Modification 0003 has been made to this FOA to change "two (2)Budget Periods are anticipated", to "one (1) Budget Period is anticipated" FOA AOI 4, within Section II.A.ii. of the FOA. See "FOA 2080 WPTO Research Mod 0003" under the "Documents" heading below.
Modification 0002 has been made to this FOA to make corrections in Section I B AOI 3 on page 41. See "FOA 2080 WPTO Research Mod 0002" under the "Documents" heading below.
Modification 0001 has been made to this FOA to correct the AOI 3 and AOI 4 Specific Technical Volume information on pages 76 and 77.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is issuing, on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled “Water Power Technologies Office 2019 Research Funding Opportunity.” This FOA addresses priorities in the following Areas of Interest:
Area of Interest 1: Hydropower Operational Flexibility
Area of Interest 1a: Quantify Hydropower Capabilities for Operational Flexibility
Area of Interest 1b: Operational Strategies for Increasing Hydropower Flexibility
Area of Interest 2: Low-Head Hydropower and In-Stream Hydrokinetic Technologies
Area of Interest 2a: Modular Technologies for Low-Head Hydropower Applications
Area of Interest 2b: Modular Technologies for River Current Energy Converter Applications
Area of Interest 3: Advancing Wave Energy Device Design
Area of Interest 4: Marine Energy Centers Research Infrastructure Upgrades
Please carefully review the complete FOA, which can be accessed under the "Documents" heading below.
FOA Q&A can also be accessed under the "Documents" heading. Please review the Q&A before submitting a question, as a similar question may already have been answered.
An informational webinar was held on April 11, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST. A copy of the webinar PowerPoint presentation can be accessed under the "Documents" heading below; recording is available at https://youtu.be/s2LpyJsUfzM
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