Development of Robust, Highly Efficient Fermentative Organisms for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol

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Development of Robust, Highly Efficient Fermentative Organisms for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol: A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcement is found by scrolling to the bottom of this page. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is requesting applications for the development of a highly efficient fermentative organism for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol, as a follow on request to the previously published Request for Information (RFI) DE-PS36-06GO96028. The organism must be able to survive a wide range of environmental conditions and be genetically stable. Only those applicants who are willing and able to take the strains to a commercial scale and have a sound business strategy to license and market the organism will be eligible for consideration. The applicant must identify its target high impact feedstock. A high impact feedstock is defined as one that is sustainable at quantities exceeding 100 million tons per year. For the purposes of this FOA, commercialization will be defined as the transition from research to routine operational application. It is the orderly sequence and implementation of actions necessary to achieve market entry and general market competitiveness of the selected fermentative organism. The term hydrolysate is considered the whole slurry, not only the liquor. Approximately $17,000,000 is expected to be available in FY07 for new awards under this announcement, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. An additional $10,000,000 is expected to be available in FY08 and FY09, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. 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 14 days to complete the registration process. We highly encourage each applicant to confirm all registrations (e.g., DUNS number, CCR, Credential Provider, and Grants.gov) at least 30 days prior to the announcement closing date. Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at [email protected] or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time.