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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to WindMfgFOA@ee.doe.gov. "]
[2,"All questions pertaining to EERE Exchange should be emailed to EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Include FOA name and number in subject line."]
[3,"All questions and answers pertaining to this FOA will be posted on EERE Exchange within this spreadsheet."]
[4,"DOE will attempt to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a similar question and answer has already been posted in this spreadsheet. "]
[5,"All questions should be submitted not later than 3 business days prior to the application due date. Questions submitted after this date will not be answered."]
[6,"Questions are assigned a number in accordance with when they are reviewed by DOE.  "]
[7,"Questions are assigned a topic area by DOE when reviewed."]
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["TIPS"]
[1,"Applicants may sort questions and answers in the question tabs of this spreadsheet by selecting the drop-down box arrow on the column headers and selecting any of the listed attributes."]
[2,"Applicants may search for questions and/or keywords by holding CTRL+F on the keyboard and typing in a phrase or keyword."]

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["ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-FOA0001214 - U.S. WIND MANUFACTURING:  LARGER BLADES TO ACCESS GREATER WIND RESOURCES AND LOWER COSTS"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2015-04-01","Application Reviews","Will applicants who receive an “encourage” notification be informed how many applicants (3? 10? 50?) have been “encouraged” to compete for the 2 planned awards?","There is not a public list of Concept Papers which are submitted, or public information posted on numbers of Encouraged or Discouraged Concept Papers. See Section IV.C. of the FOA for information on Concept Papers"]
[2,"2015-04-01","Intellectual Property","How will the EERE address existing IP data submitted?","Please see Section VIII Paragraph N of the FOA regarding treatment of data under EERE awards."]
[3,"2015-04-01",null,"Does the EERE anticipate additional follow-up funding FOAs?","At this time, no additional FOAs are anticipated for follow up funding.  However, we encourage you to monitor grants.gov/EERE Exchange for the latest funding opportunities your organization may be interested in applying for."]
[4,"2015-04-27","Eligibility","I am looking to offer my land to build a facility for Wind Manufacturing. Please let me know what opportunities are available.","Please review http://www.grants.gov/ and https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx for Funding Opportunity Announcements your organization may be interested in.  If you find a FOA that you are interested in applying for, please review the Areas of Interest of the FOA and the eligibility section to determine whether your organization is eligible to apply.\n"]
[5,"2015-05-01","Application Reviews","We received communication that our Concept Paper had an updated status. Upon logging into the site, we noticed that there were no Concept Paper reviewer comments other than the notification that we were encouraged and a brief Overall summary. Is it possible to request more detailed notes - if they are available - on our concept paper submission so that we may address any comments/issues in our full proposal submission?","The FOA Manager Overall Summary represents a succinct summary of concerns and issues identified by the Concept Paper Reviewers. EERE cannot provide detailed responses outside of this summary."]
[6,"2015-05-04","Due Dates","The current due date for Full Applications under FOA-0001214 is May 28. The annual AWEA Wind Power Conference is scheduled for May 18-22 in Orlando, followed by the Memorial Day holiday the next Monday. Would DOE consider an extension of the due date since many applicants may be attending the conference and observing the holiday?","The due date for Full Applications under FOA-0001214 has been extended to 06/04/2015. Please see the full posting in Exchange. Https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx"]
[7,"2015-05-07","Eligibility","Hello. We are a limited liability company (LLC). Please verify that as an LLC, we are sufficiently \"incorporated or otherwise formed\" to serve as Prime Applicant/Recipient and the lead of an unincorporated consortium. This question refers to P.9 of the FOA: \"The Prime Recipient/consortium representative must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or terriroty of the United States.\"","Please review Section III, Eligibility Information, to see if your organization meets the requirements. The Prime Recipient/consotrium representative must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States.  Please note, per the FOA, \"DOE will not determine whether you are eligible to apply or not\"."]
[8,"2015-05-25","Eligibility","I am interested in the subject and would like to submit a proporal. I wonder if a proposal addressing the operation of such large wind turbines, from both performance and resiliency perspectives, would be suitable to this program.\n\nAlso, would you be available for a short talk on the phone? Please let me know the best time to reach you.","Concept papers for this FOA were due by 4/17/2015. If a concept paper was not submitted by the due date, the interested party will not be eligible to submit a Full Application.\n\nPer Section III. F. of the FOA, \"EERE will not make eligibility determinations for potential applicants prior to the date on which applications to this FOA must be submitted. The decision whether to submit an application in response to this FOA lies solely with the applicant.\" Please carefully review Section I of the FOA to determine whether your proposed topic falls within an area of interest of this FOA.\n\nDOE personnel are not allowed to correspond directly with FOA Applicants. All questions and answers are posted to the FOA FAQs spreadsheet on EERE Exchange."]
[9,"2015-06-02","Due Dates","Given that multiple parties have submitted interest in submitting to this FOA prior to its deadline for a full application, it seems unreasonable and against the best interest of innovation in the United States for applications to be denied even if an initial concept paper submission deadline was missed in April. Can you please tell us how to appeal your decision to deny full applications for funding based on the grounds that an initial concept paper was not submitted in April? We have a strong belief that our project meets and exceeds the intent of your current FOA.","Unfortunately, the deadline to submit the concept papers was not extended. At this time, DOE is proceeding with the scheduld as published in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Due to work load planning, the schedule will not be changed at this time. Please continue to monitor Exchange and Grants.gov for future opportunities with DOE. Thank you."]
[9,"2015-06-01","Application Content/Format","The FOA states \"Cost/Benefit Analysis - The workplan shall include completion of a site-specific Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) analysis(es) indicating anticipated LCOE impact relative to an established baseline. Analysis methodology and baseline to be agreed upon in advance with DOE.\" \n\nHow do we go about agreeing on this in advance with DOE?","The workplan shall include completion of a site-specific Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) analysis(es) indicating anticipated LCOE impact relative to an established baseline.  The LCOE analysis methodology should be clearly provided with the application.  If an applicant is selected for negotiation of award the LCOE analysis methodology and baseline will require DOE approval."]

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["Pick List"]
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["Registration Requirements"]
["Webinar"]
["Eligibility"]
["Labs/FFRDCs"]
["Foreign Entities/Work"]
["Cost Sharing"]
["Due Dates"]
["Application Content/Format"]
["Intellectual Property"]
["Data Management"]
["U.S. Manufacturing Plan"]
["Application Reviews"]
["Technical Topics"]