Workforce Development Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Workforce Development Program
	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-PS36-09GO99013
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 23, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 23, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 26, 2009 In order to meet programmatic requirements.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	May 23, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility

State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education and Private Institutions of Higher Education.

Grant Description

A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement is found by scrolling to the bottom of this page. This announcement has restricted eligibility. Eligibility for award under this Funding Opportunity Announcement is restricted to colleges and universities with a campus located in the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area. The metropolitan area includes only the following Colorado counties: Denver, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Douglas, Adams, and Boulder. Institutions without a presence in at least one of these Colorado counties are not eligible to apply under this FOA. This geographical restriction is necessary for the program administrator to serve the needs of student and teacher interns located at NREL in Golden, Colorado (i.e., metropolitan Denver). Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOE is seeking Applications for a college or university in the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area to serve as the program administrator for certain DOE Office of Science activities conducted at NREL, including the workforce development program and various activities that support the performance of the annual National Science Bowl. Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement 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. Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currently incompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System and the new Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point. In order to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find a computer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such as Windows XP. If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get an error message when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire application will not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will not reach DOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MS Office 2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See the http://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf for detailed instructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can be identified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example sample.docx for a Word file. Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields in accordance with the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate the instructions, turn on the Help Mode (Icon with the pointer and question mark at the top of the form). Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

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