In-Water Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Device Testing Support

The summary for the In-Water Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Device Testing Support 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 Golden Field Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

In-Water Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Device Testing Support: The Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Wind and Water Power Program, is issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement entitled In-Water Wave Energy Conversion WEC Device Testing Support. The DOE, as described in detail below, is working closely with The Department of Navy to support and promote wave energy technologies. This FOA will support the testing of one WEC device at the Navy?s existing 30m Wave Energy Test Site located at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Only WEC buoy point-absorber device types are being considered for funding at this time.

Federal Grant Title:	In-Water Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) Device Testing Support
Federal Agency Name:	Golden Field Office
Grant Categories:	Energy
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000705
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	81.087
CFDA Descriptions:	Renewable Energy Research and Development
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 18, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 18, 2012
Posted Date:	May 17, 2012
Creation Date:	May 17, 2012
Archive Date:	Jun 19, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

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: The following domestic entities are eligible to apply for this announcement: (1) institutions of higher education; (2) nonprofit and for-profit entities; (3) State and local governments; and (4) consortia of entities (1) through (3). All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, except other Federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. Foreign entities are not allowed to apply as prime applicants. However, foreign entities may be a team member or participant on a domestic entity?s application, provided that the Federal funding for the work to be performed by foreign entities does not exceed 50% of the total Federal funding requested for the project. Applicants with foreign team members must explain how U.S. interest will be maintained. It is recommended that U.S. interests be maintained by the use of U.S.-produced goods and services to the fullest extent practicable and by dissemination of the results and lessons learned of the project to domestic stakeholders in the MHK industry.
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