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Opportunity Summary:

The FOA Algae Biofuel Yield (ABY), Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000811, is a U.S. Department of Energy opportunity administered through the Golden Field Office under CFDA 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development). It is a discretionary funding opportunity that uses a cooperative agreement, which typically means the DOE expects to have substantial involvement during the project rather than acting only as a pass-through funder. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, and eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of organizations can apply as long as they meet any specific conditions described in the full announcement.

The central goal of ABY is performance-driven: by 2018, funded teams are expected to demonstrate an algal biofuel intermediate yield of 2,500 gallons of biofuel feedstock per acre per year (or an equivalent metric on a dry-weight basis). Importantly, this is not meant to be proven only at lab scale. The target demonstration scale is a process development unit equivalent to one acre of cultivation, which signals DOE interest in bridging the gap between bench research and commercial reality. DOE frames the 2,500-gallon target as a key cost-reduction milestone on the path to an even more aggressive long-term benchmark of 5,000 gallons per acre per year by 2022, reflecting the program's broader intent to make algal biofuels cost-competitive.

The FOA emphasizes integrated, end-to-end process development over a longer project period, allowing efforts of up to 60 months. Rather than funding isolated breakthroughs in a single step, ABY is structured to support comprehensive mid-scale process integration spanning from strain development (the biology and traits of the algae itself) through cultivation and handling to the production of biofuel intermediates. In other words, applicants are expected to connect improvements in the organism with improvements in the engineering and processing chain so that gains in one area are not lost or negated elsewhere. This approach is meant to complement and build on prior and ongoing research by pushing toward practical, scalable systems that deliver measurable yield improvements at meaningful scale.

ABY establishes one overall topic area but calls for integrated R&D that clearly advances three priority areas. The first is improvements in algal biomass productivity, which includes strategies that increase how much biomass (and ultimately convertible material) can be produced per unit area per unit time under realistic operating conditions. The second priority area is improvements in preprocessing technologies, focused on the steps between cultivation and conversion that prepare algal material for downstream use, such as harvesting, dewatering, and conditioning of biomass into forms suitable for producing biofuel intermediates. The third priority area targets technical advances that enable integration of algal biomass unit operations, meaning the project should address how individual steps work together as a continuous or coordinated process, minimizing bottlenecks, losses, energy penalties, and operational complexity that can undermine overall yield and cost goals.

Key dates in the original announcement show a structured submission process. The FOA was posted January 15, 2013, and required a concept paper submission by February 11, 2013 (times were listed in the notice as 11:59 PM EST and also 5:00 PM EST, indicating applicants needed to verify the authoritative deadline in the full announcement). Full applications were due April 1, 2013 (again with time listed as 11:59 PM EST and also 5:00 PM EST, reinforcing the need to confirm in the official documents). The opportunity directs applicants to the EERE Exchange site for the complete announcement and submission details.

Although the public listing shows estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling as 0, that typically reflects a listing placeholder rather than a definitive statement that no funding is available; the actual amounts and expected award sizes are usually specified in the full FOA text on the agency portal. Prospective applicants would need to consult the complete announcement for the funding range, the number of anticipated awards, specific cost-share percentages, required deliverables, and detailed technical and evaluation criteria.

For access issues or questions, the contact provided is Melissa Y. Wise at abyfoa@go.doe.gov, and the official posting location is https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.

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