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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Promoting Domestic And International Consensus on Fossil Energy Technologies" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001111) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Headquarters funding announcement in the Energy category, offered as a cooperative agreement. The program is tied to CFDA 81.089 (Fossil Energy Research and Development), with an estimated total funding level of $9,000,000 and an expectation of making 2 awards. Eligibility is broadly open (unrestricted), and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed. While the public posting date is June 24, 2014, this specific notice is a modification dated July 18, 2014, and its main purpose is administrative: it publishes a set of questions and official DOE responses that should have appeared earlier but were omitted from Amendment 1. The application deadline shown is July 23, 2014, with the archive date listed as October 24, 2014.

A major clarification in the Q and A is DOE's definition of "Clean Energy Systems/Technologies" as used in the FOA. In this announcement, "clean energy" is not limited to renewables; it explicitly covers fossil-energy-related systems and technologies that improve the efficiency of power generation, improve conversion systems that turn fossil-based fuels into liquids and chemicals, enable affordable CO2 capture, increase plant availability, and maintain very high environmental standards. DOE lists a wide span of technology areas as included, emphasizing work that helps reduce capital and operating costs and supports zero-emission targets in fossil-based power systems. Examples provided include advanced power systems such as turbines, fuel cells, hybrid systems, and novel power generation cycles. It also includes coal conversion and preparation approaches like gasification and beneficiation, as well as advanced combustion pathways such as oxy-combustion, chemical looping, and ultra-supercritical steam systems. Hydrogen and fuels are also explicitly within scope, indicating interest in production, conversion, and related enabling pathways connected to fossil energy systems.

The same response also stresses that enabling and crosscutting technologies are within scope, not just the main generation or conversion hardware. DOE specifically mentions sensors and controls, broader energy conversion improvements, water-related issues, advanced modeling and simulation, and materials as relevant supporting areas. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is highlighted as particularly important, and the FOA is framed as aligned with DOE R and D efforts in post-combustion capture, pre-combustion capture, carbon utilization, and carbon storage. DOE also points applicants toward major CCS-related initiatives and programs, including the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships, the Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI), and the National Risk Assessment Program (NRAP). Notably, DOE states that there are no technologies excluded under the clean energy systems/technologies framing in this FOA, meaning applicants are not being told to avoid specific fossil-energy technology categories as long as they fit the clean/efficient/low-emission objectives described.

Another key point concerns the cooperative agreement structure and what that implies for DOE involvement. DOE confirms that a "Statement of Substantial Involvement" (SOSI) is required and that this requirement is specific to this FOA. The SOSI is used when DOE expects to be substantially involved in carrying out the project requirements, which is consistent with how cooperative agreements differ from standard grants. In practical terms, this signals that DOE anticipates an active partnership role (for example, participation in planning, technical direction, review processes, or coordination activities), and applicants must describe that anticipated federal involvement as part of the proposal package.

Because international engagement is referenced in both the title and the text of the FOA, applicants asked how much of the work should be international and how much funding could go to foreign-based participants. DOE does not set a required percentage or hard cap in the Q and A. Instead, applicants are told to propose whatever level of international involvement they believe is necessary to achieve the project goals and meet the FOA requirements. DOE does add an informal benchmark based on past experience: historically, the international effort has been less than 50 percent. This is not presented as a rule, but it does indicate what DOE has typically seen and may serve as a practical planning reference for applicants trying to calibrate the balance between domestic and international activities.

The Q and A also addresses how proposals will be reviewed on cost. Even though "cost" is not listed as an evaluation criterion for scoring, DOE clarifies that budgets are still reviewed for compliance and appropriateness. Specifically, the applicant's budget and budget justification will be examined to confirm that costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable under the federal cost principles referenced in 10 CFR 600. In other words, cost may not drive merit scoring directly, but proposals still must present defensible, compliant budgets that can pass a federal reasonableness and allowability review.

Finally, the modification includes a practical Grants.gov filing detail for Washington, D.C.-based applicants: when the application asks for a congressional district number, organizations in Washington, D.C. should enter "DC 000." The notice also provides a contact for access issues or questions about the full announcement: Linda Park at DOE (202-586-1051, linda.park@hq.doe.gov), and an additional information link is included through FedConnect.

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