(b) An application for a new or renewal award under this solicitation may be submitted at any time to DOE at the address specified in paragraph (c) of this section. New or renewal applications shall receive consideration for funding generally within 6 months but, in any event, no later than 12 months from the date of receipt by DOE.
(c) Applicants may obtain application forms, described in 605.9(b), and additional information from the Grants and Contracts Division, Office of Science, SC-64, Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, (301)903-5212, and shall submit applications to the same address. [Updated January 2000]
(d) DOE shall publish annually, in the Federal Register, a notice of the availability of the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program. DOE shall also publish notices or abbreviated notices of availability in trade and professional journals, and news media, and use other means of communication, as appropriate.
(1) Each notice of availability shall cite this part and shall include:(i) The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and solicitation control number of the program;(2) The notice of availability may also include any other relevant information helpful to applicants such as:
(ii) The amount of money available or estimated to be available for award;
(iii) The name of the responsible DOE program official to contact for additional information, and an address where application forms may be obtained;
(iv) The address for submission of applications; and
(v) Any evaluation criteria in addition to those set forth in 605.10.(i) Program objectives,
(ii) A project agenda or potential areas for project initiatives,
(iii) Problem areas requiring additional effort, and
(iv) Any other information which identifies areas in which grants or cooperative agreements may be made.
(e) DOE is under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with the preparation or submission of applications.
(f) DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted.
(g) To be considered for a renewal award under this part, an incumbent recipient shall submit a renewal application as provided in 605.9 (c) and (h).