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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to commercialbuildings@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 spreadhseet 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-FOA-0001632 Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers and Innovation Technologies - 2017"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2016-12-01","Technical Topics","Would battery systems (energy storage) that are embedded in building “tiles” be of interest under this FOA?\n","Yes, provided this is a clear application for residential and/or commercial buildings and have significant technical potential for annual primary energy savings (minimum 0.25 Quads).","Link"]
[2,"2016-12-02","Technical Topics","Would a concept house, using innovative methods:\n         \n         That is net zero or near net zero to operate, \n         Costs less than $130 per square foot, and  \n         The onsite construction time is four to five weeks,  \n \nBe eligible for the Pre-Commercial Prototype D funding opportunity? \n","EERE is not interesting in pre-commercial prototype concept house construction.  See FOA Section I.B. Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest for additional information about EERE's intent with this FOA. "]
[3,"2016-12-02","Technical Topics","Does Topic I require commercialization partner and  a commercialization plan?","Topic 1 does not require a commercialization partner, but does require a commercialization plan as laid out for Topic 1 in the full application requirements."]
[4,"2016-12-05","Due Dates","We request that the concept paper deadline be pushed back from 5:00 pm Eastern January 4th to 5:00 pm Eastern January 18th. ","The submission deadline for Concept Papers is January 4, 2017 at 5:00PM Eastern. "]
[5,"2016-12-05","Technical Topics","Would enhanced ground source heat pump systems be a topic appropriate for the Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers and Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) solicitation?","GSHP are not specifically of interest under this FOA (just air sources, ASHP) but the applicant may submit (GSHP) into the open topic. EERE believes the installed cost targets are too aggressive for GSHP system but general compressor research common to both air and ground heat pumps are of interest.  Ground heat exchanger research (and their cost reduction issues) is outside the scope for the topic. "]
[6,"2016-12-06","Technical Topics","1)      On page 14, it says that the State of California’s Air Resources Board and Energy Commission, AHRI, and ASHRAE have partnered together and committed $5.8 million to conduct this critical research. I am wondering whether 5.8 million is included in 19 million or is that extra?\n2)      I have a question about the numbers reported in Table 2, on page 11. So in the first row, the value has decreased from 2.3 to 2 which I think it should be the opposite.\n3)      International collaboration is a must or optional?\n4)      What document is needed for the international collaboration?\n5)    Could you provide Information on  Letter of intent for collaborators\n","1) Not included in $19m (additional funding coming from this FOA) extra, the $5.8m was stated as background info.\n2)The table is correct. The cost is decreasing from $141.67 to $82.90 (Installed cost per kBtu/hr. in 2013$).\n3)International collaboration is optional.\n4)Refer to the requirements for Concept Papers and Full Application submissions for documentation pertaining to international collaboration.  See FOA section IV. Application and Submission Information for requirements. \n5)Letters of commitment from collaborators typically are on company/entity letterhead and detail the level of involvement the third party has proposed.  "]
[7,"2016-12-07","Webinar","Will the Information Webinar slide deck be posted on the Exchange?","The webinar recording and presentation have been posted in EERE-Exchange, under the Documents section of the announcement."]
[8,"2016-12-07","Technical Topics","Would a limited scope (low number) field test or demonstration sub-task be desirable or allowable for a project under this topic, with the intent that a small field test would significantly help advance the maturity level of the new technology?","See FOA Section I.B Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest for desired applications.  This testing is consistent with the Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest in this FOA and could be eligible for submission to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. "]
[9,"2016-12-07","Technical Topics","1. Regarding $5000 limit for equipment purchases: does this limit apply to the sum of all equipment, an equipment type (e.g. all temperature sensor purchased), or an individual piece of equipment (e.g. unit price of temperature sensor)? \n2. Can you elaborate on what “control execution platform” means and what falls under that category? ","1)Per 2 CFR 200.33 Equipment means tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of the capitalization level established by the non-Federal entity for financial statement purposes, or $5,000. See also §§200.12 Capital assets, 200.20 Computing devices, 200.48 General purpose equipment, 200.58 Information technology systems, 200.89 Special purpose equipment, and 200.94 Supplies.\n2)DOE-supported “control execution platforms” include Voltron (http://transactionalnetwork.pnnl.gov/volttron.stm)."]
[10,"2016-12-08","Concept Paper Content/Format","Are concept paper submissions acceptable if the industry partner is TBD?","Yes, the structure of a project's roles/applicants can be changed between the submission of a Concept Paper and the submission of a Full Application."]
[11,"2016-12-08","Funding","Can you provide additional information on how international collaborators will be funded by their respective governments? Are there specific funds, applications, or other pieces that need to be taken into consideration? Is there information from other governments that provides information on what type of work will be funded?","See FOA Section I. Funding Opportunity Background, \"BTO encourages applications that include active collaboration with either or both international partners and non-DOE domestic partners to accelerate the deployment of new HVAC&R technologies developed by U.S. manufacturers in emerging HVAC&R markets. DOE funds will only be used to fund researchers in the U.S. The international collaborators will be funded by other sources, such as their countries’ government.\"  \n\nThe statement in the FOA that international collaborators will be funded by their respective governments simply means that in the event of a project which involves international collaboration, DOE will only fund the U.S. research portions of those awards, and so international collaborators must find and secure their own sources of funding independent of DOE project funds. The statement does not intend to warrant that DOE has secured funding from foreign governments to fund such work; it only seeks to convey that no DOE funding will be provided to fund international collaborators."]
[12,"2016-12-08","Technical Topics","Would the testing of high-insulation building blocks to reach consistent structural and insulation qualities be eligible for funding under this FOA? ","See FOA Section I.B Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest for desired applications.  This testing is consistent with the Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest in this FOA and could be eligible for submission to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. "]
[13,"2016-12-08","Intellectual Property","The US Company has a license agreement to use the technology for which research funding is to be requested under the FOA. The license holder is an overseas Company. Can the US Company be eligible for funding from the FOA given the outcome is for US manufacture of the commercial product? ","Please see Section III A. regarding eligibility for this FOA. Applicants selected for funding must comply with certain U.S. manufacturing commitments as set forth in Section IV. D. xiii.  "]
[14,"2016-12-08","Webinar","Is it possible to receive or view meeting notes and/or a recording of the BENEFIT webinar?","The webinar recording and presentation have been posted in EERE-Exchange. "]
[15,"2016-12-11","Concept Paper Content/Format","Would it be possible to make this application targeting “Concept Papers” phase (January 4th, 2017), as a Foreign Company or personally until a US branch can be established? A US branch would be established in advance of the deadline for full applications (March 8th, 2017).","Yes, the structure of a project's roles/applicants can be changed between the submission of a Concept Paper and the submission of a Full Application."]
[16,"2016-12-12","Concept Paper Content/Format","Would graphs, charts or other supplemental data included in the Addendum be counted toward the 1 page limit along with the project team experience and qualifications information? ","See FOA section IV.C. Content and Form of the Concept Paper.  The Addendum does not count towards the Cover Page or Technology Description. "]
[17,"2016-12-14","Technical Topics","Will you provide the footnote #6 which is referenced on page 10 in the document DE-FOA-0001632_-_Buildings_Energy_Efficiency_Frontiers_&_Innovation_Technologies_(BENEFIT)_–_2017.pdf? ","DOE Building Technology Office’s Multi Year Program Plan (MYPP) for Fiscal Years 2016 – 2020, http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/multi-year-program-plan, accessed 3/1/16."]
[18,"2016-12-16","Technical Topics","The FOA states concepts for Topic 1 (p7, p10) and Topic 4 (p9, p23) must have a minimum of 0.25 Quads savings technical potential. Later in the “Technical Volume” section describing requirements for full proposals, at p45, the implication is that concepts under all four topics must satisfy the 0.25 Quad minimum (except for enabling technologies and design tools). Please clarify whether the 0.25 Quad minimum applies only to Topics 1 and 4 or to all four topics (with exceptions previously noted).","The minimum is 0.25 Quads for all topics, unless a higher technical potential is specified within the topic description itself."]
[19,"2016-12-16","Cost Sharing","Can donation of licenses for commercial be used as an allowable in-kind contribution to project cost sharing?","Yes, Software Licenses may be used as cost share.  If the License is only being used on a single project, the whole value may be applied to cost share, however, if the License is being used on multiple projects, only a portion of the License cost may be applied to the Federally Funded project. "]
[20,"2016-12-19","Technical Topics","1) Would 1kW CHP for residential use qualify under this FOA. Page 13 referenced power generation and thermal storage. I would like to propose a scale-up demo that would put emerging commercial and prototype units from several domestic and foreign manufacturers in the field and integrated them with existing HVAC. This technology has the potential to help 5M or 80% oil fuel households in US, located in the Northeast region transition to gas.\n2) What qualification do you look for in a principal investigator? Can the business executive of a DER start-up qualify (not a scientist or engineer)? Do you prefer CTO of the same enterprise or a R&D firm that can provide third party/independent analysis.\n","1) Any proposed technology that shows a clear application to residential and/or commercial buildings and has significant technical potential for annual primary energy savings (minimum 0.25 Quads) is eligible. \n\n2) The capability of the Principal Investigator(s) and the proposed team to address all aspects of the proposed work with a high probability of success. "]
[21,"2016-12-14","Technical Topics","Based on a 2030 Energy Market Size of: 360 TBtu\n \nAn average energy savings of 20% \"over typical new technology\" (Ie. this retrofit technology improves power savings by 20%)\n \nThen what should the \"Primary Energy Savings Technical Potential?\"\n","Please see Appendix F and the equation provided in that section."]
[22,"2016-12-20","Application Content/Format","If a concept paper is submitted and it is later determined that it best aligns with a different topic, are we permitted to change to that topic area?","Applicants are eligible to switch topic areas in between Concept Paper Submission and Full Application Submission. "]
[23,"2016-12-21","Application Content/Format","If an Applicant is unable to quantify the annual primary energy savings given that proposed technology is widely used and is highly dependent upon the types of buildings it may be used in and locations. How should an Applicant address this portion of the requirement in the Concept Paper, or is it required to be addressed at this stage?\n","See Section I.B. Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest.  The Applicant is responsible for determining the Topic Area with which their project best aligns.  EERE will not make this determination for the Applicant. "]
[24,"2016-12-21","Technical Topics","Area 3.2 DC power distribution: are studies with a practical application (demonstration, implementation of existing system to show the expected benefits) allowed under this topic? Or is this topic focused mainly on simulation studies?","Studies with a practical application are allowed under this topic."]
[25,"2016-12-22","Cost Sharing","Per page 31-32 of the FOA (Section III B), we would qualify for the Special Cost Share Waiver for Domestic Institutions of Higher Education and our cost share requirement should be reduced to 10%.  In attempting to submit with a cost share percentage less than 20%, the following error appears:\n\nThe following items must be resolved before saving:\n• Additional information is required on the Funds and Costs tab.\n• Application requires applicants to contribute at least 20% of the total project cost. Please enter a cost share that is at least 20% of the total project cost.\n\n Can you please advise on the appropriate way to handle this, while accurately reflecting our proposed cost share rate?\n","EERE-Exchange has been updated to display the Reduced Cost Share Eligibility Acknowledgement Checkbox.  Please use this checkbox to acknowledge that the Applicant is submitting a project which will utilize the cost share reduction waiver and that the Applicant is eligible for a reduced cost share obligation. "]
[26,"2017-01-02","Application Content/Format","In EERE Exchange is the \"Abstract\" in the preliminary application publicly published? ","The \"Abstract\" in EERE-Exchange has the potential to be publicly published.  This area should include a broad overview of the project.  Therefore, please do not include any PII or business sensitive information.  "]
[27,"2017-01-02","Application Reviews","If the topic and content of an application are judged to be worthwhile but the budget is judged to be problematic (too high, too low, misallocated etc.) could the EERE accept the proposal contingent on submission of a new budget? Additionally, would the EERE make recommendations regarding the new budget?","If the application was selected for award negotiations, EERE has could renegotiate the budget and scope of the project at that time.  "]
[28,"2017-01-02","Registration Requirements","Can my company hire two separate institutions for the management of the award? One for the Principal Investigator and a second for the Co-PI?","EERE encourages individuals from that applicants company to be the Principal Investigator and Business Contact.  However, there is nothing prohibiting the application from hiring two separate PI's from different companies. "]
[29,"2017-01-02","Funding","Can the amount of the project be changed from the concept paper to the final proposal upon further analysis during the more detailed budget preparation?","Yes, the budget may be changed until the Full Application due date. "]
[30,"2017-01-02","Eligibility","My company currently has a tested, certified market ready product that has emerged from the prototype stage and is being readied for full-scale commercialization in 2017.  Is our stage of development beyond the scope of this FOA as a Scale-Up (topic 4) technology?","Please see Section III.G. – Eligibility Information – Questions Regarding Eligibility: 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."]
[31,"2017-01-02","Technical Topics","Would you allow an applicant to change the topic area of their submission after the Concept Paper submission?  ","EERE does allow an applicant to change the topic area of their submission after the Concept Paper phase.  However, the application may not score well because comments and reviews have not been provided for the new scope under the new topic area review criterion. "]
[32,"2017-01-03","Webinar"," Is it possible to get the link to the webinar?\n","Please see answer to question #7."]
[33,"2017-01-03","Eligibility","If an innovative refrigerator lining that achieves energy efficiency for refrigerators be submitted under Topic 2 HVAC&R, or Topic Area MEL?","Topic 2"]
[34,"2017-01-03","Registration Requirements","We do have a DUNS number and an EERE Exchange account. Is it also necessary to be registered in SAM, FedConnect, and Grant.gov before submitting a concept paper and/or application?","Registration in SAM and FedConnect are not required for submitting a concept paper or application.  If you are selected for an award, then you are required to register with these systems.  Grants.gov is not a requirement but useful so you receive notices if there are any amendments to a funding opportunity annoucement."]
[35,"2017-01-04","Application Content/Format","It is still unclear from the FOA and the Q&A if the charts and graphs can be in addition to the one-page addendum. There is no space for charts and graphs once the team qualifications have been described.","Charts and graphs need to be included within the page limit."]
[36,"2017-01-25","Eligibility","I am interested in applying to this funding scheme. What are the requirements for a lighting product? When is the application due date? What supporting documentation is required to apply for this project?","Please see Section IV. C., page 40, of the funding opportunity announcement document. \"To be eligible to submit a Full Application, applicants must submit a Concept Paper by the specified due date and time.\"  Click link to the right for the full posting. If another BENEFIT FOA is released next fiscal year you are welcome to apply.","Link"]
[37,"2017-01-26","Application Content/Format","From the perspective of the commercialization planning interests of DE-FOA-00001632, how interested would Department be in a market-research objective to be included within a Topic 4 proposal? ","Please see Section IV. C., page 40, of the funding opportunity announcement document. \"To be eligible to submit a Full Application, applicants must submit a Concept Paper by the specified due date and time.\"  If another BENEFIT FOA is released next fiscal year you are welcome to apply."]
[38,"2017-01-26","Cost Sharing","The BENEFIT 2017 solicitation states that the cost share requirement is reduced from 20% to 10% when the following apply:\n1. The Prime Recipient is an FFRDC\n2. The Prime Recipient performs more than 50% of the project work.\n\nDoes this cost share reduction also apply when the team includes multiple FFRDC performers, one of which is the Prime Recipient, and the FFRDC performers collectively perform more than 50% of the project work (although the Prime Recipient does not individually)?\n\nFor example, if two FFRDCs each perform 40% of the project work and one of them is the Prime Recipient, would this waiver apply?\n","Section B, bullet point 2 on pages 31-32 states: \n\"...Specifically, recipient cost share requirement for applied research and development activities projects is reduced from 20% to 10% where:\n1. The Prime Recipient is a domestic institution of higher education; domestic nonprofit entity; FFRDC; or U.S. State, local, or tribal government entity; and\n2. The Prime Recipient performs more than 50% of the project work, as measured by the Total Project Cost.\n\nThe scenario proposed would not suffice for a cost share waiver.  The Prime recipient must perform more than 50% of the project.  And just to clarify for the applicants, this waiver applies to R&D projects, Topic areas 1-3 and must fulfill both points above. "]
[39,"2017-01-30","Non-FOA Related","We would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss the concept in more detail and ask a few questions with regards to the overall grant process, at your convenience.  ","See FOA Section VII. Questions/Agency Contacts. "]
[40,"2017-01-31","Concept Paper Content/Format","When will Concept Paper responses be available?","Concept Paper Responses have been posted in EERE-Exchange."]
[41,"2017-01-31","Application Content/Format","Can we directly apply by the full proposal deadline if a concept paper was not submitted?","Only Applicants who have submitted an eligible Concept Paper will be eligible for Full Application Submission.  "]
[42,"2017-02-01","Application Content/Format","Can applicants submit a full application if their concept paper was deemed Non-compliant?","Full Applications are deemed compliant if the applicant submitted a compliant Concept Paper and meet other criteria as detailed in section III.C.i. Compliance Criteria. Applicants with non-compliant Concept Papers are ineligible for Full Application submission."]
[43,"2017-02-03","Application Content/Format","On the EERE Website, none of the “Required Application Documents” are actually available with this funding opportunity. Will the posted soon, or are we to be expected to utilized templates from a different FOA?","Application Document Templates have been uploaded to EERE-Exchange.  These templates include the SF 424, EERE 335, EERE 305 and SF LLL.  "]
[44,"2017-02-06","Application Content/Format","If a Concept Paper was discouraged, is it possible to submit a full proposal to a topic that is different than the topic the concept paper was submitted to?  If yes, what are the scoring penalties, if any, associated with this?  ","Applicants are eligible to switch topic areas in between Concept Paper Submission and Full Application Submission. Applicants are still eligible to apply even with a discouraged Concept Paper Submission. "]
[45,"2017-02-06","Application Content/Format","For DE-FOA-0001632 BENEFIT 2017 Proposal, is the Summary Slide publicly published? Also, can you provide a date of when all of the required Templates will be available on the DOE EERE site? ","The Summary Slide is used during the evaluation process as detailed in FOA Section IV.D.vii. Summary Slide."]
[46,"2017-02-07","Labs/FFRDCs","To whom shall the FFRDC authorization letter be addressed?","FFRDC Authorization Letters can be addressed generically to the CO or the FOA Manager."]
[47,"2017-02-10","Application Content/Format","Do we need to identify who the subcontractors are for the application?  Can we select subcontractors after DOE makes the award? ","Subcontractors may be identified after the submission of an application and potential selection for award.  "]
[48,"2017-02-15","Application Content/Format","Can Applicants alter the team composition between the concept and proposal submissions (adding/removing participants and/or partner institutions) to better address review comments or personnel changes (e.g. pending relocations)?","Yes, Applicants may change the team composition to better address review comments and the Applicant's personnel needs. "]
[49,"2017-02-16","Application Content/Format","Does EERE provide, or will they provide, a template file for the Technical Volume and/or Summary Slide for BENEFIT 2017, as was done for previous EERE FOAs?"]
[50,"2017-02-20","Application Content/Format","If a Subrecipient will be contributing 30% cost share for the project, and receiving no monies \nfrom DOE, does the Subrecipient need to submit a Budget Justification?   Would the Subrecipient be able to submit a fixed price per task?  If the Subrecipient is not acple to do this, is there some other method that meets the requirement?\n","Yes, a separate budget justification is required for subrecipients with costs of $250k or more than 25% of  the total budget. "]
[51,"2017-02-21","Eligibility","Are there any restrictions on the profit/non-profit aspect of the FOA? [Or more specifically, Is profit allowed?","Profit or Fees are not allowed for the Prime Applicant/Recipient and Subrecipients.  "]
[52,"2017-02-22","Application Content/Format","It states that the SOPO must be no more than 10 pages including and excluding the milestone table. Which is applicable?","The SOPO must mot be more than 10 pages excluding the milestone.  \n\niii. Statement of Project Objectives\nApplicants are required to complete a Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO). A SOPO template is available on EERE Exchange at https://eere-Exchange.energy.gov/. The SOPO, including the Milestone Table, must not exceed 10 pages excluding milestone table when printed using standard 8.5 x 11 paper with 1” margins (top, bottom, left, and right) with font not smaller than 12 point. Save the SOPO in a single Microsoft Word file using the following convention for the title “ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_SOPO”."]
[53,"2017-02-22","Application Content/Format","Field 5a: “Federal Entity Identifier” \nQ: Where do we find this “identifier”? It this our CAGE Code?\n\nField 11: CFDA\nQ: The CFDA Number is 81.086; but what is the CFDA “Title”\n\nField 13: “Competition Identification Number”\nQ: We are writing a proposal for topic area “4”. Is “4” the “Competition Identification Number”, and if not, what is?\n\nField 14: ‘Areas Affected by Project”\nQ: Does this mean “where the work will take place”(?)\n\nSignature Block\nQ: The DOE SF424 resources download file doesn’t appear to be configured to accept Adobe Signature Certificates. Does DOE have a version of SF424 that does have this enabled? May we obtain that version of the file?\n","1) Field 5a is a number assigned to the Applicant by the Federal Agency.  There will not be a number associated with the FOA for this field. \n\n2) Field 11, the CFDA 81.086 is for Conservation Research and Development.\n\n3) Field 13. does not need to be completed for this announcement.  Field 12. is for the Applicant to include the FOA number and title.\n\n4) Applicants may or may not provide information in this field.  Applicants are requested to fill out the Congressional Districts affected in Field 16.  \n\n5) DOE requests a hand signed copy of the SF 424 to be included with the application.  Electronic Signatures are not sufficient for award. "]
[54,"2017-02-26","Technical Topics","The FOA states, \"Proposed methods to disaggregate loads should aim to accurately identify 75% of building MELs on a kWh basis and approximate the power demand profile of identified loads 'with at least 50% standard deviation explained.' [23]\"\n\nAfter reviewing reference 23, the 'sub quoted' part of the above statement is still unclear to me.  Is it possible to get some elaboration on the intended meaning?\n","Please view additional supporting documentat ion at the following link.  http://www.pnnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-24230.pdf"]
[55,"2017-02-27","Application Content/Format","Can the PI of a leading University be part of a start-up company participating in the proposal, for which he/she has company shares but not performing work?\nIn other words: the PI of the proposed research is also co-founder of a startup company with the objective of commercializing the proposed technology. Knowing that a person cannot be paid twice, can the PI be leading the research while other people in the company will perform the work?\n"]
[56,"2017-02-27",null,"The question is for computing indirect cost when completing the budget form. It says “If there is not a current, federally approved rate agreement negotiated and available, the entity preparing this form shall submit an indirect rate proposal in the format provided by your DOE contact….”. \nWhere can I find the format provided by DOE? Does this have to be submitted at the same time as the application? \n","This will be your organization's approved Indirect Rate Agreement with the Federal Agency.  If the applicant does not have a previously approved Indirect Rate agreement, Applicants are requested to submit an incurred cost proposal as detailed in FOA Section IV.D.v."]
[57,"2017-03-01","Cost Sharing","Is it possible to obtain a waiver of the entire cost share in this situation, or is it only possible to reduce it to 10%?  I.e., is a cost share contribution mandatory in all cases?","FFRDCs are eligible for a cost share waiver for Topics 1-3.  This reduces the cost share percentage from 20% to 10%.  Cost Share will not be waived entirely. "]
[null,null,"Application Content/Format","Is there someone available to answer some questions about how we should proceed with our involvement?  "]
[58,"2017-04-10","Application Reviews","When should applicants be able to reply to reviewer comments?  ","The 'Reply to Reviewer Comments' timeframe issued in the FOA has been updated. This phase is now anticipated to begin on April 20th and end on April 24th. Replies will be due by 5:00 PM ET on April 24th, 2017. "]
[59,"2017-04-20","Application Reviews","Can Applicants use the Replies to Reviewer Comments to supplement the Full Application with additional information? ","Yes, see FOA Section IV. E. Content and Form of Replies to Reviewer Comments.  1 page of the 3 page response may be used for \"text, graphs, charts, or other data to responde to reviewr comments or supplement [a] Full Application.\""]

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