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DE-FOA-0003323: Water Power Innovation Network

AMENDMENT 00001: The purpose of this modification is to adjust the timeline for this FOA, which includes changes to the following dates and a revised Statement of Project Objectives template.

• Submission Deadline for Concept Papers
• Submission Deadline for Full Applications
• Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications
• Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations

AMENDMENT 00002: See details under Modifications on pages 2-4 of the FOA. Full details are included in the FOA. In summary, the purposes of this modification are to add clarity to the proposed programming and services during Budget Period 1; and clarify the Content and Form of the Concept Paper and Full Application to include language for the Technical Volume Work Plan and down-select deliverables. SOPO template included.

AMENDMENT 00003: See details under Modifications on pages 2-4 of the FOA. Full details are included in the FOA. In summary, the purposes of this modification are to update the Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications and Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations, add clarification to the down-select deliverables and add clear requirements to the Content for the Full Application regarding what information to include for Budget Period 1 versus Budget Period 2. Revised SOPO template included.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) is issuing this $4.8 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) “Water Power Innovation Network” to support business creation, entrepreneurship, and regional innovation for water power systems and solutions. WPTO enables research, development, and testing of emerging technologies to advance marine energy as well as next-generation hydropower and pumped storage systems for a flexible, reliable grid.

Through this FOA, WPTO seeks to fund new and/or expanded incubator or accelerator programs that enable entrepreneurship and accelerate water power innovation, business creation, and growth in communities and regions throughout the United States. Through this FOA, new and/or expanded incubators and accelerators in water power will be able to collaborate with one another and build a stronger water power innovation network in support of accelerating water power technologies to market.

Topic Area 1: Water Power Incubation and Acceleration. This topic area will fund programs that accelerate the commercialization and adoption of water power systems and solutions through incubation and acceleration programming and services that support entrepreneurs and small businesses in marine energy and/or hydropower.

Please see the full FOA in the DOCUMENTS section below.

Questions regarding the FOA must be submitted to WPTOFOA@ee.doe.gov.

Please note: In the event that an application experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk at EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Water Power Innovation Network”.

This FOA supports programs that enable entrepreneurship and accelerate water power innovation, business creation, and growth in communities and regions throughout the U.S. Through this FOA, new and/or expanded incubators and accelerators in water power will be able to collaborate with one another and build a stronger water power innovation network in support of accelerating water power technologies to market.

This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of the EERE’s intention to issue this FOA in the near term. All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions.