Research and Development for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage

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	Federal Grant Title:	Research and Development for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage
	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-PS36-08GO98004F
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 24, 2008
	Creation Date:	Apr 24, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 23, 2008 Applications are due, by invitation only, by 05/23/2008.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Oct 24, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$6,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$6,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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

The only eligible applicants for this announcement are those who were invited to submit final applications following the preliminary application phase, which has been completed. No other applicants are eligible to apply.

Grant Description

Note: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA or announcement) includes two phases -- a preliminary application phase and a final application phase. Only applicants who were selected in the preliminary application phase are eligible to submit final applications under this FOA. A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is found by scrolling to the bottom of this page. The Department of Energys (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is requesting applications to support the Presidents Hydrogen Fuel and Advanced Energy Initiatives in developing a pathway to the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. To support these initiatives, this DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA or announcement) seeks to fund the research and development of viable hydrogen storage technologies for on-board vehicular applications. The application process includes two phases - a preliminary application phase and a final application phase. Only applicants who are favorably selected in the preliminary application phase will be eligible to submit final applications. The technical topic of Materials Discovery is the only eligible research area under this announcement. Research and development areas sought include new materials and concepts in the following areas: advanced metal hydrides, chemical hydrogen storage materials, carbon-based materials, high surface area sorbents including bridged catalyst (spillover) materials and conducting polymers, and other novel approaches. However, applications in the following areas will not be reviewed: hydrolysis of sodium borohydride, or pure, undoped single-walled carbon nanotubes as on-board storage media. For chemical hydrogen storage materials, off-board regeneration must be considered and concepts to meet DOE efficiency goals should be submitted. Applications for new materials with improved hydrogen storage gravimetric and volumetric capacity, hydrogen uptake and discharge kinetics, energy efficiency, operating temperature and pressure, cycle life, cost and durability of materials upon exposure to contaminants are appropriate. Development and application of new processes (such as mechanochemistry, sonochemistry, irradiation, electro/magnetism etc.) that can aid in the development of unique material properties (nanostructures, low cost manufacturing, etc.) are also applicable. Finally, the scope includes approaches for high throughput/combinatorial synthesis, screening and testing of storage materials and other novel characterization techniques that can aid in and be applied to the efficient discovery of new materials. Research and development of cylindrical high pressure or liquid on-board storage tanks and off-board storage are not sought under this announcement and will not be reviewed. However, novel concepts for conformable tanks and approaches for moderate pressure (d 150 bar) hybrid systems may be proposed. Such projects will typically be high risk, outside the box concepts but with technical credibility to meet targets and potential for high pay-off. A separate announcement (DE-PS36-08GO98005F), titled Laboratory Call for Research and Development for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage, offers opportunities for National Laboratories to submit applications as primary applicants. These two announcements are parallel to each other and projects will be evaluated and selected using the same criteria. The total funding ceiling for all new awards selected from both announcements will be $6,000,000, with no predetermined division of funding between the two announcements. In total, these announcements are expected to result in approximately 3 to 6 new projects to complement the Grand Challenge activities. Applications for this FOA must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement should be submitted through the Submit Question feature of the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouraged to register as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to complete the registration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at 1.800.518.4726 to verify successful registration. 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