Amendment 2 issued 07/10/13
Amendment 1 issued 07/02/13
FOA document includes all Amendments. See document for details.
FOA Description:
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to establish a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute (Institute) to support U.S. prosperity and security; and that will contribute to the creation of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). The primary goals of the Institute are to revitalize American manufacturing and support domestic manufacturing competitiveness by driving innovation, and developing and accelerating adoption of next generation manufacturing technologies that will increase energy productivity, improve product quality, reduce cost, waste or pollution leading to increased domestic production capacity, jobs for American workers and regional economic development. The Institute established through this FOA will focus on wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors for power electronic devices
Funding from this FOA (including required cost share) is not permitted for construction of new buildings or for major renovation of existing buildings. Allowable costs include those necessary to house the Institute (including a possible lease for the first five years of the project), to make minor renovations as needed, and to purchase research equipment and instrumentation.