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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this Lab Call should be emailed to hftolabcall@ee.doe.gov. "]
[2,"All questions pertaining to EERE Exchange should be emailed to EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Include Lab Call name and number in subject line."]
[3,"All questions and answers pertaining to this Lab Call 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.  "]
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["TIPS"]
[1,"Applicants may sort questions and answers in the question tabs of this spreadsheet by selecting the drop-down box arrow on the column headers and selecting any of the listed attributes."]
[2,"Applicants may search for questions and/or keywords by holding CTRL+F on the keyboard and typing in a phrase or keyword."]

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["ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-LC-0000022 - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Lab Call"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2023-02-15","The RFP states that industry partners would need to participate via a CRADA and provide their own support. Can a NL sub-contract an academic partner to do specific activities? ","Universities are allowed to be included as a subcontractor on the proposal. The intention is to have most of the funding from the Lab Call support work at the labs."]
[2,"2023-03-02","“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.“ Will working on both separators and electrodes for a liquid alkaline system be considered two separate concepts (separator vs electrode) or one integrated concept (liquid alkaline electrolyzer)?","Submitted concept papers should propose research to improve a single electrolyzer type. The development of multiple components in an electrolyzer is allowed. If multiple components are developed in one project, the intention should be to ultimately use them together to achieve targets in a single electrolyzer cell."]
[3,"2023-03-06","Please advise if references can be included in the concept paper, and if so, whether or not they count in the page limit?","References may be included in the concept paper and do not count toward the page limit."]
[4,"2023-03-08","In the Lab Call, at the paragraph explaining about “Non-lab partners”, there is the sentence, “If non-lab partners are included through CRADAs, the private sector would be responsible for funding non-lab work scope”. Here, what does “non-lab work scope” mean?","Industry needs to provide funding for any work they would do as part of a project"]
[5,"2023-03-13","Can you provide more information on what is expected for community benefit plans for R&D projects?   Additionally, should the community benefits plan include institutional efforts and project-specific efforts?","Refer to page 8, page 24, and Appendix C: R&D Community Benefits Plan Guidance of the Lab Call for guidance on the Community Benefits Plan. "]
[6,"2023-03-18","There is an issue with the website exchange. It is selecting the first topic by default for DE-LC-0000022. It does not have an option to change. We fear that our applications are going to be rejected by default since they will be to the incorrect topic according to the Exchange inputs. ","\"Advanced Materials, Components, and Interfaces for Electrolyzers\" is the only topic selection option for Lab Call DE-LC-000002. The subtopics fall under that umbrella and are not designated their own topic selection option.  "]
[7,"2023-03-26","We are wondering when the concept papers will be notified to move forward for a full proposal for the HFTO lab call?","We intend to provide concept paper encourage/discourage notifications in time for applicants to have at least one month to prepare the full application"]
[8,"2023-04-26","In the FOA, the instructions for Resumes are “Applicants are required to submit 6-pages of resumes for key participating team members.” Please clarify. Is the total limit of all resumes 6 pages? If we have 10 key participants on the project, is each resume expected to be less than 1 page?","The page limit for resumes is 6 pages, you may divide these pages up among key participating team members as you see fit"]
[9,"2023-05-04","Are non-leading partnering labs required to provide the “Budget for DOE/NNSA FFRDC” and “Authorization for non-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs” documents as part of the primary lab’s submission?","Yes, non-leading partnering labs are required to submit the \"Budget for DOE/NNSA FFRDC\" and \"Authorization for non-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs\" documents"]
[10,"2023-05-04","Who should the labs address the required “Authorization for non-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs” to? Name, title, and mailing address?","The labs should address the “Authorization for non-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs” to the following address: \nDOE Contracting Officer \nU.S. Department of Energy \nGolden Field Office \n15013 Denver West Parkway \nGolden, Colorado 80401"]
[11,"2023-05-11","Part of this process requires that I list the relevant DOE program manager’s name and phone number. Do you know who that would be for this lab call? I also need to list a B&R code – could that be provided as well?","The applicants don't need to provide the B&R code or program manager for a field work proposal (FWP) at this time. "]
[12,"2023-05-18","Is the completion of the tasks and milestones sections, under the project plan tab, required for this submission?","You should fill out the sections on exchange, but this information will not be available to reviewers when reviewing your application. Please be sure to include all relevant information in the application submission documents."]
[13,"2023-05-18","Shall subawardees and/or partner national labs also need to fill out Appendix A to be included in the prime national lab full proposal submission?","The budget should be completed to account for the total expenses of the proposed project and, if necessary, include additional tables for other participating entities. "]
[14,"2023-05-22","Is the formatting requirement such as 12-point font and 1-inch margins required for resumes of the PI and team members as well?","No, there are no formatting requirements for resumes other that what is listed in the Lab Call description."]

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["Pick List"]
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["Registration Requirements"]
["Webinar"]
["Eligibility"]
["Labs/FFRDCs"]
["Foreign Entities/Work"]
["Cost Sharing"]
["Due Dates"]
["Application Content/Format"]
["Intellectual Property"]
["Data Management"]
["U.S. Manufacturing Plan"]
["Application Reviews"]
["Technical Topics"]