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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to https://epicweb.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-FOA0002606 - Small Innovative Projects in Solar 2022- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power and Photovoltaics\n"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2022-02-09","Eligibility","We have been receiving emails regarding this PV funding program Small Innovative Projects (SIPS) in Solar 2022: Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power and Photovoltaics funding program. As we are located in Canada, are we still able to apply for some of this funding?","See Section III. Eligibility Information, iii. Foreign Entities."]
[2,"2022-02-09","Technical Topics","I own a small solar robotics company.  Does my technology qualify as a \"seedling project\"? ","Please see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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.\""]
[3,"2022-02-09","Technical Topics","We have a proposal idea for a solar farm on an offshore floating platform to serve the diverse community of the Virgin Islands. This proposal is about techno-economic application of a floating solar farm and I am wondering if this would fit within the scope of this solicitation (DE-FOA-0002606).","Please see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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.\""]
[4,"2022-02-10","Letter of Intent","I inadvertently hit the submit button for this LOI. Is there anyway that I can rescind this submission?","Please contact EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov for assistance."]
[5,"2022-02-13","Cost Sharing","I don't have any money for the 20% share, thought I would try anyway...thank you ","Please see Section III.B. Cost Sharing for cost share requirements. "]
[6,"2022-02-15","Technical Topics","On Page 14 of the CSP/PV SIPS FOA, the document states “If successful, the technology should be well positioned to move to the next stage of research and development, whether that is fabrication of a prototype, integration within a system, a high-fidelity testing regime, commercial integration, other technology development activity, or some combination in a broader research effort.”  This would seem to indicate that there isn’t interest in analysis projects given the emphasis on prototype, integration, testing, and technology development. Can you state whether an analysis activity (e.g. development and implementation of models) is acceptable for this FOA?","If an analysis project can be adequately innovative and impactful (see Section V.A.i. Criterion 1) as to motivate future system research, development, or commercialization, then it is responsive to the FOA. In this case, the applicant should explain examples of specific new technology paradigms that may warrant development as the result of a successful project."]
[7,"2022-02-15","Application Content/Format","The subject FOA does not address the budget justification forms for either the prime or the subs.  Thank you.","Budget justifications are not required during the application phase for this FOA. . If an application is selected, budgets will be requested during the negotiation phase. "]
[8,"2022-02-15","Letter of Intent","We know that the above RFP Letter of intent is due Feb 28, 2022 and the full application is due March 21. 2022. We need to know if we can apply for two different proposals under the same FOA?","Yes, an entity may submit more than one Full Application to this FOA, provided that each application describes a unique, scientifically distinct project. See Section III. F. Limitation on Number of Full Applications Eligible for Review."]
[9,"2022-02-16","Letter of Intent","Our small company is interested in submitting a letter of intent (deadline 2/28/2022) for DE-FOA-0002606: Small Innovative Projects in Solar 2022- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power and Photovoltaics. We are requesting some assistance to submit the letter of intent and set-up an account to review and apply for other grants/loans.","Please contact EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov for assistance."]
[10,"2022-02-16","Letter of Intent","1.  Does the Letter of Intent need to be submitted through a form on your website or can it be sent as email? 2.  Is there a specific format required for the LOI? 3.  Should supporting documents be included?","Regarding question 1, Letters of Intent must be submitted through EERE Exchange, https://eere-Exchange.energy.gov/. For questions 2 and 3, please see section IV.C. Content and Form of the Letter of Intent."]
[11,"2022-02-18","Application Content/Format","I found three pieces narratives on the FOA mentioned about the page limit for the Technical Volume and references: 1. Page 26 indicates that the reference should be counted towards the maximum page limit. I assume it means the Technical Volume, including the reference, should be limited to 5 pages. The original text from the FOA is as follows:  Page 26: References must be included as footnotes or endnotes in a font size of 10 or larger. Footnotes and endnotes are counted toward the maximum page requirement. 2. Page 30 (Table) indicates that the Technical Volume should be limited to 5 pages. I assume it means the Technical Volume, including the reference, should be limited to 5 pages.  3. Page 32 (Table) indicates that the Technical Volume should have a 1-page cover sheet, a 4-page project description, and unlimited-page reference, which I assume that the Technical Volume, excluding the reference, should be limited to 5 pages. The reference will not be counted toward the 5-page limit of Technical Volume. Please let me know which page limit I should follow when writing the Technical Volume. Many thanks in advance.","Please follow the page limit guidance indicated in the SIPS Application Technical Volume Section, which allows for a 1-page cover sheet, a 4-page project description, and unlimited reference pages.  "]
[12,"2022-02-18","Technical Topics","I am interested in applying for SIPS. May I please ask whether the development of new thermal energy storage materials falls under SIPS Topic Area 1: CSP? Thank you so much!","This topic area will support small, focused projects investigating the applicability and robustness of novel ideas in CSP. Responsive concepts include all aspects of CSP plants with thermal energy storage, as well as solar-thermal process heat innovations, solar-thermal fuel systems, and pumped thermal energy storage (PTES)."]
[13,"2022-02-18","Other","My team is attempting to apply for:  DE-FOA-0002606: SMALL INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN SOLAR 2022 - CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL POWER AND PHOTOVOLTAICS. When downloading the ,pdf we see that the file is corrupted.  We have attempted several times this week.  Could you please look into this?","Please contact EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov for assistance."]
[14,"2022-02-19","Application Content/Format","I have submitted my application but I couldn't find the complete documentation that needs to be submitted. Please provide the templates or files so I can re-submitted my application.","Please see Section IV. D., Content and Form of the Full Application for the complete list of required items. Additionally, templates for the SF-424, Summary Slide, SF-LLL, and Current and Pending Support have been provided in EERE-Exchange. "]
[15,"2022-02-19","Eligibility","Can I apply for SETO SIPS (PV) funding with a co-PI who has previously received a SETO award? The PI has not received SETO funding in the past.","While the SIPS FOA does encourage new PI’s to apply, there are no restrictions limiting an applicant that has previously worked with SETO. "]
[16,"2022-02-20","Eligibility","I am writing to ask if I can schedule a phone call with a program manager to help clarify some of the feedback received on a proposal submitted to last year’s SETO SIPS solicitation. Last year I submitted a proposal that was not funded. I am still interested in pursuing the concept, but the reviews left my team unsure whether an improved version of our concept could be funded or if the basic idea was outside of SETOs funding scope. I would like to determine if a revised version of the proposal would be within the funding scope of SETO and the current SIPS solicitation. ","EERE will not be providing additional feedback outside of the comments already provided on a previous application. \n\nPlease see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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,\" and Section VII: \"...EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with applicants regarding the FOA except through the established question and answer process...\""]
[17,"2022-02-21","Other","I have been trying to login and access your website so as to apply for the above noted grant.  As of this writing – I am unable to do either.\nCould you please have a web administrator please contact me so that I might be able to help you correct the deficiency so that I might be able to navigate your agencies website.","Please contact EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov for assistance."]
[18,"2022-02-21","Application Reviews","I have tried to access the \"Summary Slide Template (Full Application)\" but it is not working. The file might be corrupted, would it be possible to have a copy sent over in response to this email?","A pdf version of the Summary Slide template is now available in EERE Exchange. "]
[19,"2022-02-21","Technical Topics","We plan to submit a letter of intent for the “Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0002606”. This small innovative project is based on the reliability assessment of advanced power electronic converters used in photovoltaic systems. This project will develop performance models for quantifying the impact of maximum power point algorithms and variation of solar irradiation levels on the soft-switching characteristics of high-frequency operated power converters. The final outcome will be to identify the soft-switching failures due to MPPT or irradiance variability and suggest changes to improve reliability and help achieve the 50-year operational life of PV systems. I wonder if the proposed project comes within the scope of the DE-FOA-0002606?","Please see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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.\""]
[20,"2022-02-21","Application Content/Format","We are trying to apply for 2022 Small Innovative Projects in Solar but cannot access the summary template slide.  Although the file can be downloaded, it cannot be opened using MS PowerPoint. Can you send us PDF version or older PPT version so that we can access the file?  Thank you.","See answer 18."]
[22,"2022-02-22","Due Dates","I noticed the FOA states Feb 28, 2022 5PM for LOI deadline but the announcement has 5AM.","The LOI deadline has been updated in EERE Exchange. "]
[23,"2022-02-22","Webinar","Is there an upcoming webinar for this funding opportunity? ","EERE will not be holding a webinar for this FOA. "]
[24,"2022-02-22","Other","I tried accessing information about the above referenced grant on Grants.gov but there are no documents in the portal to explain the grant. I am interested to learn more and see if my company qualifies so we can apply. Can you see me more details? ","Information for the funding opportunity can be found here: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaIdb7b9e4a1-75f8-4cea-bc25-07362c6ec6ac"]
[26,"2022-02-22","Letter of Intent","A group of people have an idea of where to create a triple use community solar farm, that is considered disadvantaged according to criteria used by the state.  \n\nDoes it make sense that the purpose of the grant would be to obtain letters of intent from the City, utility, and a fiscal non-profit sponsor and educational partners as well as construction/engineering/site prep costs, electricity rate comparisons and farm operation revenue/costs and $contribution to solar operations.  Do we need to have all or any of these answers for the Feb 28th deadline?","Please review Section I. for the purpose of the FOA and Section IV. D. iv. Letters of Commitment."]
[27,"2022-02-23","Other","I am writing to you, with the interest of participating with a small series of proposals, but I am from Mexico and I am trying to find the best way to present my projects to you; Although in general it is a water desalination plant, it is based on the application of direct solar energy together with several elements necessary for this function, but the element to highlight is the design and the idea of how to do it on a massive scale. \nSo, from the outset, I ask you for information on the requirements to participate in DE-FOA-0002606, since I am practically starting from scratch, but with a well-defined idea and an experience that leads me to the subject naturally.","All applications must be submitted to EERE-Exchange. Information for the funding opportunity can be found here: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaIdb7b9e4a1-75f8-4cea-bc25-07362c6ec6ac"]
[28,"2022-02-23","Eligibility","Me and my partner have developed an idea that will help us to use solar power to desalinate water and using batch reverse osmosis techniques we think we can desalinate at much lower cost and less carbon footprint. My question is that can we utilize this funding opportunity for our project? If not what other opportunities you have in DOE that can help our purpose.","Please see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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.\""]
[29,"2022-02-24","Technical Topics","Would SETO be interested in re-opening investigations using radiation augmented fluid technology (RAFT) in a Volumetric Absorption Solar Receiver (VASR) as described in the attached.","Please see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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.\""]
[30,"2022-02-24","Letter of Intent"," I don't see a submission form for a \"Letter of Intent\"  for this project.   \nI do see a list of content to be provided.  Question-  Can I use the \"Technical Topic Area\" to expand  upon the 200 word abstract?   How can one explain their innovative concept in under 200 words?     ","As stated in Section IV.C, the abstract provided should be not more than 200 words in length, and should provide a truncated explanation of the proposed project. The letters will not be used for down-selection purposes, and do not commit an applicant to submit an application."]
[31,"2022-02-25","Letter of Intent","For the above referenced LOI due on Monday, are we supposed to create the LOI on the portal or are we supposed to create it and upload as PDF?  The instructions say the Abstract should be no more than 200 words but the portal says 4000 max characters for the Abstract.  Can you please confirm which is the correct way to do the LOI – on a PDF and upload? or on the Portal and if on the portal is the 4000 max characters for the abstract accurate?","Applicants may upload a PDF of their letter of intent. Please follow the guidance outlined in Section IV.C., Content and Form of the Letter of Intent. "]
[32,"2022-02-25","Letter of Intent","The “Abstract” is listed as a having a maximum of 200 words in length, but in the abstract section of the application is provides 4,000 characters. Which limit is the actual limit?","See answer 31. "]
[33,"2022-02-25","Technical Topics","My organization  is going to be run using renewable energy sources, primarily through the use of solar panels that will be installed on most of the unused land on the site. Would these solar panels qualify as an innovative solar project? I am aware that the topic areas for this program are centered on novel R&D, so if the answer is no, I am not very surprised, but I thought I should check nevertheless. Thank you for your time and assistance,","Please see Section III. Eligibility Information, Subsection G. Questions Regarding Eligibility, which states: \"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.\""]
[34,"2022-02-25","Letter of Intent","Can I send you the Letter of interest to this email or does it has to be sent by hard copy to your address by Monday?","Please see Section IV.     Application and Submission Information, Subsection A.  Application Process, which states in part: All submissions must conform to the following form and content requirements, including maximum page lengths (described below) and must be submitted via EERE Exchange at https://eere-Exchange.energy.gov, unless specifically stated otherwise. EERE will not review or consider submissions submitted through means other than EERE Exchange, submissions submitted after the applicable deadline, or incomplete submissions. EERE will not extend deadlines for applicants who fail to submit required information and documents due to server/connection congestion."]
[35,"2022-02-25","Letter of Intent","Where do we submit the two paragraph letter of intent?  ","See answer 34."]
[36,"2022-02-28","Letter of Intent","I am wondering how to make sure our LOI has the latest information. The first email I got below says that changes should be entered under my submissions with the edit function. Is this enough to make sure our LOI is up to date? Or do I need to restart/resubmit one?","Please contact EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov for assistance."]
[37,"2022-02-28","Other","I was curious if it was possible to change the prime after an LOI is submitted. I am having continued conversations with my partners if our or their entity should take on being the prime. ","Applicants may change the Lead Organization in between the submission of a Letter of Intent and the submission of the Full Application. "]
[38,"2022-02-28","Other","1. If we use the same title for both an SBIR and EERE grant application, would it be a problem for us to receive both grants if they have a different scope of work?\n2. Can we contribute our labor hours, indirect costs, and/or company equity (etc) toward the cost share matching of 20%?","1. EERE does not prohibit the use of the same title for different projects.\n2. See section III.B.iii. Cost Share Types and Allowability. Please also refer to 2 CFR 200.306 Cost Sharing or Matching."]
[39,"2022-03-01","Other","I submitted a “letter of intent” for Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0002606. Should I expect to get feedback regarding the letter of intent before proceeding with the full application? By what date might I expect to hear back?","EERE will not be providing feedback on Letters of Intent. "]
[40,"2022-03-02","Letter of Intent","Can we still submit a letter of intent for this funding opportunity or is it too late?","Please see Section IV. C. Content and Form of the Letter of Intent, which states: \"Applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by the specified due date and time to be eligible to submit a Full Application.\""]
[41,"2022-03-03","Other","We are currently submitting a SETO SIPS proposal where the FFRDC is the lead and we have an academic partner. During the full application is it possible to switch to have the academic institution as the lead and the FFRDC as the sub?","Per the FOA, Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient.  If the applicant is a DOE/NNSA FFRDC, then yes, the lead organization can change before submitting a full application.  "]
[42,"2022-03-07","Application Content/Format","I’m assisting a PI with a proposal for DE-FOA-0002606 and I have a question regarding the SF-424 form. Can you confirm which SF-424 form you would like included in the submission? ","The SF-424: Application for Federal Assistance is the form required in the application. Please click on View Required Application Documents in the Required Applications Section in Exchange for access to the SF424.  "]
[43,"2022-03-07","Registration Requirements","We are unable to setup an internal record in our Institutions submission system to prepare a proposal for a DOE application response.  It seems the issue is that opportunity DE-FOA-0002606 in grants.gov does not have an application package so there’s nothing we can apply for.  Can someone assist with fixing this issue? ","See answer 27."]
[44,"2022-03-08","Registration Requirements","I recently started looking to funding for solar projects and found this program today.  The website explains that a letter of intent was due on February 28, 2022.  Would be possible to still apply if we missed the letter of intent deadline?  ","As stated in the FOA, Section IV.C., applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by the specified due date and time to be eligible to submit a Full Application."]
[45,"2022-03-08","Other","After submitting the LOI there was a question that this grant was only for federal agencies. Is this the case? \n\nAlso, within the documents it talks about the long term milestone. How far out should we plan to submit that information for? ","See Section III. Eligibility Information. \n\nSee Section II.A.ii. Period of Performance. "]
[46,"2022-03-08","Application Content/Format","If a proposal is awarded through this FOA, which Budget Template file will need to be completed for the award process?  Usually we see the SF-424A required for EERE calls, however, the link to forms in the call is leading us to think the SF-424 RR Budget file will be needed.  Please clarify this for us so we can be prepared with the correct templates.","Budgets are not required during the application phase for this FOA. EERE will notify selected applicants with a letter, outlining the forms that will be required. At that time, the budget form EERE T 540.132, which includes the SF424A, will be requested."]
[47,"2022-03-09","Application Content/Format","The table in FOA says, the limit is 2-pages for biographical sketches, but it also mentions that we can use the NSF format. However, the approved NSF template is 3-pages long. Can you please clarify the page limit on the resumes/bio-sketches?","Resumes may not exceed 2 pages. However, if an applicant chooses to use the NSF biographical sketch format, it may be 3 pages. "]
[48,"2022-03-09","Registration Requirements","My organization has been involved in developing solar energy projects for several years. This week, we just learned about your current grant opportunities—particularly the Concentrating Solar Thermal Power and Photovoltaics grant. Unfortunately, we have missed the 2/28 deadline for the Letter of Intent. Is it possible to still apply for this grant on 3/21?","See answer 44. "]
[49,"2022-03-10","Application Content/Format","Can you please advise where I can find the requirements I need from our subcontractor?  Is there a list of what we need to submit for them?","See Section IV.D. Content and Form of the Full Application. "]
[50,"2022-03-10","Application Content/Format","1. Letters of Commitment - are these required to be completed only for those contributing to the cost share, or do all the team members listed need to file these?\n2. CPS - same question - who needs to complete this","See Section IV.D.iv. Letters of Commitment and Section IV.D.xi. Current and Pending Support. "]
[51,"2022-03-11","Application Content/Format","P. 31 of the FOA says that the 5-page Technical Volume must include “all citations”, but p. 32 of the FOA indicates that formal references can take up unlimited pages. Should we take this to mean that in-text citations need to appear within the 5-page Technical Volume, but a full list of references can be included beyond the 5 pages? Or do full references need to be included as footnotes within the 5-page Technical Volume?","See answer 11. "]
[52,"2022-03-13","Application Content/Format","1. The SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities has a mandatory section to enter the name and address of Lobbying Registrant and we do not have one. Does N/A suffice in this field?\n2. Our company is U.S. based but one of the PIs is based in Germany. Will it be necessary to submit a Waiver for Performance of Work in the US? ","1. Yes, N/A would be sufficient in this case. \n2. Yes, a waiver would be necessary since the PI is based outside of the US. See Section IV.D.ix. Waiver Requests: Foreign Entity and Foreign Work (if applicable). "]
[53,"2022-03-14","Application Content/Format","1.  SF-LLL.  We don’t have any lobbying. Do we have to fill out the SF-LLL form? Q&A Question 20 appears to say no.  But the FOA says it is mandatory.   The form is written assuming you do have lobbying to congress.  There is no section saying we don’t have any lobbying.\n2. Current and Pending support form page 37 of the proposal.\nAll of our personnel are currently funded by internal Company IR&D funding which is funded by equity crowdfunding.  We cannot fill out the “*” mandatory section for total amount of award, since there is no award and we are bringing funding in on an unknown monthly basis.    It then asks for person month/per year and committed to the Project.  What Project, is this referring to?  The proposal or how the employee is funded currently, in which case we can’t answer because the funding comes from equity funding sporadically and there is no set time period associated with the funding.    The form requires specific numbers, and we can’t enter NA. How do I fill out these sections and not violate the signature requirement that the form is filled out completely? ","1. Yes, Prime applicants and subrecipients are required to complete and submit SF-LLL, \n\"Disclosure of Lobbying Activities\". See section IV.D.viii. SF-LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (required).\n2. Current and pending support is intended to allow the identification of potential \nduplication, overcommitment, potential conflicts of interest or commitment, and \nall other sources of support. See section IV.D.xi. Current and Pending Support for more information. "]
[54,"2022-03-15","Application Content/Format","I am trying to submit my full application toward the EERE DE-FOA-0002606 Topic 2\n \nWhere do I find instructions on creating the following Required documents:\n1.\tSF-424\n2.\tSF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities\n3.\tDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan","See Section IV. D. v. SF-424: Application for Federal Assistance, viii. SF-LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (required), and x. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan. "]
[55,"2022-03-15","Other","Reviewing the funding opportunity DE-FOA-0002606 we see reference of “Anticipated Minimum Award Size”. Does this mean that an application being prepared must request this minimum dollar amount or is there flexibility for the applicant to request less funding?","Applicants may request less funding if they think they can accomplish the goals of their proposed application. "]
[56,"2022-03-15","Application Content/Format","Is it appropriate to list students who are part of the team on the Cover Page?","The Cover page should include information for the Project Team, including:\no The Principal Investigator for the Prime Recipient (Technical Point \nof Contact).\no The Business Point of Contact for the Prime Recipient\no Team Members (i.e., Subrecipients); and\no Senior / Key Personnel (i.e., individuals who contribute in a \nsubstantive, measurable way to the execution of the proposed \nproject) and their organization\n\nSee section IV. D. ii. Technical Volume. "]
[57,"2022-03-15","Application Content/Format","I'm attempting to put together an application package for the EERE DOE FOA 2606 - Small PV grant but have found that the SF 424 file that is listed under the grant is damaged and impossible to open. Could you fix this or send me a working version of the file?","If you have ADBOE Pro, please use either Internet Explorer or Firefox to access the document.  If you have Adobe Reader, please use Firefox. "]
[58,"2022-03-16","Other","As long as we use the same number, change we change the title of our application from the one originally submitted in the LOI?","Yes, applicants may change the title of their application. "]
[59,"2022-03-17","Application Content/Format","Where can we find more information on CPS?  Is this mandatory for the application or just if applicable?","Yes, the CPS form is required. See section IV. D. xi. Current and Pending Support. "]
[60,"2022-03-17","Application Content/Format","I have uploaded the following file to the Current and Pending section however, the system renamed the file. My questions - is the file name that the system RENAMED acceptable to EERE.","Yes, the name changedyby the system is acceptable. "]
[61,"2022-03-17","Cost Sharing","Could you confirm if the total budget can be up to $300,000 including cost share or is the total budget up to $375,000 ($300,000 Federal + $75,000 cost share)?","The budget can be up to  up to $375,000 ($300,000 Federal + $75,000 cost share). "]
[62,"2022-03-17","Application Content/Format","Can you tell us if detailed budgets are required for the full application, due 3/21? If so, we assume that to be the SF424.  Please confirm. Should full detailed budgets for any subaward also be included? Also, in case these are yes’s, should we include budget narratives as well? Based on everything, we are unclear. I did not find any Q&A’s for this FOA, and I appreciate any last minute guidance you can provide.","See answer 46."]
[63,"2022-03-18","Application Content/Format","We are working on the proposal to answer DE-FOA-0002606, which is due on Monday. We found the Technical Volume allows a total five pages limit. Then Reference is no page limit. Should we submit Reference as a separate document? ","See answer 11. "]
[64,"2022-03-18","Application Content/Format","As FFRDC's will be funding independently in most cases, is a signed SF-LLL required from them upon submission?","No, applicants will need to provide Authorization from the Cognizant Contracting Officer for the FFRDC. See Section IV.D. Content and Form of the Full Application."]
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