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Description

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate changes to the Funding Opportunity Announcement, DE-FOA-0000881. Accordingly, this modification: 1) Inserts certain deadlines, including the deadlines for the submission of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments; 2) Inserts language to Section E. Technical Performance Targets, Metric Description Primary Technical Targets 3.1 requiring submission of the REMOTE Calculator Tool to address primary technical target 3.1, Overall Process CapEx; 3) Inserts anticipated dates for selection announcement and award of funding agreements; 4) Revises the following sections of the FOA to provide guidance on required application forms and the content and form of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments: Required Documents Checklist and Sections IV.D, IV.E, IV.G of the FOA; 5) Inserts criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Full Applications; 6) Inserts criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Replies to Reviewer Comments in Section V.A.3 of the FOA; 7) Inserts program Policy Factors; 8) Inserts Full Application Notification language; 9) Inserts Administrative and National Policy Requirements; 10) Inserts Reporting requirements; 11) Clarifies that ARPA-E awards may not be transferred, assigned, or assumed without the prior written consent of a Contracting Officer; 12) Clarifies that if entities elect to retain title to subject inventions, they must file a patent application in a timely fashion; 13) Clarifies the conditions under which the U.S. Government may exercise its March-in Rights; 14) Inserts information concerning annual compliance audits for for-profit Entities; 15) Updates total amount to be awarded to $30 million; and 16) Updates Application and Submission Information Section to include guidance on REMOTE Calculator Tool for ALL Category 3 Full Applications. To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. Notices of Intent, Concept Papers, Full Applications, and Replies to Reviewer Comments must be submitted through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/), ARPA-E?s online application portal. ARPA-E will not review or consider applications submitted through other means. For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ?ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide? (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). Templates for the Concept Paper, the Technical Volume of the Full Application, and the Reply to Reviewer Comments are provided as appendices to the FOA.

Who can apply

• Unrestricted

Contact

Benjamin Lardizabal, Contracting Officer, 202-287-1479<br/>benjamin.lardizabal@hq.doe.gov<br/>
benjamin.lardizabal@hq.doe.gov