Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001084
Apply for DE FOA 0001084
- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DE FOA 0001084 COMMERCIAL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.086 Conservation Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 27, 2014 and posted on Feb 27, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 19, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Individuals Private institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
DE-FOA-0001084, titled Commercial Building Technology Demonstrations, is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity focused on speeding up real-world adoption of advanced commercial building technologies and system approaches that can meaningfully reduce building energy use. The core idea is not basic research, but demonstration and deployment: taking technologies that are already technically ready for market adoption and proving, in practical building settings, that they deliver strong performance and cost results. DOE is aiming at solutions that are currently underused because of common market barriers such as perceived risk, lack of credible performance data, uncertainty about total costs, and limited information that owners and investors can rely on when making purchasing decisions. By funding highly visible and well-documented demonstrations, DOE intends to reduce uncertainty and make it easier for the broader market to adopt these technologies.
The opportunity emphasizes technologies and integrated approaches that stand out from typical industry offerings and can be replicated widely across different commercial building sizes, sectors, and applications. In other words, DOE is looking for solutions that are not niche or one-off, but can scale across the market and produce significant energy savings. Savings are framed not only in terms of what a single site can achieve, but also in terms of broader market impact, including total potential savings if the technology reached full adoption. The funding is meant to accelerate adoption of a broad range of competitively selected, high-impact energy-saving technologies, including newer approaches to integrating multiple technologies into a coherent system. A major expected outcome is the generation of technical and non-technical products that can be used for scale-up, such as measured performance results, operational data, cost and savings evidence, best-practice guidance, and other documentation that supports investment-grade decision-making by building owners, operators, and investors.
Administratively, this opportunity was issued under the DOE Golden Field Office. It is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity, with awards made through cooperative agreements and grants under CFDA 81.086 (Conservation Research and Development). The announcement was posted February 27, 2014, with an original and final closing date of May 19, 2014, and it was archived August 19, 2014. The public listing does not specify dollar amounts for estimated total funding or award size (award ceiling and floor are shown as 0 in the source data), which typically means the specific funding levels were detailed in the full announcement documents rather than in the summary record.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations and entities that could realistically carry out commercial building demonstrations. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations (including small businesses), nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3)s and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), public and private institutions of higher education, state governments, local governments (county, city or township), special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, and even individuals. This wide eligibility aligns with the practical nature of demonstrations, where project teams often involve partnerships among technology providers, building owners, universities, and public-sector entities. The summary indicates no cost sharing or matching requirement in the listing.
For access to the full announcement and submission details, DOE directed applicants to the EERE Exchange site (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov). The listed point of contact for help accessing the full announcement was Ryan N. McCleary via CommercialBuildings@go.doe.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - DE-FOA-0001084: Commercial Building Technology Demonstrations
1) What is DE-FOA-0001084?
DE-FOA-0001084 is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunity titled Commercial Building Technology Demonstrations. It focuses on speeding up real-world adoption of advanced commercial building technologies and system approaches that can meaningfully reduce building energy use.
2) What is the main goal of this funding opportunity?
The goal is to accelerate demonstration and deployment of advanced commercial building technologies that are already technically ready for market adoption, by proving in practical building settings that they deliver strong performance and cost results.
3) Is this opportunity intended for basic research?
No. The core idea is not basic research. DOE is looking for projects that demonstrate and validate technologies in real buildings, with credible documentation that helps the market adopt them.
4) What kinds of barriers is DOE trying to overcome through this program?
DOE is targeting common market barriers that slow adoption of underused technologies, including perceived risk, lack of credible performance data, uncertainty about total costs, and limited information that owners and investors can rely on when making purchasing decisions.
5) What types of solutions does DOE want to see demonstrated?
The opportunity emphasizes technologies and integrated approaches that stand out from typical industry offerings and can be replicated widely across different commercial building sizes, sectors, and applications.
6) Does DOE prefer niche, one-off demonstrations?
No. DOE is looking for solutions that are not niche or one-off, but instead can scale across the market and produce significant energy savings.
7) How does DOE define or think about energy savings for this opportunity?
Savings are framed both at the individual site level and in terms of broader market impact, including the total potential savings if the technology reached full adoption.
8) What outcomes or deliverables are expected from funded demonstrations?
A major expected outcome is the creation of technical and non-technical products that support scale-up, including measured performance results, operational data, cost and savings evidence, best-practice guidance, and other documentation that supports investment-grade decision-making by building owners, operators, and investors.
9) What does DOE mean by “highly visible and well-documented demonstrations�
DOE intends to fund demonstrations that produce credible, practical evidence and documentation, so uncertainty is reduced and broader market adoption becomes easier.
10) What agency and office issued this opportunity?
This funding opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the DOE Golden Field Office.
11) What type of funding opportunity is this?
It is listed as a discretionary funding opportunity.
12) What award instruments are used under this opportunity?
Awards are made through cooperative agreements and grants.
13) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is under CFDA 81.086, labeled Conservation Research and Development.
14) When was the announcement posted?
The announcement was posted on February 27, 2014.
15) What were the application deadlines?
The original and final closing date listed for this opportunity was May 19, 2014.
16) Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The listing indicates it was archived on August 19, 2014.
17) How much funding was available (award size or total program funding)?
The public summary listing does not specify dollar amounts for estimated total funding or award size. In the source data, the award ceiling and floor are shown as 0, which typically indicates the specific funding levels were provided in the full announcement documents rather than the summary record.
18) Is cost sharing or matching required?
The summary indicates no cost sharing or matching requirement in the listing.
19) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations (including small businesses), nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3)s and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), public and private institutions of higher education, and various government and public entities.
20) Are state and local governments eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants include state governments and local governments (county, city, or township), as well as special district governments and independent school districts.
21) Are housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Eligibility includes public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities.
22) Are Tribal governments and Native American organizations eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations.
23) Are individuals eligible to apply?
Yes. The eligibility list includes individuals.
24) Does DOE expect partnerships or team-based projects?
The opportunity’s broad eligibility aligns with the practical nature of demonstrations, where project teams often involve partnerships among technology providers, building owners, universities, and public-sector entities.
25) Where were applicants directed to find the full announcement and submission details?
DOE directed applicants to the EERE Exchange site: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov.
26) Who was the point of contact for help accessing the full announcement?
The listed point of contact was Ryan N. McCleary, reachable via CommercialBuildings@go.doe.gov.
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