Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001178
Apply for DE FOA 0001178
- The Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Request for Information (RFI) on Landscape Design for Sustainable Bioenergy Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 18, 2014 and posted on Aug 18, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 2, 2014 Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to BETOLandscapeDesignRFI@ee.doe.gov no later than 500pm (EDT) on September 2, 2014. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email.. (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:
The Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) issued this Request for Information (RFI) to gather practical input on how to design and test "multi-functional" landscapes that can produce more domestic cellulosic bioenergy feedstocks while still protecting, or even improving, environmental and socio-economic outcomes. The focus is on renewable cellulosic materials such as agricultural residues (for example, corn stover), annual and perennial dedicated energy crops, and forest resources. DOE is essentially asking how biomass production can be better integrated into existing agricultural and forestry systems in ways that do not undermine food, feed, and fiber production and that also maintain or enhance ecosystem services like soil health, water quality, biodiversity, and other sustainability metrics.
A central theme in the RFI is that a lot of enabling work already exists, but it is not being pulled together into real, coordinated, landscape-scale demonstrations. DOE notes there have been meaningful advances in spatial modeling and decision-support tools, modeling studies suggesting environmental benefits from certain biomass production strategies, field data on energy crops and residue recovery performance, and improved management practices for producing energy crops and collecting residues. What DOE says is missing are initiatives that apply this full toolkit proactively to design landscapes at a larger scale (such as a watershed or similar region), then validate the environmental and social outcomes of those designs, and finally connect those designs to the real-world feedstock supply chain requirements. That includes assessing feedstock quality and characteristics as well as the logistics systems needed to make the supply chain function, such as harvesting methods, preprocessing approaches, storage, and transportation.
DOE is specifically looking for input on cost-effective and feasible ways to test landscape design approaches at a watershed, multi-landowner, or comparable spatial scale. The agency is signaling interest in approaches that combine several elements rather than relying on a single method: modeling to explore and optimize landscape configurations, data collection and monitoring to measure environmental and sustainability impacts, field research to validate biomass yields and management practices, and engagement with landowners and other stakeholders because these systems only work if people are willing and able to implement them. The request is meant to surface ideas for how to structure and execute such large-scale tests in a way that is scientifically credible, operationally realistic, and sensitive to local economic and social conditions.
This notice is not a grant and not an application-based funding opportunity. DOE makes it explicit that it will not pay for the information submitted, will not fund projects as a direct result of the RFI, and is not offering financial assistance or incentives through this announcement. The purpose is market and stakeholder research: DOE may use the responses to shape future program direction and may or may not issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) later based on what it learns. In other words, the RFI is a way for DOE to collect feedback that could influence what a future competitive funding program might look like, but it does not commit the agency to releasing one.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0001178, titled "Request for Information (RFI) on Landscape Design for Sustainable Bioenergy Systems," under CFDA 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development). It was posted August 18, 2014, and closed September 2, 2014, with responses due by 5:00 pm EDT. Eligibility is effectively unrestricted because it is an information request rather than a funding competition, and DOE invites perspectives from a broad range of stakeholders including producers, industry, universities, national and other research laboratories, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and environmental groups. Responses were required to be submitted electronically by email to BETOLandscapeDesignRFI@ee.doe.gov as attachments, with a note that files larger than 25 MB should be compressed to improve deliverability. The full RFI and instructions were referenced as being available through the EERE Exchange website.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is DE-FOA-0001178?
DE-FOA-0001178 is a Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Request for Information (RFI) titled "Request for Information (RFI) on Landscape Design for Sustainable Bioenergy Systems." It is a request for practical input from stakeholders, not a funding solicitation.
2) Is this a grant or a funding opportunity I can apply to?
No. DOE states this notice is not a grant and not an application-based funding opportunity. It does not provide financial assistance, incentives, or project awards through this announcement.
3) Will DOE pay for or reimburse the information submitted?
No. DOE makes explicit that it will not pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI.
4) Can an RFI response lead directly to DOE funding?
No. DOE states it will not fund projects as a direct result of the RFI. DOE may use responses to shape future program direction and may or may not issue a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), but there is no commitment.
5) What is the purpose of this RFI?
The purpose is market and stakeholder research. DOE is gathering input on how to design and test "multi-functional" landscapes that increase domestic cellulosic bioenergy feedstock production while protecting or improving environmental and socio-economic outcomes.
6) What does DOE mean by "multi-functional" landscapes?
In this context, "multi-functional" landscapes are landscapes designed to produce more renewable cellulosic biomass for bioenergy while maintaining or enhancing other objectives, including food, feed, and fiber production and ecosystem services such as soil health, water quality, biodiversity, and other sustainability metrics.
7) What types of bioenergy feedstocks are in scope?
The RFI focuses on renewable cellulosic materials, including agricultural residues (for example, corn stover), annual and perennial dedicated energy crops, and forest resources.
8) What problem is DOE trying to solve with this RFI?
DOE notes that enabling work exists (models, tools, field data, and improved practices), but it is not being pulled together into coordinated, real, landscape-scale demonstrations. DOE is seeking input on initiatives that proactively design landscapes at larger scale, validate environmental and social outcomes, and connect those designs to real-world feedstock supply chain requirements.
9) What kinds of landscape scales is DOE interested in testing?
DOE is specifically looking for cost-effective and feasible ways to test landscape design approaches at a watershed scale, a multi-landowner scale, or a comparable regional spatial scale.
10) What elements does DOE want combined in potential testing approaches?
DOE signals interest in approaches that combine several elements rather than relying on a single method, including: modeling to explore and optimize landscape configurations; data collection and monitoring to measure environmental and sustainability impacts; field research to validate biomass yields and management practices; and engagement with landowners and other stakeholders.
11) What outcomes does DOE want to protect or improve?
The RFI highlights protecting or improving environmental and socio-economic outcomes. Environmental outcomes mentioned include ecosystem services such as soil health, water quality, and biodiversity, along with broader sustainability metrics.
12) Does DOE want biomass production to replace food, feed, or fiber production?
No. DOE emphasizes integrating biomass production into existing agricultural and forestry systems in ways that do not undermine food, feed, and fiber production.
13) What does DOE say already exists that can support this work?
DOE cites meaningful advances in spatial modeling and decision-support tools, modeling studies suggesting environmental benefits of certain biomass strategies, field data on energy crops and residue recovery performance, and improved management practices for energy crops and residue collection.
14) What does DOE say is missing today?
DOE says what is missing are initiatives that apply the existing toolkit proactively to: (1) design landscapes at a larger scale (such as a watershed), (2) validate the environmental and social outcomes of those designs, and (3) connect the designs to real-world feedstock supply chain requirements.
15) What supply chain topics does DOE want considered?
DOE specifically calls out connecting landscape designs to feedstock supply chain requirements, including assessing feedstock quality and characteristics and the logistics needed to make the supply chain function, such as harvesting methods, preprocessing approaches, storage, and transportation.
16) Who is invited to respond to this RFI?
DOE invites perspectives from a broad range of stakeholders, including producers, industry, universities, national and other research laboratories, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and environmental groups.
17) Is eligibility restricted?
Eligibility is effectively unrestricted because this is an information request rather than a funding competition.
18) What is the CFDA number associated with this notice?
The notice is under CFDA 81.087, Renewable Energy Research and Development.
19) When was the RFI posted and when did it close?
It was posted on August 18, 2014, and closed on September 2, 2014.
20) When were responses due?
Responses were due by 5:00 pm EDT on September 2, 2014.
21) How were responses required to be submitted?
Responses were required to be submitted electronically by email to BETOLandscapeDesignRFI@ee.doe.gov as attachments.
22) Are there any file size or submission formatting notes mentioned?
Yes. DOE noted that files larger than 25 MB should be compressed to improve deliverability.
23) Where were the full RFI and detailed instructions located?
The full RFI and instructions were referenced as being available through the EERE Exchange website.
24) What might DOE do with the information it receives?
DOE may use responses to shape future program direction. Based on what it learns, DOE may or may not issue a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), but the RFI itself does not commit DOE to doing so.
25) What is the overall theme DOE emphasizes in this RFI?
A central theme is moving from individual enabling studies toward coordinated, operationally realistic, scientifically credible, and locally sensitive landscape-scale demonstrations that integrate modeling, monitoring, field validation, stakeholder engagement, and supply chain realities.
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