Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience

The summary for the Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience 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 Golden Field Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience: ***PLEASE NOTE: This FOA has been modified (DE-FOA-0002792.000001). Section III.A.ii and footnote 59 regarding FFRDC eligibility have been updated to indicate that, for Topic 4, only core members of the M2FCT consortium are ineligible to apply as subrecipients. Core national laboratories in M2FCT include Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.*** The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) hereby issues Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience,” that will address two unique areas of interest: one with topic areas focused on supporting the DOE Hydrogen Shot on behalf of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and a second EERE-wide topic area focused on grid resilience through a university research consortium. This FOA includes the following five topics under two Areas of Interest, as follows: Area of Interest 1: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies in Support of Hydrogen Shot Topic 1) HydroGEN: Solar Fuels from Photoelectrochemical and Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting Topic 2) Development and Validation of Sensor Technology for Monitoring and Measuring Hydrogen Losses Topic 3) Materials-based H2 Storage Demonstrations Topic 4) M2FCT: High Performing, Durable, and Low-PGM Catalysts/Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) for Medium- and Heavy-duty Applications Area of Interest 2: Improving Electricity Grid Resilience Topic 5) University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience Applicants must submit a Concept Paper by 5:00pm ET on the due date listed in the FOA to be eligible to submit a Full Application. Concept Papers and Applications will be accepted only through EERE eXCHANGE. Applicants that experience issues with submissions PRIOR to the Deadline: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance ([email protected]). The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) can be found at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ by searching for FOA number 2792.

Federal Grant Title:	Funding Opportunity in Support of the Hydrogen Shot and a University Research Consortium on Grid Resilience
Federal Agency Name:	Golden Field Office (DOE-GFO)
Grant Categories:	Energy
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0002792
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	81.087
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	December 1st, 2022
Original Application Deadline:	December 1st, 2022
Posted Date:	August 23rd, 2022
Creation Date:	August 23rd, 2022
Archive Date:	December 31st, 2022
Total Program Funding:	$60,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$20,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$750,000
Expected Number of Awards:	27
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	September 8th, 2022

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Individuals - For-profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Foreign Entities, Incorporated Consortia, and Unincorporated Consortia are also eligible. DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient, but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient. Exceptions to this are: • FFRDC members of the HydroGEN consortium are not eligible to apply as either a prime recipient or subrecipient under Topic 1. FFRDC members of the HydroGEN consortium are eligible to apply as a subrecipient under Topics 2, 3, 4, and 5. • FFRDCs that are core members of the M2FCT consortium are not eligible to apply as either a prime recipient or subrecipient under Topic 4. All FFRDC members of the M2FCT consortium are eligible to apply as a subrecipient under Topics 1, 2, 3, and 5. For Topic 5 of this FOA, United States universities are the only entities eligible to apply as prime recipients; however, all entities are eligible to apply as subrecipients. Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient, but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient. Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are eligible to apply for funding as a subrecipient, but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.
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