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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 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-0002897 - Updated Through 03/01/2024"]
["Question #","Topic","Question","Answer","Answer Posted on:  "]
[1,"Eligibility","Can you please clarify if a retailer that sells products containing the same materials as covered batteries, but not the covered batteries themselves (e.g. retail sales of electric vehicles with on-site consumer battery recycling) would qualify for Topic Area 4?","Please refer to Section III.iii of the FOA. Retailers that sell covered batteries or covered battery- containing products are eligible to apply. ","2024-02-26"]
[null,"Eligibility","Given the significant investment of time and resources to assemble a full application, and absent the concept paper stage to gauge MESC interest, how can potential applicants best gauge likelihood of being funded?   If MESC is interested in aspects of the full proposal, but is not prepared to fund a project as proposed, will there be an opportunity to negotiate/adjust project scope to better align with MESC priorities? ","The DOE will enter into award negotiations after selection for negotiation of an award.  The FOA cover page includes the timeframe for award negotiations.","2024-02-26"]
[null,"Eligibility","Can I please submit an application for this opportunity as a foreign company? Your reply would be greatly appreciated.","See Section III.v. of the FOA.  Foreign entities may only participate as a subrecipient.","2024-02-26"]
[null,"Other","Regarding Topic Area 4, did the DOE not get enough submissions and needed to reopen?","DOE wil not disclose information regarding numbers of submissions.","2024-03-01"]
[null,"Other","Regarding Topic Area 4, did something else change and the DOE needed to make an update to that topic area?","All changes to the FOA are captured in Amendment 00004 of DE-FOA-0002897.","2024-03-01"]

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["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"]