Opportunity ID: 142873
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | DE-FOA-0000651 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | SunShot Incubator Program |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Energy |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 81.087 — Renewable Energy Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 07, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | May 09, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | May 29, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | May 29, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Aug 29, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 12,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Prime recipients must be a startup business incorporated in the United States and must incur at least 60% of expenditures under the project, as measured by the Total Project Cost. For the purposes of eligibility to apply to this FOA, the term ?startup business? is defined as an entity with less than 500 employees not including the employees of any parent companies, subsidiaries or other affiliated companies. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Headquarters |
| Description:: | The DOE SunShot Initiative aims to reduce the installed costs of solar energy systems by 75% by the end of the decade, achieving grid parity for subsidy-free solar energy. SunShot drives American innovation through advanced research and development, strengthening domestic manufacturing and cutting-edge technology. If successful, the SunShot Initiative will ensure solar energy is a viable and economic source for the nation?s power needs and will significantly contribute to U.S. prosperity in the 21st century.
The SunShot Incubator Program facilitates American small business? transitions from a proof of concept or business plan to domestic commercialization or deployment. The emphasis on proposed activities should be focused on addressing barriers to scale-up, commercialization, and deployment by 2015. This funding opportunity seeks to create independent businesses which can fully support themselves and continue to grow after the end of the award period. This opportunity is not for creating a product, organization, service, or other entity or item which requires continued government support. Areas of programmatic interest include but are not limited to (1) photovoltaics, (2) balance of systems, (3) power electronics, (4) concentrating solar power, (5) tools to address non-hardware costs of solar energy, (6) plug-and-play wiring and installation techniques, (7) energy storage, and (8) other proposals that bring novel, non-incremental technologies that facilitate SunShot goals in any area of solar energy deployment to market. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | May 09, 2012 | |
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 81.087 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00096490 |
| Opening Date: | |
| Closing Date: | May 29, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Mary Barnes |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.2] |
| optional_forms | Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.087 | PKG00096490 | May 29, 2012 | View | Mary Barnes | Organization and Individual Applicants |