Closed · DE-FOA-0002237 · CFDA 81.087 · Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002237: "Offshore Wind Energy Environmental Research and Instrumentation Validation"
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $250K-$7.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 4, 2021
- Close date
- 6
- Expected awards
The verdict
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002237: "Offshore Wind Energy Environmental Research and Instrumentation Validation" is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $250,000 -- $7,500,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $250K-$7.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 6
- expected awards
- 81.087
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002237: "Offshore Wind Energy Environmental Research and Instrumentation Validation" - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0002237 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.087, posted by Golden Field Office. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 15, 2021 and last updated on June 4, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $7,500,000. The agency has projected $14.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 6 awards. If the agency funds the expected 6 awards from the $14.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.4 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 4, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$250,000 -- $7,500,000
Close Date
June 4, 2021
To apply to this FOA, applicants must submit their full application in the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/, by 06/04/2021, 5:00 PM ET.
Posted
January 15, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$14,500,000
Expected Awards
6
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Mod 004- The purpose of this modification is to provide clarification on where to upload 1-page letters of prospective interest in hosting research from offshore wind developers with projects in relevant geographic locations. See pages 52, 58, and 59.Mod 003 - The purpose of this modification is to make the following change to Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002237: "Offshore Wind Energy Environmental Research and Instrumentation Validation": Update the following in the Table on the FOA Cover Page (see page 1):• Submission Deadline for Full Applications;• Expected Submission Deadline for Replies to Reviewer Comments;• Expected Date for EERE Selection Notifications; and• Expected Timeframe for Award Negotiations.Mod 002 - The purpose of this modification is to make the following change to Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002237: "Offshore Wind Energy Environmental Research and Instrumentation Validation": Provide clarification that Concept Papers and Full Applications for Topic Areas 1, 2 and 3--Sub-Topic 1 may cover more than one technology and research focus. See pages 49 and 52.Mod 001 - The purpose of this modification is to make the following changes to Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002237: "Offshore Wind Energy Environmental Research and Instrumentation Validation":1) Delete references to EERE Program Information Center (EPIC) and replace with references to EERE Exchange. (All submissions shall be submitted to through the EERE Exchange Website at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. All questions related to this FOA shall be sent to the FOA Inbox OSWENVFOA@ee.doe.gov.; 2) Update the individual award celling as shown on Page 35;3) Remove references to Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping;4) Add Implementation of Executive Order 13798, Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty to Section VI.B.xvii;5) Add Table of Personnel to Section VI.B.xviii; and6) Add Budget for DOE/NNSA FFRDC to Section IV.D.xi.In conjunction with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), and in coordination with partnering agencies, the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) is releasing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support regionally focused, coordinated research efforts to increase understanding of the environmental impacts of offshore wind development as well as to advance and validate technical readiness of tools for monitoring and minimizing impacts. This FOA will support work across three Topic Areas: 1 Development of methodologies and evaluation of offshore wind impacts on wildlife in U.S. Atlantic waters; 2 Development of methodologies and evaluation of offshore wind impacts on the ecology of commercially fished species in US Atlantic waters; and 3 Environmental baseline studies and environmental monitoring technology development and validation focused on U.S. waters off of the U.S. West Coast, in preparation for future floating offshore wind development.DOE anticipates issuing a single award of up to $7.5 million for Topic Area 1, a single award of up to $3.5 million for Topic Area 2, and 3–4 awards ranging from $750,000 to $2 million for Topic Area 3. Additional cost share of 30% is required for Topic Areas 1 and 2 and 20% is required for Topic Area 3. To view the complete FOA Document, visit the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. To apply to this FOA, applicants must submit application materials through the EERE Exchange website.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Agency Contact
For questions related to this FOA OSWENVFOA@ee.doe.gov.
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