selected for an award must have a teaching professor as Principal Investigator or a Co-Principal Investigator. Applicant Eligibility: Only US colleges and universities can apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: In accordance with 10 CFR 600.6(b), eligibility for award is restricted to U.S. colleges, universities, and university-affiliated research institutions. Grants awarded through the UCR Program are for maintaining and upgrading the educational, training and research capabilities of U.S. universities and colleges in the fields of science, environment, energy and technology related to coal. The involvement of professors and students generates fresh research ideas and enhances the education of future scientists and engineers. To assure the program continues to support the performance of high quality fundamental research by professors and students at U.S. colleges and universities, applications may be submitted by U.S. colleges, universities and university-affiliated research institutions provided the following criteria are met: (1) Principal Investigator or a Co-Principal Investigator listed in the application is a teaching professor at the submitting university. If this condition is met, other participants, Co-Principal Investigators or research staff, who do not hold teaching positions may be included as part of the research team; (2) Applications from university-affiliated research institutions must be submitted through the college or university with which they are affiliated; and (3) At least one student registered at that university is to receive compensation for performing research. Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 for institutions of higher education. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination: An environmental questionnaire is required from institutions whose applications are selected for award. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. This program is subject to the provisions of 10 CFR 600. Proposals should be submitted through http://www.grants.gov. Award Procedure: Proposals reviewed by qualified experts in accordance with the factors listed in 10 CFR Chapter II, Part 600 with specific emphasis on the scientific and technical merit of the proposed research and the factors listed in the formal solicitation for proposals. Deadlines: Not Applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Approximately 90 to 180 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching Requirements: Percent: 25.%. Limited university/industry collaboration is encouraged but not required. A minimum of 25% cost sharing is required for larger sized grants that support university/industry collaboration. 10-CFR-600.3. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Projects awarded through the UCR Program have a performance period of 36 months and usually are funded by the Electronic Transfer System. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: by letter of credit. Reports: Quarterly reports and technical progress reports containing research accomplishments and information on cost status, reported per task is required. Quarterly project Financial Cash Transaction Report is required. Quarterly project technical progress and a final report is required. Topical Reports may be submitted as appropriate. Expenditure reports are required quarterly. Performance monitoring is achieved through submission of progress reports, site visits, and the Principal Investigators are required to participate in a two day Annual Contractors Review Meeting, typically held in June. Audits: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110, in conjunction with OMB Circular No. A-21, "Cost Principles for Education Institutions". Records: Retention of records will be required pursuant to guidelines set forth in 10 CFR 600. Account Identification: 89-0213-0-1-271. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $2,305,702; FY 09 est $2,352,382; FY 10 est $2,400,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Maximum funding for 36 month project is $300,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Not Applicable. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: A formal competitive solicitation for proposals will be issued in [month] for the fiscal year 2010 program. Regional or Local Office: None. Project Office - National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. Contact: Ms. Paula Flenory, Telephone (412) 386-4781. Headquarters Office: Fred Glaser, Office of Fossil Energy (FE-22), Department of Energy, Washington, District of Columbia 20585 Email: fred.glaser@hq.doe.gov Phone: (301) 903-2676. Website Address: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/coalpower/advresearch/. RELATED PROGRAMS: 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In fiscal year 2008, two awards were made and the remainder of funding was used to pay outstanding mortgages. Research was limited to a single broad topic: enabling advanced modeling and simulation for fuel-flexible combustors. The projects selected include: Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., will determine the ability of simulation to capture fuel variability effects on turbines. Currently, combustor simulations are unable to predict such key features as flame stability and pollutant emissions. Such simulations are critical for optimizing turbine efficiency and minimizing emissions. The new project will resolve these problems and enable large eddy simulation (LES) to be used to optimize turbine design. The optimized turbine-engine design will aid in planning and construction of future turbines by predicting performance for new gasification-created fuels. (DOE award: $276,264) Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., will determine the sensitivity of transient thermo-acoustic computational fluid dynamics simulations to poorly defined or misrepresented acoustic boundary conditions. Time-dependent experimental boundary conditions, such as combustor inlets and compressor diffusers, will be simulated and measured experimentally. The study will result in a methodology to measure these experimental boundary conditions, describe them properly in a simulation, and apply them to an analysis of a realistic combustion system. (DOE award: $276,256). Fiscal Year 2009: In 2009, six projects were awarded in three broad topics: AREA OF INTEREST: Computational Energy Sciences Work in this interest area will include multiphase flow research to complement ongoing NETL-funded modeling research and the development of process and equipment co-simulations of highly efficient, near-zero-emission fossil energy plants. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.)In collaboration with the University of Florida, University of Michigan researchers will perform a comprehensive study of horizontal gas jets injected into a two-dimensional bubbling fluidized bed of non-spherical particles. (DOE share: $297,219) Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)Ohio State researchers seeks to develop an ASPEN Plus plant model coupled with FLUENT equipment models that can accurately and conveniently simulate the operation of chemical-looping reactor systems for both chemical-looping combustion and chemical-looping gasification. (DOE share: $299,819) AREA OF INTEREST: Material Science Research in this area of interest will focus on (1) new materials ideas and concepts that reach beyond the current state-of-the-art for fossil energy applications, and (2) the development of computational tools and simulations that will reliably predict properties of materials for fossil energy systems in advance of fabrication. University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, Texas) In this project, researchers will prepare novel mixed-matrix membranes based on polymer composites with nanoparticles of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks and related hybrid frameworks, and then use these membranes to evaluate separations important to coal gasification. Membrane performance will be evaluated under operating conditions defined by 2015 DOE targets. (DOE share: $299,974) University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.) In collaboration with Northwestern University, University of Tennessee, researchers will use modern computational tools, integrated with focused experiments, to design innovative ferritic superalloys strengthened mainly by nickel aluminidetype precipitates for advanced fossil energy systems at temperatures up to 1,033 Kelvin. (DOE share: $300,000) AREA OF INTEREST: Novel Materials for Sensing or Monitoring in Extreme Environments of Fossil Energy Systems - Projects under this topic will focus on innovations in the development of novel sensor materials and devices to measure process parameters in the corrosive, high temperature (greater than 500 degrees Celsius), high pressure (250 pounds per square inch) conditions found in fossil energy systems. Research Foundation of SUNY, University at Albany (Albany, New York) SUNY is using a plasmonics-based, all-optical sensing technique which utilizes the optical properties of tailored nanomaterials as the sensing layer. This novel approach to gas sensing under harsh environmental conditions is much simpler than current sensor designs. Researchers seek to develop a detailed understanding of the sensing mechanism as a function of temperature and humidity and work to enhance sensor selectivity. (DOE share: $300,000) University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio) In collaboration with researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology are investigating the development of two new types of doped-ceramic nanofilm-coated optical fiber chemical sensors that will possess desired stability, sensitivity, and selectivity for rapid in situ gas detection in coal-derived syngas streams Sensors being developed through this project also includes sensors for hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide detection at temperatures above 500 degrees Celsius and pressures up to 250 pounds per square inch. (DOE share: $299,915) Project descriptions are available at: http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/powersystems/advresearch/advresearch -university.html. Fiscal Year 2010: In 2010, 6-7 awards are anticipated to be awarded. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Emphasis is on the scientific and technical merit of the proposed research and the factors listed as generic goals in the formal solicitation for proposals. 81.064 OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION (OSTI) FEDERAL AGENCY: Department of Energy AUTHORIZATION: Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58), Section 982, Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-91), Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438), Atomic Energy Acts of 1946 (Public Law 79-585) and 1954, as amended (Public Law 83-703), America COMPETES Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-69), Section 1009 and Section 3191, Public Law 109-58, 42 U.S.C 5916, 7112. OBJECTIVES: To advance science and sustain technological creativity by making R&D results available, findable and useful to the Department of Energy (DOE) researchers and the public. To collect, preserve, disseminate, and leverage the scientific and technical information (STI) resources of DOE in order to provide access to national and global STI for use by DOE, the scientific research community, academia, US industry, and the public to expand the knowledge base of science and technology. To acquire domestic and international information of interest to DOE and the scientific community through partnerships with U.S. agencies and over 120 countries and international organizations. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: The Scientific and Technical Information (STI) produced through DOE and its predecessor agencies includes information from the broad range of science disciplines of interest to the Energy Department mission. OSTI is the sole source of specialized collections containing results of closed-out DOE research and development projects. OSTI provides information services to DOE and DOE contractor organizations and makes Energy Department information publicly available through a suite of OSTI web tools and services. Most information services are provided electronically through databases and full-text compilations at no cost. Some collections result from partnerships with other national and international governmental agencies. Applicant Eligibility: State and local governments and universities that are DOE contractors are provided electronic access to Energy Department information in specific areas of concern. Energy information exchange agreements may be made with non-DOE affiliates, universities and other organizations involved in energy-related research. Public access to R&D documents is also available through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and the Government Printing Office (GPO). Beneficiary Eligibility: DOE federal employees and contractors are primary beneficiaries of DOE STI collections in their specific areas of concern. Although most web-based collections are available to the general public through official government outlets, limited-access databases contain information restricted by international exchange agreements or other access restrictions. Credentials/Documentation: . This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. By written or telephone inquiry to the information contacts shown below. Award Procedure: None. Deadlines: Not Applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not Applicable. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Not applicable. Reports: Audits: Not Applicable. Records: None. Account Identification: 89-0230-0-1-270. Obligations: (Salaries) FY 08 $8,700,000; FY 09 est $8,900,000; FY 10 est $8,900,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: No Data Available. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In 2008, OSTI introduced the DOE Data Explorer (http://www.osti.gov/dataexplorer) for discovering Department of Energy scientific research data wherever they reside. This data discovery tool was developed as a way to guide users to scientific research data - such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images generated in the course of DOE-sponsored research in various science disciplines. Federal R&D Project Summaries (http://www.osti.gov/fedrnd/) was expanded providing full-text, single-query access to federal government research projects from the Transportation Research Board, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-funded research and lists of publications, and Department of Defense research, development, test and evaluation programs and program elements. Adopt-A-Doc (http://www.osti.gov/adoptAdoc/) was launched to help digitization of scientific documents for online access. People's Republic of China joined WorldWideScience Alliance the multilateral governance structure for the global science gateway, WorldWideScience.org. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Not Applicable. Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: Sharon Jordan, 1 Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Email: jordans@osti.gov Phone: (865) 576-1194. Website Address: http://www.osti.gov RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not Applicable. 81.065 NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL SITING (Consultation and Cooperation Financial Assistance) FEDERAL AGENCY: Department of Energy AUTHORIZATION: Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA), Sections 116, 118, 219, 302, Public Law 97-425; Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, Public Law 100-159. OBJECTIVES: For nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97425, as amended (NWPA); to conduct appropriate activities and participate in licensing activities in accordance with the NWPA. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED USE; Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements) USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Financial and technical assistance is provided by Direct Payments for Specified Uses or Project Grants (cooperative agreements) to review potential economic, social, public health and safety, and environmental impacts; develop requests for impact and mitigation assistance; engage in any monitoring, testing, or evaluation activities; provide information to the public; and request information and make comments, recommendations. Any salary or travel expense that would ordinarily be incurred by such State, political subdivision of such State, or an Indian tribe may not be considered eligible for funding under this program. Applicant Eligibility: The State of Nevada, affected units of local government, and affected Indian tribes. Designation of a unit of local government or tribe as an 'Affected Unit of Local Government' or 'Affected Tribe' is done pursuant to the NWPA. Beneficiary Eligibility: States, affected units of local government and affected American Indian tribes will benefit. Credentials/Documentation: No Credentials or documentation are required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: A letter of inquiry describing the proposed work and eligibility of the proposer to do the work under a project grant (cooperative agreement) is desirable before preparation of a detailed formal proposal. The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. Neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required. An environmental impact statement/assessment is required for nuclear waste siting, but is not required in connection with the receipt or expenditure of these funds. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Direct Payments require no application. Applicant may omit the letter of inquiry and submit a proposal instead. Award Procedure: The proposal may be forwarded for internal and external review and then, if approved, to a DOE procurement office for grant development. Deadlines: Not Applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 120 to 180 days. Normally 3 to 6 months for Project Grants (cooperative agreements). Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Proposals for renewal are subject to both internal and external evaluation. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements. However, cost-sharing may be appropriate under certain conditions as set forth in DOE financial assistance rules (10 CFR Part 600) governing cost-sharing. This program does not have MOE requirements. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: The schedule of DOE payment is arranged at the time of grant negotiations. Length and time phasing of assistance will vary with DOE program phase and activity. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Project Grants (cooperative agreements) are awarded/released in accordance with the terms set forth in the cooperative agreement. Direct Payments are released in a lump sum. Reports: Audits: No audits are required for this program. Grantee is expected to maintain auditable records to substantiate the total costs incurred under the agreement or contract. Annual appropriation language provides, in the heading "Nuclear Waste Disposal", that notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 65 and 75 of title 31, United States Code, the Department shall have no monitoring, auditing or other oversight rights or responsibilities over amounts provided to affected units of local government in this or any previous year under this heading. Account Identification: 89-5227-0-2-271. Obligations: (Direct Payments for Specified Use (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 08 $29,000,000; FY 09 est $27,000,000; FY 10 est $27,000,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: No Data Available. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Not Applicable. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: General Guidelines for Implementing Financial Assistance Programs under Section 116 and 118 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended. 10 CFR Part 600. Regional or Local Office: None. Candice S. Trummell, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Communications and Outreach, Las Vegas, NV 89134. Telephone: (702) 794-1322. Headquarters Office: Candice S. Trummell, 1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134 Email: candice_trummell@ymp.gov Phone: (702) 794-1322 Fax: (702) 794-5431. Website Address: http://ocrwm.doe.gov. RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Not Applicable. 81.086 CONSERVATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (Conservation) FEDERAL AGENCY: Department of Energy AUTHORIZATION: Public Law 95-911 and Public Law 97-377; Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-577; Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, as amended; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. OBJECTIVES: To conduct a balanced, long-term research effort in Buildings Technologies, Industrial Technologies, Vehicle Technologies, and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies. Grants will be offered on a competitive basis to develop and transfer various energy conservation technologies to the nonfederal sector. Submission deadlines will be published in the funding opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants; Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements) USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Assistance may be used in the form of cooperative agreements, or grants to nonprofit institutions and organizations to develop and transfer energy conservation technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, States, and local governments. Applicant Eligibility: Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, State and local governments may apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, State and local governments benefit. Credentials/Documentation: . OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. The application forms must be downloaded from the specific funding opportunity announcement posted on the grants.gov website at http://www.grants.gov/ and submitted per instructions in the funding oppportunity announcement. Award Procedure: All applications which pass an initial review will receive an objective merit review. The objective merit review will be based on evaluation criteria set forth in the competitive solicitation or criteria set forth in 10 CFR Part 600 for Unsolicited Proposals. Evaluations will be conducted by Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program personnel at DOE Headquarters in Washington, DC. This responsibility may also be delegated to DOE Field Offices. Final decisions will be made by the EERE Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, and the Director of the Federal Energy Management Program. Deadlines: Not Applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Submission deadlines will be published in the funding opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov From 60 to 120 days. Appeals: None. Renewals: Grants may be modified or extended. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula, but cost sharing is encouraged. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Award project periods range from 2 months to 2 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No additional information is provided. Reports: No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress and expenditure reports, and a final report at the conclusion of the grant time period. As previously mentioned quarterly expenditure reports, and a final report at the conclusion of the grant time period are required. No performance monitoring is required. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: None. Account Identification: 89-0215-0-1-999; 89-0321-0-1-270; 89-0125-0-1-272; 89-0224-0-1-271. Obligations: (Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 08 $87,535,664; FY 09 est $77,156,068; FY 10 est $97,000,000 - American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funds: Buildings Energy Star Rebates - $300,000,000; Solid State Lighting $45,600,000; Buildings Training and Development Program - $9,500,000; Building America Energy Efficient Housing Partnership - $25,000,000; Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies - $100,000,000; Advance Battery Manufacturing - $2,000,000,000 and Transportation Electrification $400,000,000; Industrial Technologies - $266,000,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Varies. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Numerous awards for ongoing research and development projects are made. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: The following list represents an overview of regulations, guidelines, and literature: EERE Federal Register notices; EERE Solicitations, which may be accessed through the EERE homepage at: http://www.eere.energy.gov; DOE Financial Assistance Regulations (10 CFR 600); and the DOE Guide to Financial Assistance, both of which may be accessed through the DOE Office of Management home page at http://www.management.energy.gov/policy_guidance/financial_assistance.htm. Regional or Local Office: None. Golden Field Office 1617 Cole Blvd Golden Colorado 80401 (303) 275-4700 Building Technologies (303) 275-4810 Industrial Technologies (303) 275-4758 and Fuel Cells and Infrastructure (303) 275-4903. Headquarters Office: See above for contact information for each HQ program office 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20585 Phone: See above Website Address: http://www.eere.energy.gov/ and http://www1.eere.energy.gov RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Grants have been awarded to perform: (1) Research on high performance heat pumps; (2) research on thermally efficient commercial buildings; (3) research on vehicle technologies and systems (4) research on high temperature materials; and (5) research on industrial separation processes. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Selection will be based on an objective merit review, program policy factors, the availability of funds, provisions of appropriation law and reports and as otherwise specified in specific solicitation document(s). 81.087 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (Renewable Energy) FEDERAL AGENCY: Department of Energy AUTHORIZATION: Public Law 101-218; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977; Public Law 95-238, Section 207. OBJECTIVES: To conduct balanced research and development efforts in the following energy technologies: solar, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cells and infrastructure, wind and hydropower, hydrogen, and geothermal. Grants will be offered to develop and transfer to the nonfederal sector various renewable energy technologies on a competitive basis. Submission deadlines will be published in the funding opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements) USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Assistance may be used to develop and transfer renewable energy technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, State, and local governments. Assistance may be used to develop and transfer renewable energy technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, State, and local governments. Applicant Eligibility: Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, intrastate, interstate, and local agencies and universities may apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, intrastate, interstate, State and local agencies and universities will benefit. Credentials/Documentation: . OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Application due dates will be posted in the individual funding opportunity announcements posted at http://www.grants.gov. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The application forms must be downloaded from the specific funding opportunity announcement posted on the grants.gov website at http://www.grants.gov/ and submitted per instructions in the funding oppportunity announcement. Award Procedure: All applications which pass an initial review will receive an objective merit review. The objective merit review will be based on evaluation criteria set forth in the competitive solicitation(s) or criteria set forth in 10 CFR Part 600 for Unsolicited Proposals. Evaluations will be conducted by Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program personnel at DOE Headquarters in Washington, DC. This responsibility may also be delegated to DOE Field |