Acceptable Biofuel.?

Original FOA:
The intent of this FOA is to identify, evaluate, and select innovative pilot- or demonstration-scale integrated biorefineries that can produce hydrocarbon fuels that meet military specifications for JP-5 (jet fuel primarily for the Navy), JP-8 (jet fuel primarily for the Air Force), or F-76 (diesel). Integrated biorefineries proposed for this funding opportunity may employ various combinations of feedstocks and conversion technologies to produce a variety of products, but the primary focus must be on producing biofuels. Novel and highly innovative technologies are strongly encouraged. Topic Area 1 requests applicants to design, construct and/or operate an integrated pilot- or demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery in order to validate the proposed technology using an acceptable lignocellulosic or waste-based feedstock, to produce an acceptable biofuel. Processes are also eligible under this topic that can utilize advanced technology approaches for the efficient conver
sion of carbon dioxide (CO2) (rather than direct conversion of lignocellulosic biomass) directly to liquid transportation fuels. Topic Area 2 requests applicants to design, construct and/or operate an integrated pilot- or demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery in order to validate the proposed technology using an acceptable algal type feedstock, to produce an acceptable biofuel.

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 EERE Exchange can be found on the EERE website http://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.