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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Notice of Availability of a Funding Opportunity Announcement
AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Notice of availability of a funding opportunity announcement.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Funding
Opportunity Announcement No. DE-PS26-04NT42113 entitled Waste Heat
Recovery and Utilization Research and Development for Passenger Vehicle
and Light/Heavy Duty Truck Applications. The Department of Energy
(DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), announces that
it intends to conduct a competitive funding opportunity announcement.
EERE's Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (OFCVT) is seeking
applications for cost-shared research and development (R&D) in two
topical areas to improve the efficiency of internal combustion engines
while meeting emissions regulations. The intent of this solicitation is
to fund projects that will take their technology to full scale for
characterization and evaluation on multi-cylinder engines or equivalent
experimental rigs by the end of the period of performance. Fundamental
research will be considered for funding under this solicitation when it
is focused on a major impediment to a project's progress.
DATES: The funding opportunity announcement will be available on the
``Industry Interactive Procurement System'' (IIPS) Web page located at
http://e-center.doe.gov on or about March 26, 2004. Applicants can
obtain access to the funding opportunity announcement from the address
above or through DOE/NETL's Web site at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business
.
Questions and comments regarding the content of the announcement
should be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature of IIPS at
http://e-center.doe.gov. Locate the announcement on IIPS and then click
on the ``Submit Question'' button. You will receive an electronic
notification that your question has been answered. Responses to
questions may be viewed through the ``View Questions'' feature. If no
questions have been answered, a statement to that effect will appear.
You should periodically check ``View Questions'' for new questions and
answers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa S. Hafer, MS I07, U.S.
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box
880, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, E-mail Address:
theresa.hafer@netl.doe.gov, Telephone Number: (304) 285-4039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objective of this funding opportunity
announcement is to provide financial support to improve the efficiency
of internal combustion engines for light- and heavy-duty engines
through technological advances in combustion and waste heat recovery.
This funding opportunity announcement will address the following two
topical areas: 1) Direct Energy Conversion from Waste Heat Recovery;
and 2) Heating/Cooling Devices Based on Waste Heat Recovery. DOE
anticipates awarding 3 to 6 cost sharing cooperative agreements across
the two topical areas. Approximately $12 million to $17 million of
federal funding is anticipated for awards under this program over
multiple fiscal years. Awards under both topical areas will require 25%
cost share.
Once released, the funding opportunity announcement will be
available for downloading from the IIPS Internet page. At this Internet
site you will also be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to
submit an application. If you need technical assistance in registering
or for any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-
0751 or E-mail the Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-
center.doe.gov. The funding opportunity announcement will only be made
available in IIPS, no hard (paper) copies of the funding opportunity
announcement and related documents will be made available. Telephone
requests, written requests, E-mail requests, or facsimile requests for
a copy of the funding opportunity announcement will not be accepted
and/or honored. Applications must be prepared and submitted in
accordance with the instructions and forms contained in the
announcement. The actual funding opportunity announcement document will
allow for requests for explanation and/or interpretation.
Issued in Morgantown, WV on March 9, 2004.
Dale A. Siciliano,
Director, Acquisition and Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 04-6709 Filed 3-24-04; 8:45 am]
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