Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001284
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- The Golden Field Office in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE FOA 0001271 Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP)" 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 28, 2015 and posted on Jan 28, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Not Required for NOI. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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:
This notice is an advance heads-up from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), that EERE planned to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) called the Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP), referenced as DE-FOA-0001271. The notice itself is labeled DE-FOA-0001284 and was posted on January 28, 2015 through EERE eXCHANGE, with the full text available on that platform. The key point is that this is only a Notice of Intent, meaning it is meant to help potential applicants prepare early; it is not a live solicitation and does not accept applications, proposals, or even questions in response to the notice.
The overall goal of Cleantech UP is to boost clean energy entrepreneurship in higher education settings by helping catalyze the formation of clean energy startups on college campuses. In practical terms, the program is framed as a way to encourage students to turn clean energy ideas and intellectual property into real ventures, while also strengthening the training pipeline that prepares the next generation of energy entrepreneurs and innovators nationwide. The notice emphasizes several program outcomes: building novel training and educational opportunities, creating a national-level training program and competition for top student clean energy entrepreneurs in the United States, and intentionally developing a sustained and diverse community that supports student founders over time. In other words, the opportunity sits at the intersection of education, workforce development, and commercialization support rather than basic research alone.
EERE places the planned FOA under its Technology to Market Team within the Office of Strategic Programs. That team is described as focused on reducing the technical and financial barriers that often keep new energy technologies and related intellectual property from reaching the market. Cleantech UP is positioned as part of a broader set of commercialization and entrepreneurship efforts that the Technology to Market sub-program supports with partners such as DOE national laboratories, universities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The notice cites existing or related initiatives to give context, including the DOE National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition, the National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy, Lab-Corps, and the SBIR/STTR programs, along with earlier efforts like the Innovation Ecosystem Development Initiative, i6 Green Challenge, the Technology Commercialization Fund, and Entrepreneurs in Residence. This context signals that Cleantech UP was intended to complement an established portfolio of programs that help innovators move from concept to company and from lab to market.
From an administrative standpoint, the anticipated award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, and the notice indicates cost sharing or matching would be required (though the specific percentage and rules would be defined in the later FOA). Eligibility is described as unrestricted in the notice summary, meaning any type of entity could potentially apply, subject to whatever clarifications and constraints would appear in the actual FOA. The notice is categorized under discretionary funding, with the funding activity described as "Other" and clarified as education and outreach, and it is associated with CFDA number 81.117 (EERE information dissemination, outreach, training, and technical analysis/assistance). Notably, the notice lists estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling as $0, which is typical for a Notice of Intent because the funding amounts and award structure are usually only finalized and published in the full FOA.
For planning purposes, DOE indicated it expected to issue the actual FOA around mid-February 2015. Prospective applicants were encouraged to use the time before release to build partnerships, sharpen their concepts, and collect relevant supporting information. The notice also highlights a basic procedural requirement: applicants would need to register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE system to apply once the FOA was posted, with a user guide available through the EERE site after logging in. For access issues, the contact listed is a grants management specialist (Paige L. Smith) via CleantechUPFOA@ee.doe.gov, while content questions were deferred until the real FOA because the notice explicitly instructs readers not to submit questions or responses to the Notice of Intent itself.
Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP) - FAQ
1) What is this opportunity, in plain terms?
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), giving advance notice of a planned future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) called the Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP). The planned FOA is referenced as DE-FOA-0001271. The NOI itself is labeled DE-FOA-0001284 and was posted January 28, 2015 on EERE eXCHANGE.
2) Is this a live funding solicitation right now?
No. The document described is only a Notice of Intent. It is not a live solicitation and it does not accept applications, proposals, or any other formal submissions.
3) Can I submit an application or proposal in response to this notice?
No. The notice explicitly states it does not accept applications or proposals.
4) Can I submit questions about the program in response to the Notice of Intent?
No. The notice explicitly instructs readers not to submit questions or responses to the Notice of Intent. Content questions were deferred until the actual FOA is released.
5) What is the purpose of issuing a Notice of Intent?
The NOI is meant to help potential applicants prepare early. It is intended as an advance heads-up so organizations can plan, build partnerships, refine concepts, and gather supporting information before the FOA is officially released.
6) What is the overall goal of the Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP)?
The goal is to boost clean energy entrepreneurship in higher education settings by catalyzing the formation of clean energy startups on college campuses. The framing emphasizes helping students turn clean energy ideas and intellectual property into real ventures, while strengthening the training pipeline for the next generation of energy entrepreneurs and innovators in the United States.
7) What kinds of outcomes does the notice emphasize?
The notice highlights outcomes such as: (a) building novel training and educational opportunities, (b) creating a national-level training program and competition for top student clean energy entrepreneurs in the United States, and (c) intentionally developing a sustained and diverse community to support student founders over time.
8) Is this opportunity mainly about research funding?
Based on the notice, the opportunity is positioned more at the intersection of education, workforce development, and commercialization support rather than basic research alone.
9) Which DOE office is connected to this planned FOA?
EERE places the planned FOA under its Technology to Market Team within the Office of Strategic Programs.
10) What does EERE's Technology to Market Team focus on?
The Technology to Market Team is described as working to reduce technical and financial barriers that prevent new energy technologies and related intellectual property from reaching the market.
11) How does Cleantech UP fit into DOE/EERE's broader work?
The notice describes Cleantech UP as part of a broader portfolio of commercialization and entrepreneurship efforts supported by the Technology to Market sub-program, working with partners such as DOE national laboratories, universities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
12) What related or contextual DOE initiatives are mentioned?
The notice cites multiple initiatives for context, including: the DOE National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition, the National Incubator Initiative for Clean Energy, Lab-Corps, and the SBIR/STTR programs. It also references earlier efforts such as the Innovation Ecosystem Development Initiative, i6 Green Challenge, the Technology Commercialization Fund, and Entrepreneurs in Residence.
13) What is the expected award mechanism for the future FOA?
The notice indicates the anticipated award mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
14) Will cost sharing or matching be required?
Yes. The notice indicates cost sharing or matching would be required, but it also says the specific percentage and detailed rules would be defined in the later FOA.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
The notice summary describes eligibility as unrestricted, meaning any type of entity could potentially apply, subject to any clarifications and constraints that would appear in the actual FOA.
16) What type of funding is this categorized as?
The notice categorizes it as discretionary funding.
17) What is the funding activity or program focus listed?
The funding activity is described as "Other" and clarified as education and outreach.
18) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The notice associates it with CFDA 81.117, described as EERE information dissemination, outreach, training, and technical analysis/assistance.
19) Why does the notice show $0 for estimated funding and award amounts?
The notice lists estimated total funding and the award floor/ceiling as $0. This is presented as typical for a Notice of Intent, because funding amounts and award structure are usually finalized and published in the full FOA rather than in the NOI.
20) When did DOE expect to issue the actual FOA?
For planning purposes, DOE indicated it expected to issue the actual FOA around mid-February 2015.
21) Where was the Notice of Intent posted, and where is the full text available?
The NOI was posted through EERE eXCHANGE, and the full text is available on that platform.
22) What should potential applicants do while waiting for the FOA?
The notice encourages prospective applicants to use the time before release to build partnerships, sharpen their concepts, and collect relevant supporting information.
23) What system will applicants need to use to apply once the FOA is released?
The notice states that applicants would need to register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE system to apply once the FOA is posted.
24) Is there guidance available for using EERE eXCHANGE?
Yes. The notice mentions a user guide available through the EERE site after logging in.
25) Who is listed as the contact for access issues?
The notice lists a grants management specialist, Paige L. Smith, as the contact for access issues via email at CleantechUPFOA@ee.doe.gov.
26) If I have program/content questions now, who should I ask?
The notice indicates that content questions were deferred until the actual FOA is released, and it instructs readers not to submit questions in response to the Notice of Intent.
27) What are the reference numbers I should use to identify this notice and the planned FOA?
The Notice of Intent is labeled DE-FOA-0001284. The planned future FOA for the Cleantech University Prize (Cleantech UP) is referenced as DE-FOA-0001271.
28) What does the NOI say about partnerships and stakeholders?
It signals that the broader Technology to Market effort supports commercialization and entrepreneurship with partners including DOE national laboratories, universities, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, and it encourages prospective applicants to build partnerships ahead of the FOA.
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