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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to MarineEnergyFOA@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-FOA0003097- Marine Energy University Foundational R&D"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2024-01-18","Concept Paper","I do not see any way of accessing the Concept Paper Template. I am not currently registered on the EERE-Exchnage.Energy.gov website. Does this have anything to do with my problem in trying to locate the Concept Paper?","EERE does not have a template for the Concept Paper submission. See FOA Section IV. C. Content and Form of the Concept Paper for specific requirements. "]
[2,"2024-01-22","Eligibility","We would like to submit proposal for funding in response to the following FOA. Please let me know if we are eligible to submit proposals for funding in response to the above FOA  and if we could be eligible to submit proposals through a collaborating University. ","EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with applicants. Feedback on individual concepts will not be provided and the decision whether to apply lies solely with the applicant."]
[3,"2024-01-24","Eligibility","Could you please confirm whether this program is exclusively for higher education institutions? Based on the text, it does not explicitly mention a requirement for applicants to be enrolled in a university. However, it does specify that the funding opportunity is aimed at domestic institutions of higher education, including minority-serving institutions. ","As stated on the Cover Page and Section III. A. Eligible Applicants of the FOA,\"Proposed prime recipients are restricted to domestic institutions of higher education, including minority serving institutions.\""]
[4,"2024-01-24","Technical Topics","In Topic 3, the involvement of undergraduate students is mentioned. Can the research plan include a PhD student to help in project management, advising, and support in research tasks?","A portion of funds may be used to cover the time required for university faculty to administer funding to the students and advise/mentor the undergraduate students. PhD candidates, if acting as advisors/mentors to undergraduate students, may also charge their time. All costs must be clearly detailed in the budget and a significant portion of funding should remain for the undergraduate students."]
[5,"2024-01-24","Eligibility","Can a project either in Topic 3 or Topic 4 include subrecipients like national labs or companies?","Entities eligible to participate as a subrecipient are stated in Section III. A. Eligible Applicants, and include FFRDCs, and for-profit  and non-profit entities. "]
[6,"2024-01-24","Other","What purpose does the Teaming Partner List serve? Is it intended for applicants to connect with each other using the shared contact information? Does the DOE play a role in facilitating team formation, or are applicants free to independently reach out to the individuals listed?","The Teaming Partner List allows organizations that may wish to participate on a project to express their interest to other applicants and to explore potential partnerships. By facilitating the Teaming Partner List, DOE is not endorsing, sponsoring, or otherwise evaluating the qualifications of the individuals and organizations that are identifying themselves for placement on this Teaming Partner List. See Section A. iii. Teaming Partner List of the FOA for more information. \n\nPlease see the corresponding Teaming Partner List in Exchange, TPL-0000039. "]
[7,"2024-01-24","Technical Topics","In the FOA, it states: \"WETO recommends applicants select a region of interest, specifically either the West coast (Central California through Northern Oregon) or the Gulf of Maine.\" Does that mean WETO will only fund proposals that focus on those two areas?","WETO recommends applicants select either the West Coast or the Gulf of Maine for their feasibility studies. This does not preclude applicants from proposing feasibility studies for the co-location of floating offshore wind and aquaculture in other regions, but applicants should be aware that WETO expects to prioritize feasibility studies for the West Coast and Gulf of Maine given that they are the likeliest areas for near-term for development and deployment of floating offshore wind in U.S. waters."]
[8,"2024-01-24","Other","Can you include our organization in the Teaming Partner List?","Submit your request in Exchange to join the Teaming Partner List, search for TPL-0000039: Teaming Partner List for DE-FOA-0003097 Marine Energy University Foundational R&D. See Section I. A. iii. Teaming Partner List for more information in the FOA. "]
[9,"2024-01-24","Webinar","My colleague and I unfortunately missed the webinar today. Has the webinar been recorded? May I have a video link if it is available?","The webinar will be recorded and/or a transcript will be available at a later date on Exchange. The slide deck is available under Webinar Details. Please note that no new information other than that provided in the FOA will be discussed in the webinar. "]
[10,"2024-01-24","Technical Topics","Is offshore wind excluded from topic area 4?","Topic Area 4 will consider applications in the areas of wave energy, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy or current and pressure gradients. See Section I.B.iv Topic Area 4: Open Topic Area for more information. "]
[11,"2024-01-24","Eligibility","Can a government lab participate as a subrecipient?","See Question 5"]
[12,"2024-01-24","Concept Paper","If submission covers more than one topic area, are individual concept paper submissions required?","Individual submissions should adhere to one specific Topic Area/subtopic area. An entity may submit more than one Concept Paper and Full Application to this FOA, provided that each application describes a unique, scientifically distinct project per Section III. F. Limitation on Number of Concept Papers and Full Applications Eligible for Review."]
[13,"2024-01-24","Concept Paper","Are there page or word limits for Concept Paper?","The required sections and page limits for the concept paper are defined in Section IV. C. Content and Form of the Concept Paper. "]
[14,"2024-01-24","Cost Sharing","In regards to industry involvement: are potential industry partners required to co-fund the projects or can they be involved as collaborators?","Each project team is free to determine how best to allocate the cost share requirement among the team members. The prime recipient is solely responsible for managing cost share contributions by the project team and enforcing cost share obligation assumed by project team members in subawards or related agreements. See Section III. B. Cost Sharing for more information. "]
[15,"2024-01-24","Technical Topics","Does evaluation of technological and innovation merit fall within the US? For example if the technology has been implemented outside the US, but not in the US is it considered innovative and valuable?","WPTO acknowldedges Marine Energy is a global industry and will consider technologies that have been tested or implemented outside the U.S.  The application should provide justification as to the technical merit and innovation of the proposed project.  Refer to FOA section IV.D. iii for more details on the Technical Volume. "]
[16,"2024-01-25","Eligibility","We have a question about the eligibility of military academies (U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, etc.) to apply to this program. Since we are institutes of higher education are we eligible to apply directly, or are we only able to be subrecipient?","U.S. military service academies are eligible to apply as a prime recipient since they meet the U.S. Department of Education's definition for a domestic institution of higher education. "]
[17,"2024-01-25","Technical Topics","In topic 4, one of the potential interests is marine energy product generation like desalination.\n\nIs the proposal interested in the direct use of wave energy to power desalination process (intermittent energy) or the use of a storage device to store wave energy and then use that energy to power desalination process?","WPTO would consider proposals directed at either direct use of marine energy to power the desalination process or storing marine energy generated power to then run the desalination process.  The applicant must clearly articulate the impact of the proposed research on the Marine Energy industry.\n\nDOE 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 apply in response to this FOA lies solely with the applicant."]
[18,"2024-01-26","Technical Topics","I wanted to follow up on this call and ask whether or not this call is open to proposals to develop advanced biomonitoring technologies for marine energy platforms to facilitate cheaper, better, and faster biodiversity observations needed for marine energy environmental impact statements. It was not clear from the webinar or the PDF whether this would be relevant for the 4th topic area.","Proposed research should advance the state of the industry and address a challenge or opportunity for Marine Energy. The onus will be on the applicant to clearly articulate the impact of the proposed research on the Marine Energy industry."]
[19,"2024-01-26","Technical Topics","Since the funding would ostensibly be provided for up to 48 months, would it be appropriate to consider a series of Senior Projects to be administered during that period?  Might one consider a series of Senior Projects with each one lasting for 12 months?   \n\nAs an example, one could consider the design and development of a multi-faceted marine energy technology and have the 1st year highlight the marine energy device, the 2nd year focus on environmental attributes of the technology, the 3rd year focus on the mooring issues in the real-world setting, and the 4th year emphasize the aggregate design of the total technology.  \n\nEach year would still include involvement by senior students from various disciplines such as engineering, environmental science, or the social sciences.","The Anticipated Period of Performance is up to 48 months for Topic Area 3 per Section II.A.i. Estimated Funding. The schedule can vary but should be adequate, reasonable, and sound for the proposed activities that will support undergraduate senior student’s design and/or research project development and completion."]
[20,"2024-01-26","Other","Can a for-profit or a non-profit entitiy that is involved with a Topic 3 project charge for staff time in providing mentoring for the university students?  Can they also charge for travel costs to and from the university and other sites that need to be visited during the work?","For-profit and non-profit entities are eligible to participate as subrecipients only. All proposed costs must be allowable, allocable, and reasonable in accordance with the applicable federal cost principles, see Section IV. J. i. Allowable Costs for more information. "]
[21,"2024-01-29","Other","Would you consider a proposal for a project that is purely theoretical or numerical (e.g. development of a numerical forecasting model for wave-structure interactions in a wave energy harvesting system) without any experimental component?","See Section I.B. Topic Areas for specific descriptions and requirements, and see Question 2 regarding individual concepts. "]
[22,"2024-01-29","Other","Is it necessary to already have contacts in the industrial sector for the potential technological development of the idea?","Depending on the topic area, partnerships between universities and industry members are strongly encouraged. See Section IV.D.iii. Technical Volume for topic area requirements, and Section V.A. Technical Review Criteria for more information on how applications will be evaluated. "]
[23,"2024-01-29","Other","Could the investigators publish results from the funded project in scholarly journals, or is permission required from the DOE first?","Reporting requirements will be identified on the Federal Assistance Reporting Checklist which is part of the award agreement. See Section VI. B. xiii. Reporting and Section VIII. L. Rights in Technical Data for more information. "]
[24,"2024-01-29","Other","Please provide more information as to where on this page the answers are posted!\n\nOther things on this link also do not seem to work, e.g., there are no Teaming Partners listed in the link that is rovided on that page - or are there no Teaming Partners who have signed up yet?","The Q&A spreadsheet is located in the Documents section of the FOA posting. \n\nThe link for the Teaming Partner List is working properly and contains entries with the information by submitted entities. \n\nIf you are experiencing issues with the website you may need to use a different internet browser and/or contact EERE-eXCHANGE helpdesk for further support, eere-exchangesupport@hq.doe.gov"]
[25,"2024-01-31","Webinar","I was unable to attend the webinar for the DE-FOA-0003097 funding notice. Is that recorded and available? If not, do you have additional resources I can review before applying?","See Question 9 regarding the webinar.\n\nThere are no additional resources beyond what is available in the FOA posting on EERE-Exchange."]
[26,"2024-02-02","Eligibility","Upon review of the FOA it was noted that a non-profit entity could not be the prime and only can apply as a subwardee through a domestic institution of higher education. Our organization is a non-profit institute that is accredited by the state commission of higher education and affiliated with other universities. Does this meet the eligibility requirements of a domestic institution of higher education?","See Questions 16 and 17"]
[27,"2024-02-05","Labs/FFRDCs","In Section III.E.i.c., the solicitation indicates that the FFRDC must enter into a CRADA/TAA with at least the prime recipient before any project work begins and in the next paragraph there is mention that the CRADA/TAA must be agreed upon by all parties and submitted to the DOE by the time the award is made. \n1)\tDoes the CRADA/TAA need to be in place (or in process) and/or referenced in the proposal submission? Or do you anticipate that these activities will commence at the request of the DOE during the contract negotiation phase? \n2)\tWe will potentially have several subrecipients, will the CRADA/TAA need to include the other subrecipients outside of the prime recipient and FFRDC relationship?","As stated in Section III.E.i.c, the FFRDC must enter into a agreement with the prime recipient before any project work begins. The formal agreement is not a requirement to submit an application to the funding opportunity. \nThese requirements are specific only to FFRDCs as a subrecipient."]
[28,"2024-02-05","Technical Topics","Before formally submitting a concept paper for Topic Area 4, we would like to confirm whether our proposed project aligns with the strategic goals and research priorities of the WPTO.","See Questions 2 and 10"]
[29,"2024-02-07","Technical Topics","Our team was considering applying under Topic Area 4 but noticed in the FOA presentation that offshore wind was not a called-out area for research. My question is, will projects that focus on offshore wind be considered for Topic Area 4?","See Questions 2 and 10"]
[30,"2024-02-07","Technical Topics","For Topic Area Subtopic 2a, does it mean that the application specifically not of interest is related to \"fixed-bottom offshore wind\", whereas feasibility studies of floating offshore wind and co-location with aquaculture is of interest?","As stated in the Topic Area Subtopic 2a description \"WETO is seeking applications for feasibility analyses that analyze the challenges and opportunities associated with co-location of aquaculture and commercial scale floating offshore wind. \"\n\nFixed-bottom offshore wind applications are not of interest under Subtopic 2a. "]
[31,"2024-02-08","Technical Topics","I have a question  about the eligibility of wind energy-related proposals for Topic Area 3 in DE-FOA-0003097. The FOA specifically mentions the WPTO in this section (I.B.iii) but does not reference the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). Does this  imply that proposals related to wind energy are excluded from consideration in this topic area ? ","WETO involvement pertains only to Topic Area 2. Topic Area 3 is specific to WPTO. See Topic Area sections, I.B.ii. and I.B.iii. for more information."]
[32,"2024-02-08","Technical Topics","We wonder if a project informing the interaction of fishers with offshore wind would fall into topic 4 under the call of Marine Energy University Foundational R&D (DE-FOA-0003097) we are hypothesizing positive ecological impacts due to de-facto protection via offshore installations. We have an innovative way of assessing the positive impact to inform future negotiation/discussion with fishing communities within the US EEZ.","See Questions 2 and 10"]
[33,"2024-02-08","Concept Paper","I see no mention in FOA Section IV.C “Content and Form of the Concept paper” of required details pertaining to the project total duration, budget, or tasking breakdown/schedule mentioned and presume that none is required at this stage.  Correct?","The Content and Form of the Concept Paper does not specifically require those items beyond what is stated in the Technology or Research Description of Section IV. C.\n\nAs part of the Concept Paper submission EERE-eXCHANGE will require applicants to provide a proposed period of performance, and federal share and cost share for total project costs. These are initial estimates and can be modified if and when a Full Application is submitted. "]
[34,"2024-02-13","Technical Topics","What is the perspective of the program on data sourced from the industry? We have access to multi-year sensor data from marine assets that we hope to use to develop predictive models for asset management, and IO&M activities; however as the data is real industrial data, our industrial partner would not allow its dissemination as publicly available data. The produced tool will be made publicly available. \n\nIf a predictive model developed using industrial data is of interest, should we consider topic alignment or the nature of the data while selecting topics. For instance, our proposal’s focus has alignment with topic 1, but since it uses “non-public” data, would it be appropriate to select open topic area?","Data developed at private expense prior to the issuance of an award does not typically need to be delivered.  Under this FOA, the product/tool and data produced from the product/tool must be made publicly available. \n\nSee FOA Section VIII. L. Rights in Technical Data and Appendix D. Open Source Software for additional details on data rights, and see FOA Section I.B. for Topic Area descriptions and requirements. "]
[35,"2024-02-13","Technical Topics","I am developing a nano-enabled device to recover harmful algal blooms from marine waters. We are pre-commercial and are performing mesocosm work scale work, but I aim to commercialize and apply. I wonder if this would fit within your FOA (Open Topic)?","See Questions 2 and 10"]
[36,"2024-02-13","Technical Topics","I am hoping to submit a concept paper for the Marine Energy Foundational R&D FOA focused on Task 3. I am the lead instructor for the Engineering Capstone project at a University, and I would like to propose a multi-year project where Capstone teams develop, deploy, and evaluate a marine energy device. ","See Questions 2 and 10"]
[37,"2024-02-13","Concept Paper","Is a full budget, or even partial budget required at the time of submission? Based on the funding announcement, it does not appear so, but in the EERE Funding Opportunity Exchange Portal, there is a tab titled \"Funds and Costs\". \nIf a budget total is required for the concept paper, are concept papers that are selected for full proposals bound to the initial concept paper budget number?","See Question 33"]
[38,"2024-02-14","Other","We would like confirmation that the request should be submitted at $500k for a topic 3 proposal, since the min and max indicated on the FOA is the same for both at $500k exactly? ","FOA Section II. A.i. Estimated Funding provides anticipated funding numbers but these are not requirements. "]
[39,"2024-02-14","Technical Topics","Under topic 3, is there any expectation as to a target number of students to be involved and supported per year? number of student projects? Is there an average based on what has been funded in the past for similar topic areas?","See Question 2, and see FOA Section I.B.iii. Topic Area 3: Undergraduate Senior Design and/or Research Project for additional details on the topic area. "]
[40,"2024-02-14","Cost Sharing","Is there any expectation in terms of the amount of recommended cost-share to include (based on the resources we would share to support the undergraduates there would be cost-share), even if it's not required, how much should be targeted in order for the proposal to be competitive? i.e. 50% or 100%?","See Question 14"]
[41,"2024-02-14","Other","May we include co-PIs from subrecipient organizations, which would include a private technology developer / industry partner, another university or is it more appropriate to have them serve in another senior personnel role (non-co-PI role)?","For the purposes of the application and EERE-eXCHANGE, there can only be one PI identified and they should be from the Prime Applicant organization. An applicant may elect to include partners or subrecipients who would have a lead from their organization but these would be considered senior/key personnel."]
[42,"2024-02-14","Other","Must the \"technical point of contact\" (as deemed in the FOA) have to be at the main home institution for the undergraduate students (PI), or may that be a technology developer which the students would support through their work?  In other words, is this a reference to the technical point of contact within the main home institution?","See Question 41. See Question 3 regarding eligible applicant types. "]
[43,"2024-02-14","Other","Would the \"business contact\" be the PI from the home institution of the students?","The business contact should be employed by the prime applicant. "]
[44,"2024-02-14","Other","Will the MEUF program be offered again in 2024-2026 at any point?  ","You may want to monitor the EERE Exchange website for opportunities you are interested in and eligible to apply -  https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.  Note that there are drop-downs near the top of the homepage that allow you to search by Program.\n\nIn some instances, DOE does accept unsolicited proposals. Information can be found here - https://www.netl.doe.gov/business/unsolicited-proposals\n\nYou can also visit Water Power Technologies Office | Department of Energy and sign up to receive updates, https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/water-power-technologies-office"]
[45,"2024-02-16","Application Content/Format","Can we include the 2 support letters outside of the 2-page limit of Addendum? or should we shrink the size of the support letters to fit within the 2-page limit so that we can provide description on other items in Addendum?","Letters of support are not a requirement for the Concept Paper phase. See FOA Section IV. C. Content and Form of the Concept Paper for specific requirements on the addendum, and reviewers will be instructed to not review any pages that exceed the limits defined in this section. "]
[46,"2024-02-16","Technical Topics","Is it acceptable to interpret the wording \"Undergraduate Senior Design and/or Research Project\" to mean \"Undergraduate Senior Design Project and/or Undergraduate Research Project\", or is the target audience strictly limited to undergraduates who are specifically in their senior year?\n\nFor example, can the suite of proposed activities include one set of plans for an undergraduate senior design class, as well as (distinct but complementary) research assistantships for which undergraduates in their *junior* year would be eligible? On a similar note, would grant-supported summer internships for rising seniors (not yet in the senior design class) be permissible, to facilitate immersive learning at partner companies?","See Questions 2 and 39"]
[47,"2024-02-17","Other","I am preparing multiple concept papers for the DE-FOA-0003097, and have a question regarding how many project can be submitted by the same person as the principal investigator. I could only find from the FOA document that single entity can submit multiple projects, but could not find any other information about the number of projects per single principal investigator. ","An entity may submit more than one Concept Paper and Full Application to this FOA, provided that each application describes a unique, scientifically distinct project and an eligible Concept Paper was submitted for each Full Application, as stated in FOA Section III.F. Limitation on Number of Concept Papers and Full Applications Eligible for Review."]
[48,"2024-03-19","Application Content/Format","As I am working on preparing the budget for a full proposal my question is: Can the funds be used to pay stipend to undergraduate students who will be working on senior design/research projects? ","All proposed costs must be allowable, allocable, and reasonable in accordance with the applicable federal cost principles, see FOA Section IV.J.i. Allowable Costs for more information. "]
[49,"2024-03-19","Concept Paper","Is it possible to get a perspective on whether the concept paper aligned better with the intention of Topic Area 1b or Topic Area 4? \n\nWe will be submitting only one full application and would like to limit the amount of work by the office and reviewers by ensuring we are in the right TA.","Additional feedback and communication on the Concept Papers will not be provided beyond the comments from the reviewers. See Question 2 for more information. "]
[50,"2024-03-22","Application Content/Format","The estimated funding table on page 28 indicates that Topic area 3 projects will have one, up to 48-month long budget period. Other parts of the FOA indicate that any project over a year to 18 months requires for than one budget period. One example is SOPO template.\n\nCan you please clarify EERE’s intent and requirement regarding budget periods for Topic Area 3?","Topic Area 3 does not require more than one budget period or a go/no-go decision point as specified in FOA Section II.A.i. Estimated Funding, and IV.D.iii. Topic Area 3 Technical Volume Content Requirements. The SOPO template is utilized by all Topic Areas, and states it is required unless otherwise specified in the FOA. "]
[51,"2024-03-22","Foreign Entities/Work","Would our collaborating Marine Energy industry partner be considered as foreign entity? If considered as foreign entity, what specific documents do we need to prepare in full proposal? If foreign entity is not taking budget and only collaborating as IAB member, would they still be considered as subrecipient that requires documents such as foreign entity waiver?","As stated in FOA Section III.A.ii. \"If the applicant seeks to include a foreign entity as a subrecipient, the applicant must submit a separate explicit written waiver request in the Full Application for each proposed foreign subrecipient. Appendix B lists the information that must be included in a foreign entity waiver request.\n\nEach applicant and proposed subrecipient must also provide the information in FOA Section IV.D.xviii. Transparency of Foreign Conenctions. "]
[52,"2024-03-26","Foreign Entities/Work","Are there any budget constraints on how much of the received funding may go to the foreign entity?","There is not a specific budget constraint on what percentage of the budget may be allocated to a subrecipient. \n\nFOA Section V.A.ii. Full Applications Technical Review Criteria includes the following sub-criteria \"Reasonableness of the budget and spend plan for the proposed project and objectives.\" "]
[53,"2024-03-26","Application Content/Format","We would like to inquire if this FOA allows for A) collaborative proposals where both of us are recipients (Facilities and Admin extracted individually per institution) and/or B) award and sub-award structure where one recipient is the project manager (Facilities and Admin extracted at host institution and then additionally for sub-award)? ","See Question 41"]
[54,"2024-03-26","Foreign Entities/Work","Our collaborating Marine Energy partner has headquarters in Europe, but the company also has offices in USA. In this case, would this partner be considered as foreign entity? ","As stated in FOA Appendix B, \"For projects selected under this FOA, all recipients and subrecipients must be organized, chartered or incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a state or territory of the United States; have majority domestic ownership and control; and have a physical location for business operations in the United States. To request a waiver of this requirement, an applicant must submit an explicit waiver request in the Full Application.\""]
[55,"2024-03-27","Application Content/Format","Pages 42-43 of the FOA state two different file name requirements for the SF-424: ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_App424 or ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_424\n\nCan you confirm which is correct, please?","FOA Modification 0001 updated this information. The file name is \"ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_App424\""]
[56,"2024-03-28","Other","I am assisting an investigator with their submission to DE-FOA-0003097, Topic 2a, who had a question about the maximum anticipated funding level for this topic area. The approximate total amount for this area is $750,000, with two awards anticipated. Would this mean that the maximum award amount per award is $375,000 per award, or $350,000 per award (and $700,000 in total federal funding available across both awards)?\n\nAdditionally, is the $350,000 anticipated maximum award amount a “hard” cap, or can we propose a larger budget if necessitated by the project scope and goals?","In Mod 0002, the maximum award amount per the Estimated Funding table is $375,000. See Question 38 regarding the proposed budget amount. "]
[57,"2024-03-28","Application Content/Format","The EERE portal is displaying only the 3-year budget justification workbook. Do you have a copy of the Budget Justification Workbook for 4-5 years project? Please email us a copy of let us know the web link from where we can download.","As stated in FOA Section II.A.i. Estimated Funding, depending on the Topic Areas there may be up to two Budget Periods, so applicants do not need a workbook with more than three Budget Periods. "]
[58,"2024-03-29","Labs/FFRDCs","Are FFRDCs/National Labs required to submit a SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form?","As stated in FOA Section IV.D.xiv. SF-LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, \"Recipients and subrecipients are required to complete and submit SF-LLL.\" This does not include FFRDCs. "]
[59,"4/1/1024","Labs/FFRDCs","How should the technical and budget portions be prepared and organized? Is it a correct interpretation that we would organize/present a combined USF/ORNL approach in the technical proposal but then cost out and submit separate Prime and FFRDC portions for the actual funding components?\n","Technical Volume Content requirements provide specific detail as to what is required by Topic Area between the prime applicant and any project partners, including FFRDCS. See FOA Section IV.D.iii. Technical Volume Content Requirements for additional information. Prime Applicants would include the total FFRDC amount in the Contractual tab of the Budget Justification workbook, see FOA Section IV.D.viii. Budget Justification Workbook for additional details. \n\nFFRDCs are required to submit two specific documents as part of the Full Application package: IV.D.xii. Budget for DOE/NNSA FFRDC and IV.D.xiii. Authorization for Non-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs. See FOA Section III.E.i. Requirements for DOE/NNSA and Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs Included as a Subrecipient for more information on FFRDCs as a Subrecipient. "]
[60,"4/1/1024","Labs/FFRDCs","Where do we obtain the required CRADA/TAA documents to forward to our perspective agencies for execution?","Applicants would develop a CRADA/TAA with the FFRDC after selection. "]
[61,"2024-04-02","Labs/FFRDCs","Can you confirm that senior/key persons (subrecipients) from Federally Funded Research and Devolvement Centers (FFRDCs) are required to provide Current and Pending Support forms?","If the Prime applicant identifies personnel from an FFRDC as a senior/key personnel, then a Current and Pending Support form should be submitted. "]
[62,"2024-04-02","Other","We are currently working to develop our budget and may have an increase the value listed on the concept paper but still under the cap of the award. Is this alright?","Proposed amounts may change between Concept Paper and Full Application submission phases. See FOA Section II.A.i. Estimated Funding for Topic Area details. "]
[63,"2024-04-03","Labs/FFRDCs","1)\tIn a traditional prime/subaward contractual arrangement, it is typical for us as Prime to apply O/H to the first $25,000 of the total sub award for administrative processing.  Is this an allowable charge in conjunction with a sub FFRDC?  And if so, would this charge be included on the Prime’s side of the budget? ","The funding agreement will be between EERE and the FFRDC so the prime should not include the FFRDC costs in their indirect cost calculations. See FOA Section II.B.ii. Funding Agreements with Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDCs)"]
[64,"2024-04-05","Registration Requirements","Please see attached request for your email list.","Instructions for completing the Full Application are contained in the full text of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) which can be obtained at the DOE EERE Funding Opportunity eXCHANGE website at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/default.aspx.   To find this information, click on the FOA number, and the full text of the FOA will be available under “FOA DOCUMENTS”. \n\nEERE will not review or consider submissions submitted through means other than EERE eXCHANGE. "]
[65,"2024-04-06","Application Content/Format","Topic 3 of the Marine Energy University Foundational R&D FOA-0003097 allows for a performance period of 48 months (4 years). However, the budget form has only three budget periods. The format instructions state that if the requested budget periods exceed three, one should contact the EERE for guidance on how to proceed. ","See Question 50 and 57"]
[66,"2024-04-09","Labs/FFRDCs","Our project is interested in possibly using the NREL Wave Tank in Arvada, Colorado.  May we reach out to them directly to discuss the possibility of using their facility during the proposed work?\nIf we can use that facility, should we use the federal budget from our account? ","Each applicant should prepare their Full Application submission with their identified project partners. See Question 59 regarding requirements for FFRDCs"]
[67,"2024-04-09","Application Content/Format","Letters of Commitment, Transparency of Foreign Connections, and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities are required for all subrecipients. Does \"subrecipients\" include contractors for any of these submissions? ","The identified requirements apply to subrecipients, and it is up to the applicant to determine subrecipient vs. contractor status. See the sub-recipient and contractor definitions in the Contractual tab of the Budget Justification workbook. "]
[68,"2024-04-09","Labs/FFRDCs","Should those partnering FFRDCs still provide their project lead a completed sub-recipient budget justification for the Full Application submission if the FFRDCs' proposed federal share exceeds $250K or 25% of the total project costs?","See Question 59 regarding requirements for FFRDCs"]
[69,"2024-04-10","Due Dates","I got an email saying the deadline is extended to May 6th while this flyer keeps the old date, could you confirm that the University Led project proposal deadline is extended? ","The Full Application submission deadline is May 6, 2024 at 5 p.m. ET. "]
[70,"2024-04-10","Eligibility","can a educational partner be a school for the deaf & blind?","See Question 3"]
[71,"2024-04-10","Eligibility","Can we submit a full application without having filled an LOI and/or being involved with a Phase 1 or 2 proceeding?","As stated on the FOA Cover Page, Applicants must have submitted a Concept Paper by the deadline to be eligible to submit a Full Application. "]
[72,"2024-04-12","Application Content/Format","I am having difficulty opening the Slide Template PowerPoint file posted at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaIdf342562f-3b2b-48f5-9174-14244104ef2d  in PowerPoint.\nI get a ‘PowerPoint can’t open this type of file’  error.   Could the posted file be checked and reposted if necessary?","EERE verified that the file is accessible and does not present any errors. Recommend trying a different browser and/or opening the file through your download folder instead of directly from the internet browser. "]
[73,"2024-04-14","Application Content/Format","I'm trying to populate the lobbying disclosure form and am running into a technical glitch. I have two versions of Adobe Acrobat. One will not open the form, saying that it is damaged and cannot be repaired. The other will open the form, but throws an error when I try to save the form.\n\nHas this file been inadvertently corrupted? I've re-downloaded the file to confirm that this is not a problem with the specific instance of the file on my machine.","See Question 72\n \nYou may also visit the SF-424 Documents Family at  https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/sf-424-family"]
[74,"2024-04-16","Eligibility","When there are 2 partners (a university and a nonprofit R&D institute), and given success with an award, will EERE have a contract with each partner separately?","If selected to receive an award, EERE will enter into negotiations with the prime applicant only. See Question 3 regarding Eligible Applicants. "]
[75,"2024-04-17","Technical Topics","In the concept paper, we proposed a budget that exceeding the maximum limit of $500,000.  I'm curious whether we should consider reducing our budget for the full proposal stage, or if the fact that our concept paper was accepted without any comments on the budget indicates that it was deemed acceptable.","See Question 38"]
[76,"2024-04-18","Application Content/Format","For Topic 4, should the budget periods be of equal length, or can 1 budget period be 12 months and the other 18 months, for example? ","The budget periods do not need to be of equal lengths.  The applicant may propose budget period lengths that make sense for the project, with the Go/No-Go Review between budget periods placed at a logical evaluation point. The total length of the project may not exceed 48 months.  Refer to section VI.B.xiv for mor information on the Go/No- Go Review."]
[77,"2024-04-20","Application Content/Format","The locations of work template contains significantly fewer fields than are listed on pages 67 and 68 of the FOA. Should we expand the template to include additional types of information or are the fields in the template sufficient for the application?","An updated template with the missing fields is now uploaded to EERE Exchange. "]
[78,"2024-04-22","Application Content/Format","The DE-FOA-0003097 FOA says \"At a minimum, each project must have at least one project-wide Go/No-Go decision point for each budget period (12 to 18-month period)\". We are proposing a 12 month, single budget period project. Does this mean we need to incorporate a go/no-go in this single BP? ","Projects with only one Budget Period do not need to incorporate a Go/No Go decision point. "]
[79,"2024-04-22","Other","Is there a EERE Point of Contact to whom we should address DOE FFRDC authorizations and/or work proposals beyond the generic MarineEnergyFOA@ee.doe.gov mailbox?","You can address the authorizations to \"DOE Contracting Officer.\""]
[80,"2024-04-23","Application Content/Format","We are preparing our submission to topic area 3 for DE-FOA-0003097, and note that the summary table on page 28 of the solicitation states that period of performance can be up to 48 months, with one budget period.  My University is not accustomed to putting a 48 month effort into one budget period, so I’m reaching out to confirm that is indeed what is desired. I have been advised to prepare this with either 12 or 24 month budget periods instead.  Please advise at your convenience on how we should proceed.","See Question 19. "]
[81,"2024-04-24","Application Content/Format","1. A full proposal was discouraged. However, the reviews were mostly positive, and we believe a strong full proposal submission can be made. May we submit a full proposal?\n\n2. The PI would rather have the role of Senior Personnel and have me step in as PI. Is this permitted?","1. Per Section VI.A.II. of the FOA: \"Applicants may submit a Full Application even if they receive a notification discouraging them from doing so. By discouraging the submission of a Full Application, EERE intends to convey its lack of programmatic interest in the proposed project.\"  2. The team roles can be modified between the Concept Paper and Full Application."]
[82,"2024-04-29","Application Content/Format","The SF-LLL is a mandatory form, but there is no checkbox to declare whether the company is lobbying or not. Could you please offer guidance on how to fill it out if the company does NOT engage in lobbying? Or should we provide a document stating there is nothing to declare? ","It is sufficient to enter \"Not Applicable\" when appropriate. \n\nSee Section IV.D.xiv. SF-LLL: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (required) for additional information. "]
[83,"2024-04-30","Application Content/Format","The FOA notes that documents should be prepared using Calibri font. I am using Latex to prepare the technical volume, and was wondering if it acceptable to use Carlito font, which is a metric equivalent sans-serif font.","See Section IV. A. Application Process regarding the form and content requirements. "]
[84,"2024-05-02","Labs/FFRDCs","We have a Researcher at the University of the Wisconsin-Madison applying to this call. There will be an FFDRC as a subawardee. Please can you confirm that 3-page resumes and Current & Pending Support documents are required at time of proposal for the 2 FFRDC Researchers listed as Co-I’s on the project?","FFRDCs are required to submit two specific documents as part of the Full Application package: IV.D.xii. Budget for DOE/NNSA FFRDC and IV.D.xiii. Authorization for Non-DOE/NNSA or DOE/NNSA FFRDCs. See FOA Section III.E.i. Requirements for DOE/NNSA and Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs Included as a Subrecipient for more information on FFRDCs as a Subrecipient. "]
[85,"2024-05-03","Application Content/Format","Based on the Guide to Financial Assistance, effective April 1, 2024, subrecipients should at least have UEI, even if they don't have sam.gov registration.  We have a subaward on our DOE EERE application we are working on, and we can not find the company's UEI.  We are in the process of communicating with the subawardee regarding the status.  Our question is, can we submit a proposal without a UEI  The subawardee can get at a subaward stage or at least when the proposal is due.  We just want to make sure we can proceed with the proposal submission.  Please advise.","DOE may not make a federal award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable UEI and SAM requirements and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time DOE is ready to make a federal award, DOE will determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a federal award and use that determination as a basis for making a federal award to another applicant."]

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