Innovative Manufacturing Initiative

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	Federal Grant Title:	Innovative Manufacturing Initiative
	CFDA Number:	81.086
	CFDA Description:	Conservation 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-FOA-0000560
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 24, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 19, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 25, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 05, 2011
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	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: Information not provided
Grant Description: The purpose of this amendment is to make the following changes: Extend the Letter of Intent due date from August 1, 2011 to September 1, 2011; and extend the Application due date from August 25, 2011 to October 5, 2011. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0000560 Innovative Manufacturing Initiative, is to solicit Applications for funding cost-shared research and development of innovative manufacturing processes and materials technologies to advance the clean energy economy by increasing industrial and manufacturing energy efficiency, deliver the breakthroughs that the Nation needs to significantly reduce energy and carbon intensity throughout the economy over the coming decades, and revitalize existing manufacturing industries and support the development of new products in emerging industries. This FOA seeks Applications to select and fund research and development (R&D) projects beginning as early as Technology Readiness Level 2 (Applied Research) with efforts up through Technology Readiness Level 6 (Prototype) to advance the engineering and development of transformational manufacturing process and materials technologies that significantly improve the competit ive position of U.S. industry. In this FOA, innovative manufacturing technologies are broadly defined as new manufacturing processes, technologies, and materials that drastically reduce energy use in manufacturing without sacrificing product quality, production throughput, or system economics. The full Funding Opportuntiy Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website http://eere.energy.gov/financing/exchangeExchange/Manuals.aspx after logging into the system. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE Exchange website.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Thomas Nucci, Grants Management SpecialistIMIFOA@Go.doe.gov
Submit all questions to: IMIFOA@Go.doe.gov [IMIFOA@Go.doe.gov]
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