The Department of Energy is offering this grant to demonstrate integrated biorefinery operations under the Recovery Act.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) enables
DOE
to support renewable energy research, development, demonstration and
deployment
activities, which includes accelerating the development of biomass
technologies. Recovery Act funds specifically assist in expediting the
construction and deployment of ¿shovel-ready¿ projects and to create jobs.

Other requirements for Recovery Act projects can be found at Recovery.gov
and
in the OMB guidelines. All proposals must demonstrate the understanding
of and
compliance with Recovery Act intentions and OMB guidelines.

The intent of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will be to
select
integrated biorefinery projects that have the necessary technical and
economic
performance data that validates their readiness for the next level of
scale-up. In general, ¿integrated biorefineries¿ employ various
combinations
of feedstocks and conversion technologies to produce a variety of
products,
with the main focus on producing biofuels and bioproducts. Co- or
by-products
can include additional fuels, chemicals (or other materials), and heat and

power. For the purpose of this FOA, the term ¿integrated biorefinery¿ is
a
facility that uses an ¿acceptable feedstock¿ (as defined in the FOA), to
produce a biofuel or bioproduct as the ¿primary product¿ (as defined in
the
FOA) and may produce other products including additional fuels, chemicals
(or
other materials), and heat and power as co-products. These integrated
biorefineries would produce, as their primary product, a liquid
transportation
fuel that supports, depending on topic area, meeting the advanced,
renewable or
advanced biofuels portion of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007
(EISA) Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) or, depending on topic area, a
bioproduct
that substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products.

DOE encourages applications that propose novel or breakthrough
technologies and
those that include appropriate collaboration between and among industry,
academia, and DOE National Laboratories, FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research
and
Development Centers) or other government-funded facilities.

Use the Quick Start Guide to assist you with FedConnect:
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH FEDCONNECT AT
https://www.fedconnect.net/ TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.

To submit an application in response to this FOA, Applicants must be
registered
with FedConnect. Before you can register with FedConnect, you will need
the
following:

1. Your company¿s DUNS (including plus 4 extension if applicable). If you

don¿t know your
company¿s DUNS or if your company does not have a DUNS you can search for
it or
request one at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do .
2. A federal Central Contractor Registration (CCR) account. If your
company is
not currently registered with CCR, please register at www.ccr.gov before
continuing with your FedConnect registration.
3. Possibly, your company¿s CCR MPIN. If you are the first person from
your
company to register, FedConnect will need to create a company account.
Only a
person who knows your company¿s CCR MPIN can do this. To find out who this
is
in your company, go to http://www.ccr.gov/ and click Search CCR. Once
you¿ve
found your company, locate the Electronic Business Point of Contact.

After the initial FedConnect account is created, employees can register
themselves without
the MPIN. If you are not sure whether your company has an account with
FedConnect, don¿t
worry. Complete the registration form and FedConnect will let you know.

Applicants who are not registered with CCR and FedConnect, should allow at

least 21 days
to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be
started as
soon as
possible. For those Applicants already registered in CCR, the CCR
registration
must be updated annually at http://www.ccr.gov/Renew.aspx.

Questions regarding the content of the announcement must be submitted
through
the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an
interested party to submit questions, and to view responses to questions.
It
is recommended that you register as soon after release of the FOA as
possible
to have the benefit of all responses. More information is available at
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf.

DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a
similar
question and answer have already been posted on the website.

Questions pertaining to the submission of applications through FedConnect
should be directed by e-mail to support@FedConnect.net or by phone to
FedConnect Support at 1-800-899-6665.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) enables
DOE
to support renewable energy research, development, demonstration and
deployment
activities, which includes accelerating the development of biomass
technologies. Recovery Act funds specifically assist in expediting the
construction and deployment of ¿shovel-ready¿ projects and to create jobs.

Other requirements for Recovery Act projects can be found at Recovery.gov
and
in the OMB guidelines. All proposals must demonstrate the understanding
of and
compliance with Recovery Act intentions and OMB guidelines.

The intent of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will be to
select
integrated biorefinery projects that have the necessary technical and
economic
performance data that validates their readiness for the next level of
scale-up. In general, ¿integrated biorefineries¿ employ various
combinations
of feedstocks and conversion technologies to produce a variety of
products,
with the main focus on producing biofuels and bioproducts. Co- or
by-products
can include additional fuels, chemicals (or other materials), and heat and

power. For the purpose of this FOA, the term ¿integrated biorefinery¿ is
a
facility that uses an ¿acceptable feedstock¿ (as defined in the FOA), to
produce a biofuel or bioproduct as the ¿primary product¿ (as defined in
the
FOA) and may produce other products including additional fuels, chemicals
(or
other materials), and heat and power as co-products. These integrated
biorefineries would produce, as their primary product, a liquid
transportation
fuel that supports, depending on topic area, meeting the advanced,
renewable or
advanced biofuels portion of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007
(EISA) Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) or, depending on topic area, a
bioproduct
that substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products.

DOE encourages applications that propose novel or breakthrough
technologies and
those that include appropriate collaboration between and among industry,
academia, and DOE National Laboratories, FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research
and
Development Centers) or other government-funded facilities.

Use the Quick Start Guide to assist you with FedConnect:
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH FEDCONNECT AT
https://www.fedconnect.net/ TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.

To submit an application in response to this FOA, Applicants must be
registered
with FedConnect. Before you can register with FedConnect, you will need
the
following:

1. Your company¿s DUNS (including plus 4 extension if applicable). If you

don¿t know your
company¿s DUNS or if your company does not have a DUNS you can search for
it or
request one at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do .
2. A federal Central Contractor Registration (CCR) account. If your
company is
not currently registered with CCR, please register at www.ccr.gov before
continuing with your FedConnect registration.
3. Possibly, your company¿s CCR MPIN. If you are the first person from
your
company to register, FedConnect will need to create a company account.
Only a
person who knows your company¿s CCR MPIN can do this. To find out who this
is
in your company, go to http://www.ccr.gov/ and click Search CCR. Once
you¿ve
found your company, locate the Electronic Business Point of Contact.

After the initial FedConnect account is created, employees can register
themselves without
the MPIN. If you are not sure whether your company has an account with
FedConnect, don¿t
worry. Complete the registration form and FedConnect will let you know.

Applicants who are not registered with CCR and FedConnect, should allow at

least 21 days
to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be
started as
soon as
possible. For those Applicants already registered in CCR, the CCR
registration
must be updated annually at http://www.ccr.gov/Renew.aspx.

Questions regarding the content of the announcement must be submitted
through
the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an
interested party to submit questions, and to view responses to questions.
It
is recommended that you register as soon after release of the FOA as
possible
to have the benefit of all responses. More information is available at
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf.

DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a
similar
question and answer have already been posted on the website.

Questions pertaining to the submission of applications through FedConnect
should be directed by e-mail to support@FedConnect.net or by phone to
FedConnect Support at 1-800-899-6665.