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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this Request For Information (RFI) should be emailed to SchoolsRFI@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 RFI 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 RFI 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,"You 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,"You 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"]
["Request for Information (DE-FOA-0002715) on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Request For Information On Energy Improvements At Public School "]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2022-04-11","Other","How can we apply for a grant to fund the solar panels and other mechanical equipment that would help us achieve clean energy sources for this project? \nDo we apply directly to the DOE? \nWhen will the money be available? ","A funding Opportunity Announcement is anticipated to be open in Fall of 2022. Please watch eere-exchange.energy.gov for any announcements and guidance on the application process."]
[2,"2022-04-13","Other","When will this grant be administered? In which fiscal year would successful applicants have access to the funding? Is it in the current federal budget?","This is currently in the information gathering stage. A Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is anticipated to be open in Fall 2022. The Funds for this FOA are appropriated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."]
[3,"2022-04-13","Other","I have developed technology \"X\" for new construction or retrofit, would this be of interest to you? If so, how do I proceed?","Specific technologies may be submitted to the RFI, if they fall within one of the categories of questions."]
[4,"2022-04-26","Other","I wanted to clarify the length allowed for the public comment response to RFI DE-FOA-0002715. On the federal register, the description says no more than 10 pages and on the EERE web page it says no more than 5 pages. Please let me know which length is allowed.","The correct page length requirement as outlined in the RFI dcoument is 10 pages, with 12-point font, and 1 inch margins. The Exchange website has been updated to reflect the correct page length requirements."]
[5,"2022-05-06","Eligibility","Can you please share with me if private schools are eligible for any of this project money?","Only local educational agencies and public schools are eligible entities for this programs, private schools will not be eligible for funding"]
[6,"2022-05-17","Eligibility","I understand that submitting a response to this RFI doesn't offer any advantage or disadvantage to respondents. Does this, however, also mean that an entity that does not respond is still able to apply for future funding? ","Response to this RFI is not and will not be required to be eligible to apply for the Funding Opportunity."]

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["Pick List"]
[]
["Registration Requirements"]
["Webinar"]
["Concept Paper"]
["Eligibility"]
["Labs/FFRDCs"]
["Foreign Entities/Work"]
["Cost Sharing"]
["Due Dates"]
["Application Content/Format"]
["Intellectual Property"]
["Data Management"]
["Other"]
["U.S. Manufacturing Plan"]
["Application Reviews"]
["Technical Topics"]
["Teaming Partner List"]
["Responding To RFI"]
["Measurement & Verification"]