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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to DE-FOA-0002881.netl.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-FOA0002881 - Joint Office FOA Updated through 8.25.2023"]
["Question #","Topic","Question","Answer","Answer Posted on:  "]
[68,null,"In Exchange, on the Upload and Submit page, many of these optional documents are marked with a red asterisk, which usually indicates the document is required.  Since many of these optional documents do not apply for our proposal, we are concerned that leaving the upload boxes empty will result in an error when we submit our proposal.\n\nIf all documents with red asterisks are required, should we upload a document in that space that simply states that document is “Not Applicable”?\n","Users reported that the file appears to be required even though it may not be applicable.  EERE Exchange has been updated as “not required” for Subrecipient Budget Justification, DOE Work Proposal for FFRDC, and the Potentially Duplicative Funding Notice.  If any further issues are encountered, please upload a document that simply states that document is “Not Applicable”.","2023-08-25"]
[69,null,"We are working on the formatting for the final grant proposal. The FOA indicates “Use Calibri typeface, a black font color, and a font size of 12 point or larger”. Do the requirements allow for tables, charts, headers and sub headers to be in color?","Yes.","2023-08-25"]
[70,null,"The Budget Justification asks for a copy of the latest rate agreement with this application.  However, we do not see a place on the EERE system to upload our rate agreement.  Can you please let us know how we can provide our rate agreement?","This can be provided to the federal specialist who will be assigned to negotiate the award. No need to upload in EERE.","2023-08-25"]
[71,null,"The locations of work file was requested in Excel, but the form will only take PDF. We have submitted it as a PDF, but let us know if we should provide the Excel document.\n\nthe online form required some documents that were not applicable to our application and are listed as optional in the application (foreign waiver requests, authorization of FFRDC officer), so we have submitted documents that just say that these are not applicable to our application.","You can provide the other formats once a federal specialist has been assigned to negotiate the award.","2023-08-25"]
[64,null,"The FOA states the Community Benefits Plan must include : A summary of the applicant’s plan to attract, train, and retain a skilled and well-qualified workforce for construction  or alternatively  prevailing wages for construction . Our proposal does not include any construction or workforce training. Can we just note in our CBP that our proposal does not have these items?","Correct.","2023-08-18"]
[65,null,"Our team is in the process of applying for this grant under Topic 2B. In the Special Deliverables for this topic, we see that an outreach plan is required. However, we see no mention of an outreach plan under the Full Application Content Requirements (pp. 41-42 of the NOFO). If you can please advise us on where the outreach plan fits into the application, we would greatly appreciate it. Any guidelines (e.g. page limits) for the outreach plan would be helpful as well.","If selected for award, the outreach plan will be required as a deliverable during performance.  This is not required for the application. ","2023-08-18"]
[66,null,"Given FFRDCs will be funded independently of the remainder of the project team, is a Subrecipient Budget Justification required for a DOE FFRDC National Lab who is performing a portion of the work, in addition to the DOE WP and DOE Authorization Letter? Our understanding from previous responses is that the Subrecipient Budget Justification is not needed for FFRDCs regardless of the size of their budget. We wanted to confirm the instruction in the Q&A question 39 is an intentional deviation from this standard practice.","Question/answer 39 is accurate for this FOA.  All DOE/NNSA FFRDCs must submit a WP.  Any FFRDC subrecipient that is performing work estimated to be more than $250,000 or 25% of the total work effort, whichever is less, must also submit a Budget Justification.","2023-08-18"]
[67,null,"We have a question about subrecipient budgets. The NOFO states (page 53 / PDF page 65 – IV.D.xi), “Applicants must provide a separate budget justification for each subrecipient that is expected to perform work estimated to be more than $250,000 or 25% of the total work effort, whichever is less.” If a subrecipient is expected to perform work for LESS than $250,000/25%, may we submit a subrecipient budget regardless? Or, alternatively, would JOET prefer that this budget is included in either the prime recipient or another subrecipient’s budget spreadsheet?","For subrecipients that do not meet those thresholds, a budget justification is not required. However, an applicant may be asked to provide additional information during negotiations, to explain details of the stated budget, for purposes of determining acceptability of the proposed effort. ","2023-08-18"]
[56,null,"On page 22 the FOA states: “Applications to develop assessment or testing methodology that do not include conducting in-field assessment or training of state officials are discouraged.” Is it required that the training be in the field? For example, if our training is around interpretation and use of data, could training be virtual? ","Virtual training would be acceptable.  ","2023-08-15"]
[60,null,"I just want to confirm that there is no current and pending or other support document required for senior personnel for DE-FOA-0002881. I've read through the published FOA in detail and find no mention of it, but at every stage during our internal proposal review process I've received disbelieving pushback, so would like something in the Q&A I can direct them to.","Correct, current and supporting documents are not required for an application to be considered complete.  Please see the required documents and forms in Section IV.D. i. Full Application Content Requirements.","2023-08-15"]
[62,null,"On page 41 of the FOA, it states the SOPO has a page limit of 7 pages.  However, the SOPO template instructions state the SOPO shall not be more than 10 pages. Please confirm the correct page count.","The SOPO may not be more than 10 pages long, please follow the guidance on the template. DOE will correct the page count when the next amendment is processed. ","2023-08-15"]
[63,null,"Would we need to submit a SF-LLL with our application if we do not have a lobbying registrant? \n\nAs per application requirements, applicants must complete form SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. Could you please provide advise on how applicants should submit their response if they do not have any disclosable lobbying activities?","No you do not need to complete that form if it does not apply to you.","2023-08-15"]
[59,null,"The SOPO template given refers under D. Deliverables to a “Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist” I did not see any reference to this checklist in the FOA. Could you please identify where it can be found? And provide additional clarification as to what is required in this section of the SOPO?","Please see below link for examples that include the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist.  Forms are subject to change.                                                                                                                                                                           https://www.energy.gov/management/financial-assistance-forms-and-information-applicants-and-recipients                                                                                                                                        Regarding Section D of the SOPO, Applicants should include deliverables they believe appropriate for their project and topic area. ","2023-08-11"]
[58,null,"May an applicant request a different award amount?","Each topic area has an anticipated award amount, with a maximum award amount, per topic area. Applicants may receive an award up to the maximum amount, but it is not a requirement. Please see \"Anticipated Award Size, Funding Amount, and Cost Sharing Requirement\" in Section II.A.i of the FOA.","2023-08-11"]
[57,null,"* DOE Work Proposal for FFRDC, if applicable (see DOE O 412.1A, Attachment 3 \n\n* Authorization from cognizant Contracting Officer for FFRDC\n\nIf we will not be working with an FFRDC, can I just write on a word document that we will not be utilizing an FFRDC and submit that? \n\n* Foreign Entity Waiver Requests and Foreign Work Waiver Requests - For this form, I just wrote a document that we will not be hiring foreign workers. Is that sufficient?\n\n*Transparency of Foreign Connections - I don't believe this is applicable to us, but how would I know if it was?","If a particular form does not apply to the application, no need to include the form. You will see an \"(if applicable)\" statement in the title of the form descriptions. \n\nFor the Transparency of Foreign Connections information, please read through Section IV.D. xix. Transparency of Foreign Connections.  This section is not marked \"if applicable\" so it is required. If a particular paragraph does not apply, simply respond with a \"not applicable\" type of statement.  If DOE requires additional information or has clarifying questions, they will be provided to the applicant.","2023-08-11"]
[54,null,"We have a question about letters of commitment: If a project will involve collaboration between several departments / offices of one municipal government, would JOET like to see letters of commitment to demonstrate the commitment of each department / office to carry out their role? ","One LOC will suffice for the government, but separate paragraphs from each department may be a good compromise to show multiple areas of support but reduce the administrative burden of the submission.","2023-08-03"]
[55,null,"I am preparing to submit our full application, but not sure what to do for this attachment (Duplicate Funding Notice). Is there a form or do I have to write something up? This is my first time seeing this so I'm not sure what to do. Please advise.","There is no required template or form for the Potentially Duplicative Funding Notice.  One option is to use the Current and Pending Support form found at: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/senior-personnel-documents#current-and-pending-other-support-5db   NSF CP(O)S 23-1","2023-08-03"]
[53,null,"Do subrecipients that are not contributing to the cost share need to complete a Letter of Commitment? If not, then do they need to submit a letter of support or any other supporting documentation? \n\nWe are also working with other community organizations. If their work is not related to the Community Benefits Plan portion of the FOA, do these organizations need to submit letters of support, community partnership letters or any other supporting documentation?","\"Letters of commitment are required from all subrecipient and third-party cost share providers.\"  See IV.D.iv. of the FOA.   A subrecipient not providing cost share would submit a Letter of support (see also Section IV.D.iv.)                                                                                                      Letters of support should be submitted for those entities holding a \"substantive\" role.  The determination of \"substantive\" resides with the applicant.  For additional requirements, see also Section IV.D.xi. Subrecipient Budget Justification (if applicable). \n ","2023-07-28"]
[51,null,"Our concept paper has been encouraged to go for full application and we are gathering resumes from our project partners. We are wondering if it is required that every person submit a 3-page resume. In our case we have partnered with 25 Clean Cities Coalitions, and then each person needs to submit a 3 page resume? In the chart it sounds as if the limit is a 3-page resume per person, but then the descriptive language reads differently.\n\nCan you provide clarification on which is acceptable? Up to a 3 page resume or a 3 page resume requirement per person?\n","As per Section IV.D.iii., resumes should be provided for each project manager and key personnel.  Resumes should be a maximum of 3 pages in length. ","2023-07-25"]
[52,null,"We are working on a full proposal for this call. In several places of the FOA, there are references to a single principal investigator / lead project manager (e.g. the Cover Page of the Technical Volume). Are multiple PIs allowed under this FOA?","One main PI should be identified. You may have additional team members that serve in leadership roles while contributing towards the objectives of the project. However, for ease of communication and identification of roles in the application documents and project, please identify one PI as the lead technical manager.","2023-07-25"]
[49,null,"Could you confirm this is a reimbursable grant and applicants will be expected to have working capital in order to conduct work? \n\nIf yes, is there any possibility for flexibility in the payment structure to allow an applicant to request upfront payments instead of reimbursements?","Yes, they are cost reimbursement type of grants. Please see https://www.energy.gov/eere/funding/requesting-cost-reimbursement-eere-funding-awards for general information. Advance payments are on a case by case basis.","2023-07-21"]
[50,null,"We are working on the milestone summary and we weren’t sure if this should be written as a narrative, whereas the FOA makes it sound like it would fit well in a chart or table. What format were you preferring for this element of the application?","The format for the milestone summary is not specified, as long as the required information is presented in a clear and comprehensive manner.","2023-07-21"]
[43,null,"We were encouraged to submit a full application but did not receive a letter identifying potential areas for improvement. Was such a letter generated for our submission and we missed it, or should we assume there was no deficiency in our initial application? Please advise. Thank you.","Applicants should log into Exchange and click on “My Submissions” to check the status of Concept Papers and Full Applications.  \"Encourage\" notifications do not identify potential areas for improvement.  Additionally, a status of \"encourage\" does not infer that a proposed concept has no deficiencies.","2023-07-18"]
[44,null,"We were recently \"encouraged\" to submit a full application for the 2881 FOA, and we have 3 questions: \n\n1 - Can we add more co-applicants in the full proposal, or must we stick with the exact same co-applicants that we listed in the concept paper application? \n\n2 - In our full proposal, can we change the funding allocation percentages that we listed in the concept paper application, or must we stick with the exact same funding amounts that we listed in the concept paper application? \n\n3 - We registered with SAM a few days ago and are waiting for our UEI - is a UEI required to submit a full application?","You are allowed to add co-applications/partners to your full application.\n\nThe funding amounts can be adjusted. Often time, budgets and budget justifications are revised numerous times during the negotiation stage and life of the project.\n\nA UEI is not required to submit a full application, however per the Funding Opportunity: \"DOE may not make a federal award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with  all applicable UEI and SAM requirements. If an applicant has not fully complied with  the requirements by the time DOE is ready to make a federal award, DOE will determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a federal award and use that determination as a basis for making a federal award to another applicant.\"","2023-07-18"]
[45,null,"We were encouraged to submit a full application but did not receive a letter identifying potential areas for improvement. Was such a letter generated for our submission and we missed it, or should we assume there was no deficiency in our initial application? ","No feedback was or will be provided for concept papers that were encouraged. ","2023-07-18"]
[46,null,"Can you submit an application if you didn't submit a concept paper for workforce development and testing and measuring Electric Vehicle Charging Stations uptime? \nAnd can we still submit this week two concept papers?","No.  Only applicants that submitted an eligible Concept Paper by the deadline (which has passed) are be eligible to submit a Full Application.","2023-07-18"]
[47,null,"Our concept paper was not encouraged.  We may want to proceed with a full application, changing to a different topic area where our concept fits better. It appears that would be allowable on the portal, but we first want to have confirmation that the full app would be reviewed and scored equally if the topic area is changed.","An applicant can select the topic to apply to when the full application is submitted in Exchange, even if different from the concept paper topic.  ","2023-07-18"]
[48,null,"Pgs. 56-57 of the FOA state under the “Investing in Job Quality and Workforce Continuity” category of the Community Benefits Plan, plans “must include: (a) a summary of the applicant’s plan to attract, train, and retain a skilled and well-qualified workforce for construction and ongoing operations/production activities… (b) applicant should provide a description of how and if they plan to affirmatively support worker organizing and collective bargaining.” These requirements seem to be geared towards construction projects. We are submitting an application under Topic Area 1, Enhancing EV Charging Resiliency for a planning project. Can DOE provide any guidance as to expectations of planning projects to demonstrate they are advancing workforce goals?","Please see: https://www.energy.gov/infrastructure/about-community-benefits-plans#:~:text=Community%20Benefits%20Plan%20are%20intentionally,technical%20merit%20review%20of%20proposals.","2023-07-18"]
[37,null,"The objective indicates that DOE will fund a cohort of teams to develop plans.  This sounds like DOE intends for the cohort to develop plans collaboratively based on group learnings/peer exchange.  However, some of the general requirements sounds like each applicant would be developing much of the plan independently based on information known during proposal.  Can you clarify what DOE has in mind in terms of the ‘cohort’ mentioned and whether the expectation is for more collaborative versus individual recipient plan development?","The term “cohort” was referring to multiple projects being funded by this Topic.  Plan development would be done independently between the lead organization and its partners.  The anticipated number of projects funded under this Topic is 10-15.","2023-07-13"]
[38,null,"For Tribal Governments, is it required that EV Charging stations constructed with grant funds provide public access.  The intent is to build these on reservations where public access may be restricted, however the EV charging stations are needed.","Please carefully review the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and each Topic’s requirements.  The only Topic that allows for the purchase of equipment is Topic 2A, however, purchase and installation of EV Charging Stations is not the objective of the Topic.  The objective of this topic is to fund projects that will assess, develop, and/or test business models that integrate EV and/or charger deployment in ways that deliver mobility, economic, or other benefits to Justice40 and underserved communities.  More information on the specifics of the Topic is found on pages 8-12 of the FOA.","2023-07-13"]
[39,null,"We are an FFRDC and will be submitting as a sub on a proposal to this call.  On page 53 of the call it specifies that FFRDC’s must submit an DOE work proposal (WP) as their budget for submission.  On the same page of the call, there is also a requirement for a Budget Justification file for subrecipients if their work is estimated to be more than $250K or 25% of the work effort, whichever is less.  Does the requirement for the Budget Justification file apply to FFRDCs or just to other types of subrecipients?  ","All DOE/NNSA FFRDCs must submit a WP.  Any FFRDC subrecipient that is performing work estimated to be more than $250,000 or 25% of the total work effort, whichever is less, must also submit a Budget Justification.","2023-07-13"]
[40,null,"We are applying for a 2B Topic Workforce Development. I see that letters of support or endorsement will not be accepted. However, we have several entities that plan to serve in strong advisory roles, but will not be subrecipients, for instance, hosting a Clean Energy Workforce Coalition that our Project will participate in, and hosting a Community Benefit Plan partnership that our Project will participate in. Should they provide letters of Commitment? ","It is not necessary to submit letters of support since they are not required by the Funding Opportunity Announcement and will not be reviewed.  This does not restrict recipients from receiving them.  Letters of commitment are only required if they represent a financial commitment to the project to document subrecipient and/or third party cost share. ","2023-07-13"]
[29,null,"If the applicant and the subrecipients do not have any potentially duplicative funding to report, is there any filing we need to do to state that, or do we only need to turn in this piece of paperwork if we do have potentially duplicative funding?","Applicants need only to submit the Potentially Duplicative Funding Notice if there is information to report.  ","2023-07-10"]
[30,null,"I have one question about the Ride & Drive FOA - are you able to stack this award on top of other federal or state incentives/grants? ","It is unclear what is mean by \"stack\" on top of other federal or state incentives/grants.  As noted in Section IV.D.xx (Potentially Duplicate Funding Notice), funding and activities cannot be duplicated across multiple projects.  It is not prohibited to have two projects that work in in the same area, but care would need to be given to keep costs and scope separate.","2023-07-10"]
[31,null,"We are applying for a 2B Topic Workforce Development grant. Are we allowed to add to the Project Goals we submitted in our Concept Paper? For instance, to train more individuals than we had originally stated in the Concept Paper?  ","Yes.  Applicants can modify project goals outlined in a submitted Concept Paper.","2023-07-10"]
[32,null,"We are applying for a 2B Topic Workforce Development grant. Since we have no cost-share requirement do we need any letters of commitment? Or do we just need one from our subrecipient?","Regardless of the cost share requirement, letters of commitment from project partners must be submitted.","2023-07-10"]
[33,null,"We are applying for a 2B Topic Workforce Development grant. I see three budget periods on the Budget Justification sheet. Are the budget periods typically for one year? So since we are applying for a 2-year grant, we would just fill in for budget periods 1 & 2?","Budget periods are typically one year in length, but can vary depending on the project scope.  If proposing a two-year project, you could utilize Budget Periods 1 and 2 and leave Budget Period 3 blank in the Budget Justification sheet.","2023-07-10"]
[34,null,"I represent a EVSE manufacturing company that is interested in this FOA application. Only recently did we discover this FOA. We would like to submit the final application, set for July 28th, 2023. However, we never submitted a “concept application”. Are we still eligible to apply for this FOA even though we never sent in a concept application? ","No.  Only applicants that submitted an eligible Concept Paper will be eligible to submit a Full Application.  ","2023-07-10"]
[35,null,"In reviewing the FOA, there is a request for Letters of Commitment from subrecipients and 3rd party cost share. We are submitting a 2B Workforce Development training application.  We are a national nonprofit intermediary; therefore, our local affiliates will be sub-recipients who have EV employer partners in their local markets. I'm asking to confirm: Our application only needs Letters of Commitment from the designated/named affiliates in the application if we are not intending to utilize 3rd party providers.","Correct.  Submit Letters of Commitment from designated subrecipients (affiliates).","2023-07-10"]
[36,null,"Will individual meetings be held do discuss why my concept paper was discouraged?","No.  DOE will not provide further feedback regarding Concept Paper decisions.","2023-07-10"]
[22,null,"I'm interested in pulling together a US-EU (US-Sweden) consortium to collaboratively tackle the charging development. I'm curious about the scope of EVs, does it include alternative vehicles that are not traditional cars (e.g. e-shuttles, e-bikes, e-scooters)? ","The Joint Office recognizes that e-bikes and scooters are anchored to the vehicle charging ecosystem.   For this FOA, if e-bikes/scooters support resiliency of the electric vehicle charging network (topic 1) or equitable business models for EV charging (topic 2), then they can be included in scope.  For example, a proposal with a multimodal hub used to charge light duty vehicles could also benefit or incorporate micromobility.  If it is exclusively an e-bike/scooter proposal, then it would not qualify. ","2023-06-16"]
[23,null,"We have a UEI number, but are currently working to get SAM and grants.gov registered. To submit a concept paper, must we be fully registered, or can we complete registration between the concept paper submittal and full proposal submittal? \n\n","Applicants that only have a UEI can submit a Concept Paper.  However, the SAM registration requirement needs to be completed prior to the submission of the full application. Applicants are highly encouraged to begin the SAM registration process as soon as possible to meet the eligibility requirements prior to application submission.","2023-06-16"]
[24,null,"For Topic 1, can we create actionable plans and strategies in multiple communities throughout the United States or must it be focused on only one region?","Topic 1 applications are not limited to one region.","2023-06-16"]
[25,null,"Regarding the needs for the concept paper, do partnerships and commitments from organizations that are mentioned in the concept paper need to be solidified? Can they be potential partnerships?","Letters of commitment are not required for Concept Papers and may include potential partnerships.  ","2023-06-16"]
[26,null,"For FOA # DE-FOA-0002881, is there a specific DOE Point of Contact and address that we can list on our Application’s Technical Volume?","Please follow the submission instructions in the FOA. It is not necessary to list a specific DOE point of contact.","2023-06-16"]
[27,null,"Can you please indicate whether hydrogen fueling systems and stations designed to refuel Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (HFCEV) would be eligible in principle for funding by this grant, as opposed to pure electric charging systems and stations?   ","This Funding Opportunity focuses on pure electric charging equipment only.","2023-06-16"]
[28,null,"I wanted to inquire about this possible funding source. I have a small trucking company based in Florida, my goal is to expand. I'm interested in moving out of diesel trucks and into electric vehicles. Is this the general reason for this funding source and if possible I want to see what options are for possibly creating an all-electric charging rest stop for a variety of vehicles.","Please see Section I of the FOA which reflects the five topic areas that are the focus of this FOA.  Potential applicants must read Section I to determine if their potential project fits the scope of the Joint Office topic areas.  Please also see Section III. Eligibility section of the FOA.  If you determine that this FOA does not fit your specific need, recommend you visit www.grants.gov or https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ to explore other funding opportunities. ","2023-06-16"]
[21,null,"Can you please indicate when you plan to issue the FY2024 FOA for this grant?  ","The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric, Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement,” number: DE-EE0002881 and is currently accepting Concept Papers with the following deadlines:  \n\n\nConcept Paper Submission Deadline: 6/16/2023 5:00 PM ET\nFull Application Submission Deadline: 7/28/2023 5:00 PM ET\n\nFor more information, please visit: EERE eXCHANGE: Funding Opportunity Exchange (energy.gov).  \n\nNo FY2024 FOA has been announced.","2023-06-14"]
[16,null,"In the original FOA, there is a strategy listed to create EVSE maintenance apprenticeship/s that would be approved by DOL. Is this possible?  Can you clarify?  ","This strategy is being clarified through an amendment.  DOL cannot certify an apprenticeship for a set of tasks and therefore would not approve an apprenticeship for EVSE maintenance tasks.","2023-06-09"]
[17,null,"Are labor-management partnerships a qualified applicant type to apply to Topic 2B?  ","While partnerships are allowable, one of the partners must hold the role of prime applicant and function as the applying entity (see Registration Requirements, Systems for Award Management, Universal Entity Identifier, etc).  See Section III.A. of the FOA for more information on eligibility.  All applicants are encouraged to use the Teaming Partner List for this FOA.  The Teaming Partner list is a way to express interest, find new partners, and can help identify organizations that may be willing to lead an application.","2023-06-09"]
[18,null,"For Topic Area 2A, can the infrastructure deployed be used for multiple different mobility options (e-bikes, e-scooters, etc.), or are electric vehicles the only applicable test case?","The Joint Office recognizes that e-bikes and scooters are anchored to the vehicle charging ecosystem.   For this FOA, if e-bikes/scooters support resiliency of the electric vehicle charging network (topic 1) or equitable business models for EV charging (topic 2), then they can be included in scope.  For example, a proposal with a multimodal hub used to charge light duty vehicles could also benefit or incorporate micromobility.  If it is exclusively an e-bike/scooter proposal, then it would not qualify. ","2023-06-09"]
[19,null,"For Topic Area 2A, can cost share be generated through outreach events and put toward the project, or does the cost share have to be in the form of infrastructure matching?","Cost share must be incurred in support of a negotiated project task.  To be considered allowable, cost share must be in accordance with the applicable cost principles and the requirements outlined in 2 CFR 200.306.  See also Appendix A of the FOA for more details.","2023-06-09"]
[20,null,"Respectfully I am seeking information regarding the above mentioned if you were aware of any efforts to develop emergency infrastructure support to provide roadside recharging capability for Electric Vehicles (EV).  Specifically to a stranded EV motorist during large scale natural disaster response I/e hurricane evacuation or other natural disaster –  were an EV motorist may get stranded with no way to re-charge an EV?  Additional info – Most roadside services that offer EV recharging typically only offer Leve 1 or 2 recharging, the electrical equivalent to a few gallons  gas to a non EV motorist to help them get to the next gas station…. Charging an EV roadside with a level 3 recharger or rapid charge takes considerable more investment and a much higher cost of equipment to the operator.  If a partnership can be struck a company could invest in the necessary equipment to recharge level 3 roadside as a service thus assuring the capacity is available when needed during an event and those resources can be directed by FEMA or local government to be deployed were needed to support the emergency need, then return back to the regular business model when released by the governing body… These could also be used during large social event when directed by the governing bodies, I/e Superbowl or other large scale community events etc.… ","Please visit www.grants.gov or https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ to explore other funding opportunities to see if they may fit into what you are describing.  See also DOE's Unsolicited Proposal process at https://netl.doe.gov/business/unsolicited-proposals.   ","2023-06-09"]
[12,null,"Will DOE confirm receipt or submission of any concept papers that were uploaded?","Applicants should log into Exchange and click on “My Submissions” to check the status of Concept Papers and Full Applications.  The field labelled “Submission Status”  will indicate whether it was submitted, in review, or the review is complete.  Additionally, The EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange website sends a confirmation to the applicant and listed POCs when an applicant submits the Concept Paper and the Full Application.","2023-06-05"]
[13,null,"Errors are experienced when attempting to download files posted under the FOA.","The settings on your web browser might be configured to open the PDF as a tab within the browser, rather than in the Adobe program.  Please try adjusting your browser settings, using a different browser to open the document, or download the document to your computer and then use the Adobe software on your computer to open the file locally.  Additionally, this is a browser issue.  Please ask applicants to try using a different web browser to open/download the .pdf document (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox).","2023-06-05"]
[14,null,"In this FOA and related to Topic 2A, this sentence is provided:  “Non-deployment activities have a 0% cost share requirement, while deployment activities will require 50%.” Our question is in this case, does “deployment” mean hard costs for vehicles or equipment? For example, if a project is wholly related to working in one or more communities to deploy EVs that serve disadvantaged community members, even if there will be some outreach and education and the new vehicles, are all aspects of that work “deployment”, including all the programmatic and admin work that is labor costs?","It is incumbent on the applicant to segregate project tasks and associated costs.  DOE anticipates that costs associated directly with the installation of EV charging (hardware purchase and installation, site approvals, engineering, training on the hardware) would be considered deployment and are subject to the 50% non-federal cost share requirement.  Any non-deployment costs (such as creating business models, training, outreach, integrating with SNAP and LIHEAP) do not require non-federal cost share.","2023-06-05"]
[15,null,"I just had a partner in this project who pointed out that the minimum grant amount for Topic 3B is 2 million dollars. Is this true? I am only seeking $194,000 to provide three counties with the required testing equipment standards.  If we are not eligible for this grant, is there another avenue we could pursue to get funding?","Topic 3B applications should request between $2 million - $4 million in federal funding.  The Teaming Partner List can help identify partners to collectively meet the minimum award amount of $2 million.  To explore other opportunities, all federal funding opportunities are posted on www.grants.gov.","2023-06-05"]
[1,"JOET AOIs 1 & 2","The announcement for this FOA on the Drive Electric new page stated that projects that proposed new business models for electrified shared mobility would be considered.  Would the definition of \"electrified shared mobility\" include shared ebike and escooter programs? ","The Joint Office recognizes that e-bikes and scooters are anchored to the vehicle charging ecosystem.   For this FOA, if e-bikes/scooters support resiliency of the electric vehicle charging network (topic 1) or equitable business models for EV charging (topic 2), then they can be included in scope.  For example, a proposal with a multimodal hub used to charge light duty vehicles could also benefit or incorporate micromobility.  If it is exclusively an e-bike/scooter proposal, then it would not qualify. ","2023-05-31"]
[9,null," Are any recordings of previous webinars held regarding the Ride and Drive Electric grant issued by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation? We are interested in applying for this so looking for any additional information.","No webinar is scheduled.","2023-05-31"]
[10,null,"Do graphs, charts, or other data displayed in this section count towards the 3-page limit?","The page limits that apply to concept papers can be found on page 39-40 of the Funding Opportunity Announcement.  Applicants may provide graphs, charts, or other data, but they do count towards the 3-page limit.","2023-05-31"]
[11,"AOI 2A","Can proposals include EV costs in addition to infrastructure costs? We understand that the 50% cost share would apply to all of these items.","Electric vehicle infrastructure costs were specifically called out as eligible project costs in Topic 2A, but are capped (limited) to 50% of the total project budget.  Electric vehicle costs were not addressed in the Topic and will not be considered eligible project costs.   ","2023-05-31"]
[2,null,"Are there grant or other DOE and/or DOT funding opportunities to support EVSE installation and program implementation for workplace charging for staff POVs and for public visitors to federal facilities?","Please visit www.grants.gov or https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ for other funding opportunities. ","2023-05-23"]
[3,null,"I have a school bus company transporting children to and from schools. We are working on buying more equipment, train and hire more drivers. can I apply for the following grant?","Please see Section I of the FOA which reflects the five topic areas that are the focus of this FOA.  Potential applicants must read Section I to determine if their potential project fits the scope of the Joint Office topic areas.  Please also see Section III. Eligibility section of the FOA.","2023-05-23"]
[4,null,"We would welcome the opportunity to join the Teaming List for the below solicitation. Please let me know if there is a formal application or point of contact to discuss further.","Please see Link to TPL-0000011: EERE eXCHANGE: Funding Opportunity Exchange (energy.gov)","2023-05-23"]
[5,null,"I’m interested in seeing the full applications for all of the selected projects. Can you please direct me to where I can see those online?","Full applications of selected projects will not be made public.","2023-05-23"]
[6,null,"I had a question regarding the BIL Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Ride and Drive Electric Program. Pg. IV of the provided FOA states the following: \"Questions related to the content of the Funding Opportunity Announcement must be submitted to DE-FOA-0002881@netl.doe.gov and shall be submitted no later than five (5) business days prior to the application due date and time.\" However, pg. 100 of the FOA states the following: \"Questions regarding this FOA must be submitted to: DE-FOA-0002881@netl.doe.gov no later than three (3) business days prior to the application due date and time.\" Just to confirm, must program questions be submitted at least 3 or 5 days prior to the application due date and time? ","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. The 5 day timeframe was a typo, thank you for bringing it to our attention.","2023-05-23"]
[7,null,"Given that FHWA Charging & Fueling Infrastructure proposals are due June 13, is there ANY CHANCE concept paper deadlines could be pushed out a couple weeks?","No extensions to the Concept Paper deadline are anticipated","2023-05-23"]
[8,null,"Is there a concept paper template or requirements that you can share for this grant application?","There is no template for the Concept Paper.  See Section IV.C. of the FOA for details about required form and content for the Concept Paper.","2023-05-23"]
[61,null,"The instructions for the summary slide show discrepancies between the FOA text and the 2881_Summary_Slide_Template provided on EERE eXCHANGE. Which instructions should be followed when completing a proposal in response to this FOA?","A revised template will be made available to incorporate the missing items, including a project summary and project goals.  Summary Slides will be accepted on either format.  "]
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