Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0001461, Modification 000001: Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines

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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0001461, Modification 000001: Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines: The purposes of this modification are to: 1. Extend the date of the Informational Webinar from 8/8/2016 to 8/17/2016; 2. Extend the Submission Deadline for Concept Papers from 8/15/2016 to 8/29/2016; 3. Extend the Submission Deadline for Full Applications from 9/18/2016 to 10/16/2016; 4. Change the Expected Submission Deadline for Replies to Reviewer Comments from 10/14/2016 to 11/11/2016; 5. Change the Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications from 11/18/2016 to 1/15/2017; 6. Change the Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations to March 2017; 7. Remove references to FFRDC involvement in Sections III.B and IV.D to align with Section III.A of the FOA; and 8. Clarify in Section IV.C.i. that concept papers can address multiple sub-topics as described in Section I.B of the FOA. The modified Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announce a joint funding opportunity in support of the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines (Co-Optima) initiative. Eligibility for this FOA is restricted to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education (as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1001, in accordance with 2 C.F.R § 200.55), and non-profit research institutions that operate as a division under the U.S. Institutions of Higher Education. This restricted eligibility applies to both Prime Recipients and Subrecipients. The Co-Optima initiative seeks to accelerate the introduction of affordable, scalable, and sustainable high performance fuels for use in high-efficiency, low-emission engines. This first-of-its-kind effort brings together multiple DOE offices, DOE National Laboratories, and industry stakeholders to simultaneously conduct tandem fuel and engine research and development (R&D) and deployment assessment in order to maximize energy savings and on-road vehicle performance, while dramatically reducing transportation-related petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.