Bioenergy Research Centers

The summary for the Bioenergy Research Centers grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office of Science, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Bioenergy Research Centers: The full text of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is located on FedConnect.Instructions for completing the Grant Application Package are contained in the full text of theFOA which can be obtained at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0001540&agency=DOE. To search for the FOA in FedConnect, click on “Search PublicOpportunities”. Under “Search Criteria”, select “Advanced Options”, enter a portion of the title“Bioenergy Research Centers”. Once the screen comes up, locate the appropriateAnnouncement.In order to be considered for award, Applicants must follow the instructions contained in theAnnouncement.Pre-applications are mandatory and must be submitted in accordance with instructions inthe Announcement using the DOE Office of Science Portfolio Analysis and ManagementSystem (PAMS), which is available at https://pamspublic.science.energy.govApplications must be submitted using Grants.gov.Applications submitted through FedConnect will not be accepted.
Federal Grant Title: Bioenergy Research Centers
Federal Agency Name: Office of Science
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0001540
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320432
CFDA Descriptions: Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
Current Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2016 Pre-applications are mandatory and m
Original Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2016 Pre-applications are mandatory and m
Posted Date: Mar 30, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 30, 2016
Archive Date: Oct 30, 2016
Total Program Funding: $445,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $30,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $12,500,000
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
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
A. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS1. INDIVIDUALSU.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are not eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization), but are eligible to participate as subawardees (team members).In addition, individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as a Program Director/Principal Investigator are invited to work with their organizations or as a subawardee to develop an application for assistance. Individuals from underrepresented groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for assistance.2. DOMESTIC ENTITIESFor-profit entities, educational institutions, and nonprofits1 that are incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular State or territory of the United States are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization) or subawardee (team member).DOE/NNSA National Laboratories are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization) or subawardee (team member).State, local, and tribal government entities are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs, other non-DOE GOCO contractors, and non-DOE GOGOs are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).3. FOREIGN ENTITIESForeign entities, whether for-profit or otherwise, are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).4. INCORPORATED CONSORTIAIncorporated consortia, which may include domestic and/or foreign entities, are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization) or subawardee (team member). Incorporated consortia must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States.Each incorporated consortium must have an internal governance structure and a written set of internal rules. Upon request, the consortium must provide a written description of its internal governance structure and its internal rules to the DOE Contracting Officer.5. UNINCORPORATED CONSORTIAUnincorporated consortia (team arrangements), which may include domestic and foreign entities, must designate one member of the consortium to serve as the prime recipient/consortium representative (lead organization). The prime recipient/consortium representative must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States.Upon request, unincorporated consortia must provide the DOE Contracting Officer with a collaboration agreement, commonly referred to as the articles of collaboration, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of each consortium member. This agreement binds the individual consortium members together and should discuss, among other things, the consortium's:• Management structure;• Method of making payments to consortium members;• Means of ensuring and overseeing members' efforts on the project;• Provisions for members' cost sharing contributions; and• Provisions for ownership and rights in intellectual property developed previously or under the agreement.B. COST SHARINGFor-profit entities, whether prime recipients (lead organizations) or subawardees (team members), are required to provide a minimum of 20% cost share for both Basic and Applied Research and Development (R&D) activities. This cost share will be based on the portion of the BRC budget proposed by each for-profit entity and must be at least 20% of the total allowable research and development costs of that entity. For all other non-Federal entities, cost sharing is encour
Link to Full Grant Announcement
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA-
Grant Announcement Contact
Michael D. Hill Contracting Officer 630-252-2338
[email protected]

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