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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this Funding Opportunity Announcement should be emailed to SolarDesalFOA@ee.doe.gov"]
[2,"All questions pertaining to EERE Exchange should be emailed to EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Include FOA name and number DE-FOA-0001778 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 tab 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-FOA0001778 Solar Desalination"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2017-09-27","Technical Topics","I'd like to know if proposals dealing with fresh water production from atmospheric humidity fall within the scope of the FOA.","Applications for thie FOA must address a desalination process: the removal of salt content from a saline water source. Technologies that only collect atmospheric humidity will not be considered responsive."]
[2,"2017-09-28","Cost Sharing","Analysis topics are expected to be for the public benefit and not result directly in a commercial product. Analysis isn't covered in the csot share description as a research category distinct from R&D or demonstration and commercial application, leading to some abiguity. Can you clarify whether or not a cost share is expected for Topic 4?","Topic Area 4 focuses on the financial viability of Solar Thermal Desalination in specific locations. Although not traditionally research and development activities, this is background research to inform future commercialization decisions. Activities under this topic area are treated as Research & Development (R&D). Further, treating these as R&D is in line with the cost share language in the FOA that states that all activities that do not involve on-sun integrated testing are considered R&D."]
[3,"2017-09-28","Technical Topics","On Page 6 of the FOA, you mention four markets, but only three are listed. What is the fourth market?","The fourth market is \"industrial processes\". A formal modification will be made to the FOA, and published in Exchange, to address this as well."]
[4,"2017-10-02","Eligibility","We are a 5013c whose revenue comes from subscribing water utilities. Would we be eligible to apply or receive subawards under this FOA?","Please review FOA section III. Eligibility Information. Please also note section III. G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states that \"EERE will not make eligibility determination 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."]
[5,"2017-10-03","Eligibility","We are interested in submitting a concept paper for the recently published Solar Desalination FOA. We have been investigating solar TPVs with a thermal desal system which utilizes the rejected heat in our system. We understand you are not in a position to discuss proposals. Is there any reason you guys can think of why this would not be an appropriate submission?","Please review FOA section III.G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states that \"EERE will not make eligibility determination 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."]
[6,"2017-10-04","Eligibility","We are a newly formed small group, developing several renewable energy distillation processes and energy conservation devices. We would like to verify our eligibility to apply for funding.","Please refer to the answer above."]
[7,"2017-10-06","Cost Sharing","Its not clear from the FOA what will be cost share if an FFRDC is the prime. Is it still 20%?","If an FFRDC is the prime recipient, the cost share requirement is 20% of the total allowable costs for research and development projects and 50% of the total allowable costs for demonstration and commercial application projects and must come from non-Federal sources unless otherwise allowed by law. (See 2 CFR 200.306 and 2 CFR 910.130 for the applicable cost sharing requirements.) Demonstration activities subject to the 50% cost-share requirement are only anticipated for Topic Area 3 applications that include on-sun testing of a fully integrated solar thermal desalination system."]
[8,"2017-10-12","Eligibility","Does the requirement that a foreign entity have a US legal presence to apply for an award apply to Public or State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education?","Please reference FOA section III.A.iii. Foreign Entities. Foreign entities, whether for-profit or otherwise, are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA. Other than as provided in the “Individuals” or “Domestic Entities” sections above, all Prime Recipients receiving funding under this FOA must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States. If a foreign entity applies for funding as a Prime Recipient, it must designate in the Full Application a subsidiary or affiliate incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States to be the Prime Recipient. The Full Application must state the nature of the corporate relationship between the foreign entity and domestic subsidiary or affiliate.\n\nForeign entities may request a waiver of the requirement to designate a subsidiary in the United States as the Prime Recipient in the Full Application (i.e., a foreign entity may request that it remains the Prime Recipient on an award). To do so, the Applicant must submit an explicit written waiver request in the Full Application. Appendix C lists the necessary information that must be included in a request to waive this requirement. The applicant does not have the right to appeal EERE’s decision concerning a waiver request."]
[9,"2017-10-09","Webinar","I will not be able to attend the informational webinar on Thursday, October 12. Can I get access to a recording of the webinar?","Yes, a recording of the informational webinar will be made available, posted to the Exchange website, after the webinar is complete."]
[10,"2017-10-12","Cost Sharing","For Topic Area 3: Is 50% cost share required only for certain tasks pertinent to demonstration and 20% for all other tasks, or 50% for all tasks for these projects?","On-sun integrated demonstration activities will need a cost share of 50%. Non-demonstration activities will require a cost share of 20%."]
[11,"2017-10-12","Application Content/Format","Could you list the budget items that need to be addressed during submission of a concept paper?","Individual budget items do not need to be addressed, except in total, in the concept paper. Actual breakdown into line items and tasks can wait to be included in the proposal/full application."]
[12,"2017-10-13","Cost Sharing","Would DOE be willing to reduce the 50% cost share for 'on-sun' testing of an integrated system (Topic Area 3) if it can be demonstrated that on-sun testing is the best value to the government? Specifically, can the 50% cost share for on-sun testing be used to reduce the otherwise required 20% cost share, if it can be shown that using on-sun testing is the best value for the government?","Per the Energy Policy Act of 2005, demonstration activities require 50% cost share. While the FOA describes on-sun testing as an indication of demonstration, it’s not the only determining factor of whether the proposed activity is demonstration or R&D. It also depends on the maturity and scale of a proposed project and how close a given technology is to being commercially viable.  It is expected that on-sun testing would only be of interest at a relatively high maturity level for the entire system, in which case DOE would be required to mandate 50% cost share for a portion of the project. However, it will depend on the details. DOE may determine that specific activities within a project are eligible for 20% cost share while other activities would be subject to 50% cost share."]
[13,"2017-10-12","Eligibility","I am a postdoctoral Research Associate at a national laboratory, and am on a TN work visa. Am I eligible to be the PI for a concept paper submitted under the national lab's affiliation?","DOE can provide funding to entities that employ foreign nationals to work under awards so long as the foreign nationals have legal immigration status.  A visa from the U.S. Federal Government for non-permanent residents provides legal immigration status. "]
[14,"2017-10-16","Cost Sharing","Is my understanding correct that the 50% cost share for Topic Area 3 should be applied to the on-sun demonstration task only while other tasks require the 20% cost share?","Yes. On-sun integrated demonstration activities will need a cost share of 50%. Non-demonstration activities will require a cost share of 20%."]
[15,"2017-10-17","Technical Topics","We would like to advance technology in a couple of areas but do not have the cost share to design, fabricate, and test a full integrated system. Could we propose some tasks for solar thermal/CPV and the desalination in Topic Area 1 that would demonstrate the performance of each component?","The applicant should carefully read the FOA document and prepare a proposal based on the FOA request.  The US DOE cannot comment on the actual contents of the proposal and the tasks at this time.  All concept papers will be entertained as long as they meet the FOA requirements."]
[16,"2017-10-26","Application Content/Format","If we have interest in submitting concept papers and applications for different topic areas, should these be submitted separately with 1 concept paper and 1 application for each topic area, or should they be combined into 1 concept paper and application for all topic areas together?","You may choose to apply to one topic area, submit two separate concept papers for two separate topic areas, or combine both into one concept paper addressing two topic areas. Applicants may submit more than one full application to this FOA, provided that each application describes a unique, scientifically distinct project. It is not the DOE’s interest to emphasize the topic areas, but is more interested in the actual concepts of the proposed projects. "]
[17,"2017-10-26","Cost Sharing","My team includes a university that will be doing some CAD design, fabrication in their shop, and testing in their solar test area. Can any of the office area, shop equipment, test equipment, and/or testing area be used as cost share?","Yes, portions of the costs you have described could be used as cost share as indirect costs.  For a further explanation of indirect costs, please see either 2 CFR 200.414 or 48 CFR 31.203 for for-profit entities.  "]
[18,"2017-10-26","Cost Sharing","Can existing equipment that we own, that we would use for this project, be counted as cost share?","Some portion of costs associated with using the equipment could be considered for cost share, however the value of equipment provided as in-kind cost share must be made on a case by case basis.  The fair market value of the equipment as well as its age, condition and whether it has been attributed to direct or indirect costs in the past may be factors that EERE considers when determining the value of the cost share contribution. Please see 2 CFR 200.306 Cost sharing or matching for more information. "]
[19,"2017-10-26","Cost Sharing","We do not have enough cost share to allow us to do a full hardware demonstration. We would like to upgrade an existing system that we have developed that had some technical issues to be worked out. Can the upgrade and testing of this system, in addition to the development of a desalination component be performed under Topic Area 1?","If technology improvement in desalination and in the solar research will result in the advancement of science and technology readiness levels (TRL), then a 20% cost share is appropriate. If the intent is simply to test components, and demonstration that desalination works with solar with no technology improvement, it falls under the 50% cost share requirement. Scientific advances and technology readiness level (TRL) advances are all required for a project to not fall under the demonstration category."]
[20,"2017-10-26","Technical Topics","I am working with a company that is developing a process using solar power to process waste water. Would this technology be acceptable for this FOA?","The FOA requires removal of salt from water using thermal methods.  Wastewater treatment is not included in this FOA."]
[21,"2017-10-27","Technical Topics","What are the characteristics of the solar energy to be used? Should we assume a direct contact with the thermal fluid or can we assume there will be a power generation which provides stam for desalination?"," The solar energy must be the source of all thermal energy used for desalination.  How the awardee executes this is to be decided by the awardee.  The FOA does not state the modalities of thermal energy transfer to the desalination system. "]
[22,"2017-10-27","Technical Topics","For LCOW, what are the payback period and interest rate? Should we use the same numbers in the Mistry and Linehard paper?"," The method of analysis is left to the awardee, and the awardee can use public, archival literature as source of reference."]
[23,"2017-10-27","Technical Topics","It seems that the OPEX is fixed for all the cases? Should we use a fixed OPEX regardless of CAPEX or energy consumption?","Fixed Operative Expenditures (OPEX) may be used.  If the awardee finds better archival literature or industry sources that indicate OPEX that varies with Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) or energy efficiency, that may also be used."]
[24,"2017-10-27","Cost Sharing","For Topic Area d, what is the maximum award amount for lab-scale test with 20% cost share? And what is the difference between this and Topic Area 1 if only lab scale test is conducted using simulated hear, not sunlight?","Topic Area 3 integrates the activity of collecting solar energy, converting into thermal energy, transfers the thermal energy to the desalination process, and generates low Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) water, as one single project.  If you decide to use simulated heat, but plan to improve the maturity of the desalination process to attain LCOW and energy targets, you may as well use TA1.  The 20% cost share relates to low TRL projects of integrated thermal desalination where, both, solar and desalination improvements are targeted to improve multiple TRL levels.  The 50% cost share targets pure integrated demonstration activities.  If an applicant is selected for award negotiations DOE is willing to apply different cost share requirements to different specific FOA tasks based on whether the task is research and development or demonstration.  "]
[25,"2017-10-27","Foreign Entities/Work","In Section IV.J.3, the solicitation states that all work must be conducted within the United States. Does this requirement also apply to any labor that may be provided as in-kind contribution?","Yes, this requirement also applies to any labor that may be provided as an in-kind contribution."]
[26,"2017-10-30","Application Content/Format","After submitting a concept paper by the 12/04/2017 deadline, will we be contacted as to whether our concept is suitable for the funding opportunity before the full application is due?","Yes, EERE will perform an initial eligibility review of the concept paper submissions to determine whether they meet the eligibility requirements of Section III of the FOA. EERE will not review or consider submissions that do not meet the eligibility requirements of Section III. Please refer to the FOA section III. Eligibility Information, as well as section IV. Application and Submission Information, for further details. EERE will notify applicants of its determination to encourage or discourage the submission of a Full Application. EERE will send a notification letter via EERE Exchange to the technical and administrative points of contact designated by the applicant in EERE Exchange. Applicants may submit a Full Application even if they receive a notification discouraging them from doing so. Please also refer to FOA section VI. A. ii. Concept Paper Notifications."]
[27,"2017-11-01","Cost Sharing","Specific to the category 3 match share, we intend to propose full system testing at lab scale, which has a match share of 20% and up. That said, as a solar thermal lab we also have a solar thermal array at our disposal. In fact, this is the same type of solar thermal array we would propose using in the full system. We are not proposing an on-sun demonstration, but we can use solar thermal energy as part of our full system test, and would like to do so. However, the FOA implies that if we do anything \"on-sun\" that would constitute a \"demonstration\" and increase the cost share requirement to 50%. Thus, is it possible to do a full system test in our lab using solar thermal energy and stay in the 20% cost share category? Or, must we simulate our light-heat sources to stay in the 20% cost share category? We would like to propose that a full system test on sun at lab scale does not automatically constitute a demonstration activity, but we'd appreciate some clarification on this point.","If the full system on-sun testing is intended to advance the technology readiness level of the proposed technology, and not merely serve as a demonstrator of an existing well known technology on-sun, then a 20% cost share may be applicable. Note that the key here is advancing science and technology.  If the intent is to use an existing desalination technology, integrate with on-sun demonstration and log testing hours on-sun, then it may be deemed an demonstration activity and a 50% cost share will be required.  The team may also choose a mix of R&D tasks that qualify for 20% cost share, and demonstration activities that require 50% cost share.  DOE and the recipient will negotiate the cost share for specific tasks during award negotiations."]
[28,"2017-11-02","Technical Topics","Related to the scale of the system for topic area 2 (low cost solar thermal heat). It seems to us that the focus is on commercial/utility scale systems. We were wondering if for topic area 2 there is an interest for residential scale system. (We were thinking of Puerto Rico needs, small scale residential highly distributed system.)","Topic 2 Pertains to thermal energy input as required by a solar thermal desalination system (and not as solar thermal, per se).  If the system proposed can meet the Levelized Cost of Heat Outlined in the FOA while being in residential scale, then it will be responsive to the FOA requirements, and can be submitted as a concept paper."]
[29,"2017-11-02","Eligibility","We have developed a technology that needs some key additional R&D. It speeds up solar thermal desalination using natural catalysts. It ensures that fresh water as output, is made available to the customers faster than normal solar thermal desalination processes. Could we apply? ","Please review FOA section III.G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states that \"EERE will not make eligibility determination 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."]
[30,"2017-11-03","Technical Topics","We are currently running a DOE SBIR Phase II project on solar thermal desalination and have a few thoughts further on the FOA. Is it possible to schedule a quick telecom for the questions? ","Please see FOA Section VII. QUESTIONS/AGENCY CONTACTS. \"Upon the issuance of a FOA, EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with potential applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process as described below. Specifically, questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to: SolarDesalFOA@ee.doe.gov.  Questions must be submitted no later than 3 business days prior to the application due date and time.\"  Applications to this Funding Opportunity Announcement are required to be submitted through EERE-Exchange by visiting https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. "]
[31,"2017-11-04","Eligibility","Can the application be 'North American', ie say involving Canadian interests?","Please reference FOA section III.A.iii. Foreign Entities. Foreign entities, whether for-profit or otherwise, are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA. Other than as provided in the “Individuals” or “Domestic Entities” sections above, all Prime Recipients receiving funding under this FOA must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States. If a foreign entity applies for funding as a Prime Recipient, it must designate in the Full Application a subsidiary or affiliate incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States to be the Prime Recipient. The Full Application must state the nature of the corporate relationship between the foreign entity and domestic subsidiary or affiliate."]
[32,"2017-11-04","Technical Topics","Why must the solar desal system be thermal? We have a possible outcome that is solar based but not necessarily thermal. It makes smart use of tetrahedrals and octahedrals. The system could be changed to include a thermal aspect if required.","This FOA requests applications only on solar thermal desalination. Other federal funding opportunities may address other desalination technologies."]
[33,"2017-11-05","Technical Topics","Is small scale disinfection and/or desalination apparatus design that could be usable in disaster areas part of this FOA? Will this project be considered? The apparatus could be used for both disinfection and desalination; or independently for each case.","This FOA requests applications only on solar thermal desalination systems."]
[34,"2017-11-05","Technical Topics","Our team's idea is to use nanostructured material based on AI to maximize photon absorption, manage hot carriers, and facilitate local vaporization of water, for integrated, direct solar desalination (TA3). The professor in our team has demonstrated this concept as shown in the attached 2016 Nature Photonics article. As we are preparing the concept paper, we hope to speak to you and learn how to best address EERE's need, and make our case a strong one. Would it be possible to set up a 15 minute phone call with you? ","Please see FOA Section VII. QUESTIONS/AGENCY CONTACTS. \"Upon the issuance of a FOA, EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process as described below. Specifically, questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to: SolarDesalFOA@ee.doe.gov.  Questions must be submitted no later than 3 business days prior to the application due date and time.\"  Applications to this Funding Opportunity Announcement are required to be submitted through EERE-Exchange by visiting https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. "]
[35,"2017-11-06","Eligibility","We are working on a solar desalination technology that utilizes photovoltaics to produce the required thermal energy. Would a proposal that uses PV to produce heat with a LCOH approaching $0.01 KWhr be accepted/competitive under this FOA? ","Please review FOA section III.G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states that \"EERE will not make eligibility determination 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."]
[36,"2017-11-11","Technical Topics","What solar insolation value or location would you like us to use for our calculations? It would perform very differently in Death Valley, CA versus Juneau, AK and would reflect on the cost per m3 of water.","Please choose a value appropriate to solar thermal desalination application and calculate the cost per m3 of water.  The intent of the FOA is to advance the technology of solar collection and thermal desalination."]
[37,"2017-11-12","Application Content/Format","Can we submit multiple concept papers to Topic Areas 2 and 3, involving the same collector alone and in tandem with an appropriate desalination system? Would there be any issues involved with this? Would this be generally frowned upon or approved? Can we later submit a full application to both Topic Areas 2 and 3, involving the same collector in the two applications but with one full application also involving a matching desalination system? Would there be any issues involved with doing this? Would this be generally frowned upon or approved?","There is no limit on number of concept papers that can be submitted.  The applicant can submit full applications to topic areas 2 and 3 involving multiple desalination system designs, if concept papers are submitted. The FOA states “Applicants may submit more than one Full Application to this FOA, provided that each application describes a unique, scientifically distinct project”."]
[38,"2017-11-13","Eligibility","Will funding be available for projects that are based in other countries, e.g. Namibia or South Africa? I acknowledge the Principle Investigators must be based in the U.S., but I am unsure of the requirement for where the project must be based physically.","A Waiver can be requested to conduct research in foreign countries.  Please see Section III.A.iii on foreign entities."]
[39,"2017-11-13","Application Content/Format","Where should the budget and cost share information be included in the Concept Paper?","Section IV.C of the FOA details the concept paper requirements. No requirements are set forth on budget or cost share. Applicants may add a line for requested budget and cost share."]
[40,"2017-11-13","Application Content/Format","Is it required to submit a letter of support/commitment from a third party organization/company upon submission of the Concept Paper?","Section IV.C of the FOA details the concept paper requirements.  No requirements are set forth for the letter of support in the concept paper, but applicants may add such letters to the concept paper."]
[41,"2017-11-14","Technical Topics","In Topic Area 4: Analysis for Solar Desalination, it is stated that \"... software that identifies geographical regions...\". Please explain if regions refer to the United States only, or to global geographical regions? I think that with the potential for commercialization in mind global regions and global markets make more sense, but would like your interpretation.","Topic Area 4 did not limit the geography to U.S. Please refer to Section IV.D.xii. and Appendix C for information on performance of work in the U.S."]
[42,"2017-11-14","Technical Topics","Several passages in this FOA state a requirement for \"solar thermal to be the major energy source\". In case we propose an integrated design with solar electric (PV), grid electricity and solar thermal (or only PV and solar thermal) must solar thermal have a contribution of more than 50% of the total energy to satisfy the requirement of being major?","The FOA, in page 1 under I.A. states “concepts using solar thermal energy to assist in the desalination process, which will reduce the levelized cost of water (LCOW) through reducing the levelized cost of heat (LCOH), increasing the energy efficiency for thermal desalination processes, and reducing the overall capital and integration costs for solar thermal desalination”. The FOA also states in topic Area 1 that “proposals …..that can  lower the thermal energy requirements, technologies that lower or eliminate electricity requirements;”  The FOA implies solar thermal as the primary energy source for desalination, but explicitly sets no percentage goals for contribution by different energy sources."]
[43,"2017-11-14","Eligibility","In FOA section III.iii. it is stated that \"Foreign entities... are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA\" but in IV.J.iii it is stated that \"All work... must be performed in the United States\". Could you please explain possible ways for a foreign entity to perform their part of the work in the U.S.? If the foreign entity is for example a research institution or university, then would an acceptable way be for them to send their employees to work in the U.S. with J1 visas? In such a case, would the payments be issued to the foreign research institution/university or to the foreign individual who is hired (under a temporary J1 visa) by the US prime recipient?","Although III.A.iii states that Foreign entities are eligible to apply, that paragraph goes on to say the following: “If a foreign entity applies for funding as a Prime Recipient, it must designate in the Full Application a subsidiary or affiliate incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States to be the Prime Recipient.” Absent a foreign work waiver, all work must be conducted in the U.S. A prime recipient paying individuals for work done in the U.S. so long as they are working legally in the U.S. as contractors or as employees would be acceptable. Please see Section VI.B.iii. for information on Foreign National Access to DOE sites, information, technologies, and equipment. "]
[44,"2017-11-16","Application Content/Format","Our team intends to send a letter of intent for this FOA. We have been developing materials and modular processes for a solar desalination technology. Our activity is focused on integration and cost analysis. Our work has also a forward-looking approach to materials development, allowing our system to be even more competitive from the energy standpoint. Our team is composed of four faculty members with expertise in thermodynamic analysis and TEA, materials science, and chemical engineering. As the acting leader of this effort, I would be very grateful if I can have a chance to discuss the scope of the project before submitting the LOI. This will help our team to target the proper area of interest within the call.","Please see FOA Section VII. QUESTIONS/AGENCY CONTACTS. \"Upon the issuance of a FOA, EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with potential applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process as described below. Specifically, questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to: SolarDesalFOA@ee.doe.gov.  Questions must be submitted no later than 3 business days prior to the application due date and time.\"  Applications to this Funding Opportunity Announcement are required to be submitted through EERE-Exchange by visiting https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. "]
[45,"2017-11-16","Technical Topics","What TRL would a modeling project designate in the EERE Exchange application?","Please designate the TRL that you consider to be most applicable to the state of development of the proposed analysis."]
[46,"2017-11-16","Technical Topics","What level of technical readiness were you looking for? Would a small demonstration unit be an appropriate end-goal?","It is unclear which topic area this question relates to. For TA3, an on-sun demonstration with integrated solar thermal desalination system that can attain the FOA goals for LCOH and LCOW is the goal.  For Topic Areas 1 and 2, FOA goals were laid out for LCOH and LCOW, but the FOA did not prescribe a demonstration; although measured, experimentally demonstrated test results  will show a path to the FOA targets and demonstrate TRL advancement."]
[47,"2017-11-16","Cost Sharing","In terms of cost-sharing, how would that work if all of the PIs all work at a national laboratory? (That is, we don't have an industrial partner, for example.)","To receive funding under this FOA, all awardees must supply the required amount of cost share. National Labs would have to partner with private industry or find another acceptable cost share source. Please see FOA section III. B. Cost Sharing for further information."]
[48,"2017-11-17","Eligibility","An employee with work authorization can be a team member and can be paid out of DOE funds, but can an employee with work authorization be a PI or Co-PI?","There is no prohibition against a Domestic Entity Recipient employing PI or a Co-PI if the PI or Co-PI are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.  It is incumbent upon all Recipients to comply with all relevant Federal and State laws and regulations.  Any individual employed by a Recipient entity must be employed in a legal manner.  If the work is occurring outside of the U.S. a Foreign Work Waiver is required. Please see Section VI.B.iii. for information on Foreign National access to DOE sites and information."]
[49,"2017-11-28","Technical Topics","What does TRL stand for on slide 7 of the Informational Webinar Slides document? \"…low TRL novel thermal desalination techniques…\".","\"TRL\" stands for Technology Readiness Level."]
[50,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","We have several promising ideas to pursue and test systematically. Is it an acceptable approach for the concept paper to list a range of ideas to be tested or do you want one full detailed design at this stage?","Please see FOA section C.i. Concept Paper Content Requirements. Specifically, “Each Concept Paper must be limited to a single concept or technology. Unrelated concepts and technologies should not be consolidated into a single Concept Paper.”"]
[51,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","Will our ideas and designs in the concept paper be kept confidential or do we need to file a provisional patent before sending our document?","Please see FOA section VIII.E. Treatment of Application Information. Specifically, “Applicants should not include trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential in their application unless such information is necessary to convey an understanding of the proposed project or to comply with a requirement in the FOA. The use of protective markings such as “Do Not Publicly Release – Trade Secret” or “Do Not Publicly Release – Confidential Business Information” is encouraged. However, applicants should be aware that the use of protective markings is not dispositive as to whether information will be publicly released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. See Section I of this document, “Notice of Potential Disclosure Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)” for additional information regarding the public release of information under the Freedom of Information Act. Applicants are encouraged to employ protective markings in the following manner: \nThe cover sheet of the application must be marked as follows and identify the specific pages containing trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential: Notice of Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data: Pages [list applicable pages] of this document may contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and is exempt from public disclosure. Such information shall be used or disclosed only for evaluation purposes or in accordance with a financial assistance or loan agreement between the submitter and the Government. The Government may use or disclose any information that is not appropriately marked or otherwise restricted, regardless of source. [End of Notice]          \nThe header and footer of every page that contains trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged must be marked as follows: “May contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential and exempt from public disclosure.” In addition, each line or paragraph containing trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential must be enclosed in brackets.\n"]
[52,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","Is budget needed for the concept paper stage?","Section IV.C of the FOA details the concept paper requirements. No requirements are set forth on budget or cost share. Applicants may add a line for requested budget and cost share."]
[53,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","Can experienced graduate students and local industry be named as part of the team?","Yes, graduate students and local industry partners may be named as team members."]
[54,"2017-11-28","Technical Topics","Overall what is the area of most importance to this FOA: large scale commercial systtems or small off grid systems for single users? Or are they equally important?","The FOA document did not specify “large scale commercial system” or “small off grid system for single users’.  However, the FOA did differentiate between “Large (>10,000 m3/day) “ and “Small (<2000 m3/day) “ by setting targets for TDS and cost.  Both systems (as defined by the FOA document) are equally important."]
[55,"2017-11-28","Cost Sharing","Can faculty and staff time and effort and equipment be used and accepted as cost share?","Please review FOA section B.iii. Cost Share Types and Allowability. Specifically, “Cash contributions include, but are not limited to: personnel costs, fringe costs, supply and equipment costs, indirect costs and other direct costs.” "]
[56,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","Can the project be with multiple institutions, or use subcontracts?","Please refer to the FOA, sections III.A.iv. Incorporated Consortia, and section III.A.v. Unincorporated Consortia. "]
[57,"2017-11-28","Technical Topics","Is it a positive or a negative point to include educational activities in the proposal?","Please refer to the FOA, section V.A.ii. Full Applications, to review the merit review criteria."]
[58,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","Is the financial assessment of the system needed for all designs? (Some ideas may not yet be fully developed.)","Within the concept paper framework, it is not required that a detailed financial assessment of the system design be performed.  However, the full proposal (if encouraged) should devise a path to achieve the FOA targets and goals, both financial and technical. "]
[59,"2017-11-20","Eligibility","I am a PhD student from Australia. I am about to complete my PhD in 3 months. I have research experience in ‘Solar Desalination’. Am I eligible to apply for this grant.","Please review Section III.A. of the FOA which states, U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are eligible to apply for funding as a Prime Recipient or Subrecipient. There is no prohibition against a Recipient employing a PI or a Co-PI if the PI or Co-PI are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.  It is incumbent upon all Recipients to comply with all relevant Federal and State laws and regulations.  Any individual employed by a Recipient entity must be employed in a legal manner.  IF the work is occurring outside of the U.S. a Foreign Work Waiver is required. Please see Appendix C for more information. "]
[60,"2017-11-28","Application Content/Format","In order to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement, we need to submit a disclosure of lobbying form. However, our organization does not participate in lobbying. How should we fill out the form if we do not lobby?","The SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying form is a required document for application. Please fill out the form to the best of your ability, and mark the form as \"Not Applicable\" or \"N/A\" where appropriate, if your organization does not participate in lobbying."]
[61,"2017-11-30","Cost Sharing","We have a pilot scale CSP plant and we would like to lease this facility/equipment for the project. We are interested in demonstration activities subject to the 50% cost share requirement. Can we claim the full current value of the equipment that we own and use for the project as match? The yearly depreciated value? Operation and maintenance costs for the facility? Can you please confirm what exactly we can claim as match?","Please refer to 2 CFR 200.306 Cost Sharing and 2 CFR 200 Subpart E, Cost Principles for universities, non-profit organizations, and state and local governments. "]
[62,"2017-11-30","Registration Requirements","Is an entity required to register as an entity in SAM prior to submitting a concept paper?","No. An applicant is not required to register as an entity in SAM prior to submitting a concept paper. However, if selected, an applicant is required to register as an entity in SAM prior to receiving an award. Please note the registration process can take a significant amount of time. "]
[63,"2017-11-30","Eligibility","Does the applicant need to be an American National? I am from another country, and would like to participate.","Please reference FOA section III.A.i Individuals. “U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are eligible to apply for funding as a Prime Recipient or Subrecipient. As well as FOA section III.A.iii Foreign Entities. “Foreign entities, whether for-profit or otherwise, are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA. Other than as provided in the “Individuals” or “Domestic Entities” sections above, all Prime Recipients receiving funding under this FOA must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States. If a foreign entity applies for funding as a Prime Recipient, it must designate in the Full Application a subsidiary or affiliate incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States to be the Prime Recipient. The Full Application must state the nature of the corporate relationship between the foreign entity and domestic subsidiary or affiliate.” Please see Section VI.B.iii. for information on Foreign National access to DOE sites and information."]
[64,"2017-11-30","Technical Topics","I would like to submit a concept paper, but my approach does not use mirrors to concentrate the sun light. Since this FOA is part of the solar concentration sub program, would an approach that doesn't concentrate sun light be eligible?","Please review FOA section B. Topic Areas/Technical Areas of Interest. Specifically, “The Solar Desalination funding opportunity focuses on four main topic areas of interest that aim to lower the LCOW, the LCOH, or both, for solar thermal desalination systems: (1) innovations in thermal desalination technologies, (2) low cost solar thermal heat, (3) integrated solar desalination systems, and (4) analysis for solar thermal desalination.” Additionally, please review FOA section III.G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states that \"EERE will not make eligibility determination 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."]
[65,"2017-11-30","Technical Topics","The deadline is approaching and I would like to discuss the scope of the project, if possible, before the submission. I was wondering if it is possible to talk briefly over the phone.","Please see FOA Section VII. QUESTIONS/AGENCY CONTACTS. \"Upon the issuance of a FOA, EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with potential applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process as described below. Specifically, questions regarding the content of this FOA must be submitted to: SolarDesalFOA@ee.doe.gov.  Questions must be submitted no later than 3 business days prior to the application due date and time.\"  Applications to this Funding Opportunity Announcement are required to be submitted through EERE-Exchange by visiting https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. "]
[66,"2017-11-30","Application Content/Format","Can you inform me as to the expected length of the \"brief\" mandatory concept submission that is due December 4th?","Please refer to the FOA section IV.C.i. Concept Paper Content Requirements.Please refer to the FOA section IV.C.i. Concept Paper Content Requirements."]
[67,"2017-12-01","Technical Topics","To what extent is a project with an early stage research component acceptable? I notice that the term \"research\" is used, but a TRL level is not given. Specifically, one component of our proposed proect is not, strictly speaking, scientific research. But I am aware that SBIR programs don't allow computational modeling unless you also immediately build things. Is your program forgiving of a computational phase?","Specific details of how the research must be scheduled are not provided in the FOA.  The FOA makes no restrictions on how the applicant will conduct the research, and in what sequence.  Computational modeling before construction is not prohibited.  The FOA does not specify TRL levels and allows early stage research, as needed.  "]
[68,"2017-12-01","Technical Topics","I have questions related to Topic II. I am wondering if we need to design the thermal storage system (the storage tank, the thermal storage material, etc.) as well?","The FOA does not require thermal energy storage for Topic 2, but the example shown in Table 2 on Page 12 implies some consideration of thermal energy storage. Topic 2 applicants may wish to consider thermal energy storage to reduce LCOH."]
[69,"2017-12-01","Technical Topics","Is the program open to a new technology applied to solar desalination, or is the program solely focused on conventional solar technologies?","The FOA does not limit research to thermal desalination or any particular area"]
[70,"2017-12-01","Foreign Entities/Work","Can non-U.S. companies be part of a project team?","Section III.A.iii of the FOA states: “If a foreign entity applies for funding as a Prime Recipient, it must designate in the Full Application a subsidiary or affiliate incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States to be the Prime Recipient.” Absent a foreign work waiver, all work must be conducted in the U.S. A prime recipient paying individuals for work done in the U.S. so long as they are working legally in the U.S. as contractors or as employees would be acceptable. Please see Section VI.B.iii. for information on Foreign National Access to DOE sites, information, technologies, and equipment. "]
[71,"2017-12-04","Application Content/Format","I am unclear on what amounts are required to include in the field for the Funds and Costs portion of the Concept Paper submission. Are project costs and cost sharing numbers required? Is this section just asking to input the funding amount that is thought to be requested, and the project duration?","Yes, the project costs and cost sharing numbers are required. Applicants must provide the amount of DOE funding requested (Federal Share (DOE)), the applicant’s cost share contribution (Non-Federal Share), the total project costs (Federal Share and Recipient Share), and the proposed cost share percentage (Recipient Share / Total Project Costs)."]
[72,"2017-12-04","Application Content/Format","The \"Upload and submit\" screen does not allow for Concept Paper upload. The only place available for upload is \"additional documents\". Is this acceptable?","Yes, attaching the Concept Paper as an additional document in Exchange is acceptable."]
[73,"2017-12-15","Due Dates","Has the deadline for Concept Papers been extended?","No. The deadline for Concept Papers has NOT been extended. Concept Papers were due in Exchange by 5:00 PM EST on Monday, December 4. 2017."]
[74,"2018-01-22","Application Content/Format","We plan to have a golbal (foreign) top tier company as our industrial teaming partner. Could you let us know of any limitations, especially regarding cost share in this case? We checked the FOA for parts associated with \"foreign entities\", but did not find detailed information.","Please reference the following FOA Sections: III.A.iii Foreign Entities, III.B.iii Cost Share Types and Allowability, III.D.xii Waiver Requests: Foreign Entities and Performance of Work in the United States, and III.J.iii Performance of Work in the United States.\n\nThere is not necessarily a cost limit on research performed by foreign eitities, only on work to be performed abroad. Work performed abroad needs an approved foreign work waiver, prior to work beginning. A foreign work waiver is granted by the Contracting Officer, on a project-by-project and task-by-task basis."]
[75,"2018-01-24","Application Content/Format","Going from a Concept Paper to a Full Proposal, we plan to add one or two partners and slightly increase the budget request. The Principal Investigator and partners listed in the Concept Paper remain the same. Can you please confirm that such a modification is acceptable?","Yes, such a modification is acceptable."]
[76,"2018-01-24","Application Content/Format","Please let us know if there is a DOE policy for Consulting rates and total in Consulting fees for this FOA.","Please reference 2 CFR 200.459 Professional service costs. Please also note that the consulting rates must be consistent with industry standards and reasonable."]
[77,"2018-01-25","Application Reviews","I am the PI for a Concept Paper that was submitted. I would like to speak by phone with a program manager about our technical concept and the feedback provided. Please send a phone number for an appropriate point of contact.","Upon the issuance of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process as described in the FOA. Please note that the encourage and discourage responses are non-binding determinations. If you decide to submit a full application, all proposals will be equally evaluated in the review process."]
[78,"2018-01-26","Application Content/Format","Can a team member be added after the concept paper phase? The concept paper was encouraged for a full proposal submission.","Yes, a team member may be added after the concept paper phase."]
[79,"2018-01-31","Application Content/Format","We received a comment on \"weaknesses\" suggesting that \"the proposal would be an incremental step over current modeling technique\". We interpret the goal of Topic Area 4 as developing a tool for decision making and optimization, which does not necessarily involce technical innovation. Please let us know if our understanding is correct and in what way we need to address the comment.","The detailed proposal should really clarify how the analyses will be truly representative of industrial scal desalination processes, and be able to simulate the desalination process, while planning for future innovations."]
[80,"2018-02-07","Application Content/Format","If we are granted an award from this FOA, and our award includes Canadian partners from academia, can the $ amount that is proposed in the budget for the Canadian partners be directly transferred to them from the granting office?","No, the award will be made to the prime recipient, and the prime recipient will manage the funds and pay the subrecipients as necessary. Also, please refer to the FOA for Performance of Work in the U.S. requirements."]
[81,"2018-02-09","Application Content/Format","The FOA does not list any specific format requirements for Letters of Support and Letters of Commitment. Are there any? Also, please indicate if such letters should be addressed to the PI of the proposal or to a certain DOE official.","Letters of Support or Letters of Commitment should be on letterhead from the person/entity proposing to provide the support/commitment. These letters should be addressed to the Prime Recipient."]
[82,"2018-02-13","Application Content/Format","We submitted a concept paper for Solar Desalination FOA and it was encouraged for a full proposal. However, there has been a restructuring of the team, and we want to add another organization to our team, which will lead the project. In this case, we prefer that the ownership of the concept paper be transferred to a new organization, which will submit all the necessary documents related to the application. The original organization that submitted the concept paper will still be a part of the project and will work as a subcontractor. Is this transfer of the ownership possible and who has the authority to execute it?","A change to the Prime Recipient is acceptable. The teaming arrangements (lead organization and team members (subcontractors)) can be changed in Exchange in the full application phase of the submission process.  The owner of the submission record can share permissions to other Exchange users to the submission record.  All Exchange users who have either ownership of or shared permissions to the submission record have full control (edit/submit) to the record."]
[83,"2018-02-16","Application Content/Format","For Topic 3 the FOA states, “Applicants should propose complete, integrated systems that are capable of meeting the FOA LCOW targets in Table 1…”, where Table 1 lists capacities of interest and feedwater salinities of >30,000 ppm. Earlier in the FOA it states that, “… the expected input water for the proposal should be discussed in the application and what advantages the proposed system possesses over state-of-the-art alternatives. A potential large water supply for many municipal water networks is sea water, which has a total dissolved solids (TDS) concentration of approximately 30,000 ppm (depending on location). This market is generally expected to require large scale plants with a competitive LCOW target identified as $0.50/m3, to achieve wide applicability in the U.S. However, small-scale, distributed systems that are cost-competitive may generate significant benefits to the flexibility and resiliency of U.S. infrastructure.” If my proposed technology cannot effectively desalinate seawater, but could be impactful for desalination of brackish water, can we propose and justify in our full application reasons for using brackish feedwater, and could that reasonable be competitive with full applications proposing to use seawater feedwater with TDS >30,000 ppm?","Brackish water desalination and municipal waste water treatment are largely outside the technical scope of the FOA, due to the lower technical and cost challenges for those markets. Applications will be reviewed and scored based on the target metrics specified."]
[84,"2018-02-20","Application Content/Format","Please advise if foreign advisors to a project who are hired as consultants can be excepted from the Performance of Work in the United States requirement.","No, foreign advisors to a project employed by a foreign organization who are hired as consultants can NOT be excepted from the Performance of Work in the United States requirement. Please reference FOA section IV.D.xii. Waiver Requests: Foreign Entities and Performance of Work in the United States (if applicable)."]
[85,"2018-02-22","Application Content/Format","Field 19 of the SF-424 asks, \"Is application Subject to Review By State Under Executive Order 12372 Process?\" Can you help me determine how I should answer field 19 of SF-424?","Funding under this FOA is not subject to the review process contemplated by Executive Order 12372.  Applicants to this FOA should check “c” in box 19 of the SF-424."]
[86,"2018-02-23","Application Content/Format","I was wondering where the EERE 335 form is located on the EERE Exchange website. I was not able to find it.","When you are viewing the FOA posting in Exchange, under the header \"Required Application Documents\", click on the link that says, \"View Required Application Documents\". Then click on the link that says, \"EERE-335 Budget Justification\", to download the document."]
[87,"2018-02-27","Application Content/Format","Per the instructions on the EERE 335 Detail Budget Justification, tab j. Cost Share, note 7 states that, “a recipient cannot claim ‘unrecovered indirect costs’ as a cost share contribution without prior approval.” How does an applicant go about getting this approval prior to the full application submittal deadline of March 16, 2018? I ask because we have a subcontractor that is also wanting to utilize the unrecovered indirect costs.","In this case, “prior approval” to claim unrecovered indirect costs as a cost share contribution, refers to obtaining this approval prior to completion of final award negotiations, after an applicant has been selected for award. Thus, this approval is not needed prior to submittal of the full application by the March 16, 2018 deadline."]
[88,"2018-02-27","Technical Topics","For Topic Area 1, can you clarify how to convert installed costs and maintenance costs to LCOW? Specifically, how do I include financing. Figure 3 on page 8 of the FOA has a comment that says, “…Amortized capital cost can be related back to the installed capital cost via a conversion factor – in this plot, 17 ¢/m3 corresponds to a capital cost of approximately $700/m3/day”. Should I use this factor as a constant to convert installed cost to amortized cost? The assumptions about financing have a big effect on the technoeconomics, and I want to make sure I’m using the correct equation.","Please use the following equation, as given on page 11 of the FOA, with FCR of 0.083, as assumed in the FOA:\n\nLCOH = (Installed Cost)*(FCR)+(Annual O&M)\n                        Annual Thermal Generation"]
[89,"2018-02-28","Application Content/Format","We will be submitting a full application, and plan to charge indirect costs to the award if selected. However, we do not have a previously agreed upon overhead rate evidenced by a rate agreement. What is an appropriate worksheet to use to calculate our overhead rate?","Please find the Sample Indirect Rate Proposal template and instructions under the DOCUMENTS heading in Exchange, available to view and download."]
[90,"2018-02-28","Intellectual Property","Is it allowable to use federal government funds to license/acquire Intellectual Property (IP) from another company? If so, how/where would that be handled?","For work performed by for nonprofits, state and local governments, and institutions of higher education, the costs of a license to use a third party’s intellectual property are covered by 2 CFR 200.448 - Intellectual Property. Respectively, for work performed by for-profit organizations, such costs are governed by FAR 31.205-37 – Royalties and other costs for the use of patents.  "]
[91,"2018-03-02","Application Content/Format","We submitted a compliant concept paper. Although the concept paper response was \"Discouraged\" the comments were fairly encouraging. Based on the feedback, we have improved our concept design. We are considering submitting it as a full application, but under a different Topic Area. Can you please confirm if we are able to submit our full application under a different Topic area than the one for which the Concept Paper was submitted?","Yes, you are able to submit a full application under a different Topic area than the one under which the Concept Paper was submitted."]
[92,"2018-03-02","Application Content/Format","Our team plans to have a foreign entity as a aubawardee, and work by this entity will be performed outside the U.S. In addition to submitting the foreign waiver request document, is the foreign entity required to have a DUNS number at the time of the proposal submission? What other registration requirements are needed for the foreign entity subawardee at the time of the proposal submission?","See Appendix C – Waiver Requests: Foreign Entity Participation as the Prime Recipient and Performance of Work in the United States, for waiver requirements pertaining to foreign entity work. A DUNS number is not required at the time of the proposal submission, however, EERE may require additional information before considering the waiver request, and prior to executing an award."]
[93,"2018-03-05","Application Content/Format","Our concept paper was encouraged for a full proposal. However, there has been a restructuring of the team, and we prefer that the co-PI referenced in the Concept Paper take the lead on the proposal and project. Is it acceptable for the lead PI and co-PI (as proposed in the Concept Paper) to switch roles in the full proposal?","Yes, it is acceptable for the lead PI and co-PI (as proposed in the Concept Paper) to switch roles in the full proposal. The team members can be changed in Exchange for the full application submission."]
[94,"2018-03-07","Application Content/Format","The wording in the FOA regarding the inclusion of the sub award budget justification states, \"the applicant must provide a separate budget justification, EERE 335 for each sub awardee expected to perform work estimated to be more than $250,000 or 25% of the total work effort (whichever is less). Can you please clarify when a separate budget justification form is needed? I am not understanding the \"whichever is less\" between the $250,000 vs 25% work effort. If a sub organization budget is under $250,000, but work effort is 25% would a separate budget justification be needed?","Yes, if a subrecipient’s budget is under $250,000, however, they will be performing 25% or more of the work on the project, then they are required to submit a separate budget justification EERE 335."]
[95,"2018-03-07","Application Content/Format","Can one subrecipient's (A) grant amount (cash or in-kind contribution) be directed to a different subrecipient (B) during the execution of the grant if the work shifts from subrecipient A to subrecipient B?","Work can shift between subrecipients with prior approval from the Contracting Officer. A budget revision may be necessary depending on the amount of costs and the scope of work that is changing. "]
[96,"2018-03-08","Application Content/Format","Can someone help with providing a template for the 1-page resume that is required for all key personnel ? It is stipulated in the guidance but there are not any format requirements provided.","There is not a standard resume template available. Please provide resumes in any format, as long as they are within the 1-page limit."]
[97,"2018-03-09","Application Content/Format","Will you please advise if there is a Summay Slide template available? There is not one posted under the required application documents in Exchange.","A Summary Slide template has been posted to Exchange. Please find this template under the DOCUMENTS heading in Exchange, available to view and download."]

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