Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001042
Apply for DE FOA 0001042
- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy (NIICE)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 6, 2014 and posted on Jan 6, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 21, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy (NIICE) is a Department of Energy effort, run through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), designed to raise the quality and impact of clean energy business incubators across the United States. The core idea is to make incubators stronger and more consistent in how they support innovators, especially companies working on early stage, higher risk energy technologies that need help moving from prototype to real manufacturing and production based in the United States. NIICE also aims to make it easier for incubators and their startups to understand and reach sources of capital by sharing practical information and analysis on funding pathways, including philanthropic support, corporate venture capital, and other emerging or nontraditional financing mechanisms.
The opportunity is structured around three major goals. First, it focuses on improving the performance of both existing and new clean energy incubators by setting a high performance standard, encouraging best practices, and improving coordination across the incubator community so efforts are not fragmented. Second, it seeks to strengthen the hands-on support available to early stage companies that often face the hardest scale-up challenges, particularly when transitioning from lab or pilot demonstrations to domestic production. Third, it targets investment activation by improving the information environment around capital access, so incubators can better guide startups toward appropriate funding sources and so investors and partners can more easily engage with promising clean energy ventures.
To achieve these outcomes, the FOA funds awards in two topic areas. Topic Area 1 supports a national organization that would act as the coordinating body for clean energy incubators and serve as a central, go-to source of information for a broad set of clean energy stakeholders. This coordinating entity is expected to help align the incubator ecosystem, share tools and lessons learned, and elevate performance expectations across the network. Topic Area 2 is intended to set a benchmark for what top-performing, clean-energy-focused incubators look like in practice by funding a small group of incubators, described as three to five, located across the country. These incubators would effectively become models for performance, programming, and outcomes, helping to define and demonstrate best-in-class approaches that others can replicate.
From an administrative standpoint, NIICE is a discretionary funding opportunity using cooperative agreements, which generally means the Department of Energy anticipates an active partnership role during the project period rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The total estimated funding listed is $3,000,000, with an expected six awards. Individual awards are projected to range from $400,000 (floor) to $1,000,000 (ceiling). A cost sharing or matching requirement applies, so applicants should expect to contribute non-federal resources in accordance with the FOA terms. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 81.117, which relates to EERE information dissemination, outreach, training, and technical analysis or assistance.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), although applicants are instructed to rely on any clarifications in the FOA text regarding eligibility details. The opportunity was posted January 6, 2014, with an application deadline of March 21, 2014, and it was archived March 21, 2015. Applications had to be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE system, which requires applicants to register and create an account before submitting. The full Funding Opportunity Announcement, submission instructions, and guidance for asking questions are provided in the FOA posted on EERE eXCHANGE (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001042). For access issues, the contact listed is Kristin L. Johnson, Grants Management Specialist, reachable via NIICEFOA@go.doe.gov.
National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy (NIICE) - FAQs
What is the National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy (NIICE)?
NIICE is a U.S. Department of Energy effort, run through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), intended to raise the quality and impact of clean energy business incubators across the United States. It focuses on making incubators stronger and more consistent in how they support innovators, especially early-stage, higher-risk clean energy technologies.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is designed to strengthen clean energy incubators and improve the support they provide to early-stage companies, particularly those trying to move from prototypes and pilot demonstrations toward domestic U.S. manufacturing and production. It also aims to improve how incubators and startups understand and access different sources of capital.
Which part of DOE runs NIICE?
NIICE is a Department of Energy initiative administered through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
What kinds of technologies or companies does NIICE aim to help indirectly through incubators?
The initiative emphasizes early-stage, higher-risk energy technologies that typically need extra help transitioning from prototype or demonstration stages into real manufacturing and production based in the United States.
What are the three major goals of NIICE?
The opportunity is structured around three goals: (1) improving the performance of existing and new clean energy incubators by promoting high standards, best practices, and coordination; (2) strengthening hands-on support for early-stage companies facing scale-up challenges when moving from lab or pilot work to domestic production; and (3) activating investment by improving information and guidance related to capital access for startups and incubators.
How does NIICE address capital access and financing?
NIICE aims to improve the information environment around funding pathways so incubators can better guide startups toward appropriate sources of capital. The described pathways include philanthropic support, corporate venture capital, and other emerging or nontraditional financing mechanisms.
How is the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) organized?
The FOA funds awards in two topic areas: Topic Area 1 (a national coordinating organization) and Topic Area 2 (a small group of model, top-performing incubators).
What is Topic Area 1?
Topic Area 1 supports a national organization that would serve as a coordinating body for clean energy incubators and act as a central, go-to source of information for clean energy stakeholders. The entity is expected to help align the incubator ecosystem, share tools and lessons learned, and elevate performance expectations across the network.
What is Topic Area 2?
Topic Area 2 funds a small group of incubators (described as three to five) located across the country to serve as benchmarks for top-performing clean-energy-focused incubators. These incubators are intended to model best-in-class performance, programming, and outcomes that others can replicate.
How many awards are expected under this opportunity?
The opportunity lists an expectation of six awards.
What is the total estimated funding available?
The total estimated funding listed is $3,000,000.
What is the expected funding range per award?
Individual awards are projected to range from $400,000 (floor) to $1,000,000 (ceiling).
What type of federal funding instrument will be used?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity using cooperative agreements. That generally indicates DOE expects to have an active partnership role during the project period, rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
What does it mean that this opportunity uses cooperative agreements?
Based on the description provided, DOE anticipates an active involvement and partnership role during the period of performance, which is commonly associated with cooperative agreements.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. A cost sharing or matching requirement applies, and applicants should expect to contribute non-federal resources in accordance with the FOA terms.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity, and what does it relate to?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 81.117, which is described as relating to EERE information dissemination, outreach, training, and technical analysis or assistance.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity). At the same time, applicants are instructed to rely on clarifications in the FOA text for eligibility details.
Where do applicants find the official FOA and instructions?
The full Funding Opportunity Announcement, submission instructions, and guidance for asking questions are provided in the FOA posted on EERE eXCHANGE under Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001042.
How are applications submitted?
Applications had to be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE system.
Is registration required before submitting in EERE eXCHANGE?
Yes. Applicants must register and create an account in EERE eXCHANGE before submitting an application.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for NIICE?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is DE-FOA-0001042.
When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on January 6, 2014.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was March 21, 2014.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity is listed as archived as of March 21, 2015.
Who should be contacted for access issues related to the submission system?
For access issues, the contact listed is Kristin L. Johnson, Grants Management Specialist, reachable via NIICEFOA@go.doe.gov.
What kinds of outcomes is NIICE trying to drive across the incubator ecosystem?
Based on the description, NIICE aims to reduce fragmentation across incubator efforts, raise performance expectations, improve hands-on scale-up support for early-stage clean energy companies, and make it easier for incubators and startups to navigate and reach appropriate sources of capital.
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