Inventions and Innovation (I and I)

The summary for the Inventions and Innovation (I and I) 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 Headquarters, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Inventions and Innovation (I and I): The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of EnergyEfficiency and RenewableEnergy (EERE) Golden Field Office (GO) is soliciting applications for theInventions and Innovation (I and I) Program. Through financial assistanceawards(Grants), DOE intends to provide financial support to fund the developmentofenergy saving technologies under the provisions of Section 14 of theFederalNon-Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-577.Projects that reduce energy consumption and have future commercial marketsmaybe eligible for financial and technical support through this competitivefunding opportunity process.The I and I Program is seeking applications for energy-saving technologiesin theconceptual (Category 1), and developmental (Category 2) stages ofdevelopmentas defined in Attachment 1 Stages of Development. Funds from this Programare restricted to U.S. demonstration sites. If an applicant is a priorCategory 1 award recipient applying for a Category 2 grant for the sametechnology, all research and development activities must be completed withsuccessful test results. A final report for the Category 1 project must beaccepted by DOE before the Category 2 application is submitted.The I and I Program will require pre-applications. Pre-applications willbeevaluated against the published criteria and program policy factors, andonlythose who submit pre-applications deemed worthwhile and innovative will beeligible to submit full applications in response to this fundingopportunity.Those who submit pre-applications that are not selected will not beeligible tosubmit a full-application under this funding opportunity.This mandatory pre-application requirement is the result of a programassessment. The mandatory pre-application requirement will better serveapplicants and reduce DOE's evaluation costs, thus making more fundsavailableto support additional selected projects. The pre-application screeningprocess will better utilize DOE resources, as the volume and content of thefull applications will be fewer and better targeted to DOE?s requirementsandneeds.All awards under this announcement will have requirements for reporting toDOE. Progress and financial status reports will be required on a quarterlybasis. Peer and/or technical review meetings will also be heldapproximatelyonce per quarter. Also, a detailed final report will be required at theconclusion of the project.Please note that Category 2 proposals need to include go/no go decisionpointswith the first decision point occurring within the 12-15 months after theproject starts. This will become the end of the project?s first budgetperiod. The second budget period should also be structured around majormilestones and will run for the remainder of the project. The project mustdemonstrate to DOE that it has met the identified objectives tied to thego/no-go decision point before it can proceed the next budget period. DOEwilluse these go/no go decision points to determine if the project will becontinued to the next budget period based on technical progress and alsofunding availability. DOE may appoint a peer review or technical reviewpanelto assist in evaluating the technical progress of each project and makerecommendations to DOE regarding the project.Prior to submitting a pre-application, potential applicants are stronglyencouraged to do a self-assessment using the optional Pre-ApplicationSelf-Assessment tool located on the I and I website athttp://www.eere.energy.gov/inventions/financial_propqa.html. The tool ishelpful in assessing whether or not an innovation is a good candidate for Iand Ifunding.Fact sheets for projects that have been funded previously can be found at:http://www.eere.energy.gov/inventions/resources_fact.html.The I and I Program has a historically high rejection rate. Please seeFundingOpportunity Description in the full announcement for detail informationconcerning rejection rates.Innovative technologies that fit within the scope of the EERE mission andprograms are of particular interest to I and I. Please refer tohttp://www.eere.energy.gov/ for additional information on the EERE missionandprograms to determine whether or not an innovative technology fits withinthescope of the EERE program umbrella.EERE programs include:- Biomass Program- Building Technologies Program- Distributed Energy and Electric Reliability Program- FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program- Geothermal Technologies Program- Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program- Industrial Technologies Program- Solar Energy Technology Program- Wind and Hydropower Technologies ProgramInterested parties should access the DOE Golden Field Office Home Page at,http://www.eere.energy.gov/golden/Funding.asp, and access the announcementinthe Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) web site by clicking ontheAccess link. The Golden Home Page also provides instructions onregisteringand submitting applications in IIPS. The Announcement can also be obtaineddirectly through IIPS at http://e-center.doe.gov by browsing opportunitiesbyContracting Activity and selecting the Golden Field Office folder. DOEwillnot issue paper copies of the announcement.