U.S. Offshore Wind: Removing Market Barriers

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	Federal Grant Title:	U.S. Offshore Wind: Removing Market Barriers
	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-FOA-0000414
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
	Posted Date:	Feb 07, 2011
	Creation Date:	Feb 07, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 10, 2011 Letter of Intent Due Date: 03/11/2011, 7:00 PM EST Preliminary Application Due Date: 03/25/2011, 7:00 PM EST Invitations for Final Applications Sent: 05/13/2011 Final Application Due Date: 06/10/2011, 11:59 PM EST
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 10, 2011 Letter of Intent Due Date: 03/11/2011, 7:00 PM EST Preliminary Application Due Date: 03/25/2011, 7:00 PM EST Invitations for Final Applications Sent: 05/13/2011 Final Application Due Date: 06/10/2011, 11:59 PM EST
	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 Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program has issued U.S. Offshore Wind: Removing Market Barriers. This FOA will fund research activities to address market barriers limiting the deployment of offshore wind energy projects in the United States. These activities will fall within the following Topic Areas: Topic Area 1: Offshore Wind Market and Economic Analysis Topic Area 2: Environmental Risk Reduction Topic Area 3: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Development Topic Area 4: Transmission Planning and Interconnection Studies Topic Area 5: Optimized Infrastructure and Operations Topic Area 6: Resource Characterization and Design Conditions Topic Area 7: Impact on Electronic Equipment in the Marine Environment Within the defined topic areas, DOE will fund specific social, environmental and technical analysis, as well as engineering and planning activities required to complete the proposed scope of work.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Fania K. Gordon, Grants and Agreements Specialistfania.gordon@go.doe.gov
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