The purpose of Modification 0003 is to update the Submission Deadline for
Replies to Reviewer Comments from Feb. 2, 2015 to Feb. 13, 2015.
To address and minimize the
regulatory and financial risks associated with wind power development in locations
with sensitive bat species, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind and Water
Power Technologies Office (WWPTO) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE) seeks to fund Research and Development (R&D)
projects that advance the technical readiness of bat impact
mitigation and minimization technologies.
This FOA will also support the field testing and evaluation of
near-commercial bat impact mitigation technologies, which if successful, will
provide regulators and wind facility owner-operators with viable and cost effective
tools to reduce their impacts on bats and ease the regulatory & financial
uncertainty related to the development and long-term operation of wind farms in
bat habitat.
The Exchange system is currently designed to enforce hard deadlines for Concept Paper and Full Application submissions. The APPLY and SUBMIT buttons automatically disable at the defined submission deadlines. The intention of this design is to consistently enforce a standard deadline for all applications.
Applicants that experience issues with submissions PRIOR to the FOA Deadline:
In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the Applicant should contact the Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov). The Exchange helpdesk &/or the EERE eXCHANGE System Administrators (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov) will assist the Applicant in resolving all issues.
Please click "FOA FAQs" under the "FOA Documents" heading below for Questions and Answers specific to this FOA.
A webinar was held on Wednesday, November 5. Click the link below to access the webinar. Please note that you will be asked to register.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/932768905