The purpose of this Notice of Intent is to provide potential
applicants advance notice that the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Technology-to-Market Team in
the Office of Strategic Programs, a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
entitled “Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP)”, Number DE-FOA-0001271. The full Notice of Intent document is posted in the "FOA Documents" section below.
The Cleantech UP program seeks to catalyze clean energy
start-up formation on college campuses, support novel training and educational
opportunities that equip the next generation of energy entrepreneurs and
innovators across the country, establish a national-level training program and
competition for America’s top clean energy student entrepreneurs, and create a
sustained and diverse community to support student entrepreneurs.The mission of
EERE’s Technology-to-Market Team is to aid EERE technology offices and American
energy innovation stakeholders in addressing the technological and financial
barriers to bring new intellectual property to market. To advance this mission, the
Technology-to-Market Sub-Program supports a variety of commercialization and
entrepreneurship activities in partnership with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
national laboratories, universities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations
around the country. Existing activities
include the DOE National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition (DOE NCEBPC),
National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy, Lab-Corps, and Small Business
Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR/STTR);
past activities include the Innovation Ecosystem Development Initiative, i6
Green Challenge, Technology Commercialization Fund, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence,
and other initiatives.
NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Please
do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent. Prospective
applicants to the FOA should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas,
and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA. DOE plans to
issue the FOA around mid-February 2015. The applicant must first register and
create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for EERE eXCHANGE
can be found on the EERE website https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx
after logging in to the system.