Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy

Description

Renewable Energy to Fuels Through Utilization of Energy-Dense Liquids (REFUEL) (SBIR/STTR) The purpose of this modification is to incorporate changes to Funding Opportunity Announcement Number DE-FOA-0001563. Accordingly this modification, •Inserted certain deadlines, including the deadlines for submitting questions and Full Applications. See Cover Page and Required Documents Checklist. •Clarified information regarding source-to-use energy cost. See Section I.C of the FOA. •Inserted information regarding source-to-use energy cost estimation for Full Applications. See Section I.F of the FOA. •Inserted Responsiveness Criteria regarding source-to-use energy cost. See Section III.F.2 of the FOA. •Revised 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, and IV.G of the FOA. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the templates provided on ARPA‐E eXCHANGE (https://arpa‐e‐foa.energy.gov). •Inserted criteria that ARPA‐E will use to evaluate Full Applications, see Section V.A.2 of the FOA. •Inserted criteria that ARPA‐E will use to evaluate Replies to Reviewer Comments in Section V.A.3 of the FOA. •Clarified Program Policy Factors to include the U.S. Manufacturing Plan under Relevance to ARPA-E Mission Advancement, see Section V.B.1 of the FOA. •Inserted information on the anticipated announcement and award dates, see Section V.C of the FOA. •Inserted information concerning Full Application Notifications, see Section VI.A.3 of the FOA. •Inserted Administrative and National Policy Requirements, see Section VI.B of the FOA. •Inserted Reporting Requirements, see Section VI.C of the FOA. •Inserted Determination of Exceptional Circumstances (DEC) Requirement, see Section VIII.F of the FOA. To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. ARPA-E will not review or consider concept papers 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).

Who can apply

• Small businesses

Contact

ARPA-E Contracting Officer <br/>ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov<br/>
ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov