Entrepreneur in Residence

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	Federal Grant Title:	Entrepreneur in Residence
	CFDA Number:	81.087
	CFDA Description:	Renewable Energy Research and Development
	Federal Agency Name:	Golden Field Office
	Category of Funding Activity:	Energy
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-PS36-08GO98001
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Oct 23, 2007
	Creation Date:	Apr 08, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 08, 2008 The application due date for DE-PS36-08GO98001 has been extended to January 8, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Feb 07, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to established venture capital firms (defined as establishments primarily engaged in acting as principals (except investment bankers, securities dealers, and commodity contracts dealers) in buying or selling of financial contracts generally on a spread basis; principals are investors that buy or sell for their own account) with at least $10 million in funds available for energy efficiency and renewable energy technology investment and an overall current fund size of at least $100 million.

Grant Description

A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcementis found by scrolling tothe bottom of this page.This is a restricted eligibility announcement. In accordance with 10 CFR600.6(b), eligibility for award is restricted to established venturecapitalfirms (defined as establishments primarily engaged in acting as principals(except investment bankers, securities dealers, and commodity contractsdealers) in buying or selling of financial contracts generally on a spreadbasis; principals are investors that buy or sell for their own account).Eligible firms must certify that they have at least $10 million in fundsavailable for energy efficiency and renewable energy technology investment,anoverall current fund size of at least $100 million, a proven track recordoflaunching successful start up businesses, and must demonstrate previous EIRexperience. In addition, FFRDC contractors are not eligible for an awardunderthis announcement and may not be included as a team member.DOE is seeking to partner with leading Venture Capital (VC) firms in apilotprogram to develop robust Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) projects at threeofDOEs national laboratories  the National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL),Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Theprojects will identify and develop business cases to commercializepromisinglaboratory technology and give proven start-up entrepreneurs theopportunity towork directly with technical management and staff at a specified nationallaboratory to identify technologies that, when commercialized in start-upcompanies, will contribute to DOEs mission. Successful applicants willconduct technology assessments, identify market opportunities, formulatepreliminary business cases, and propose business structures for start-upenterprises, as well as recommend policy and business practicemodifications tothe national laboratories to further refine their approaches to movingtechnology into the commercial sector.Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed,completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to beconsidered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcementshould be submitted through the Submit Question feature of the DOEIndustryInteractive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov.VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov,thereare several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and BradstreetDataUniversal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the CentralContractRegistry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credentialprovider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouragedtoregister as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to completetheregistration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at1-800-518-4726 to verify successful registration. RegistrationInstructionsare found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in theFunding Opportunity Announcement. Note that Grants.gov does not currentlysupport the new Microsoft Vista Operating system, and the PureEdge softwareused by Grants.gov for forms is not compatible with Vista. Go tohttp://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#15 for additional information.Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, pleasecontactthe Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.ContactCenter hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm EasternStandard Time.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

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