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Opportunity Summary:

The U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0000324) is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) competitive grant announcement aimed at advancing clean energy research and development through formal collaboration between U.S. and Chinese partners. It is structured as a discretionary federal funding opportunity in the science and technology/research and development category, and it anticipates making up to three awards under a cooperative agreement model. A cooperative agreement typically means DOE expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, technical coordination, milestones, or programmatic oversight), rather than providing funds with minimal interaction.

A key point in this specific notice is that it is a modification to the original announcement rather than a brand-new program release. The modification serves two practical purposes. First, it removes a prior administrative requirement that had been introduced in an earlier modification (Modification No. 008): applicants were previously asked to pre-submit a project summary/abstract, and that pre-submission was treated as a gatekeeping step. Under this modification, that pre-submission requirement has been eliminated and no longer affects eligibility to submit a full, final application. In other words, an organization that did not submit the earlier pre-application abstract is not automatically barred from applying now, as long as it meets the other requirements in the full announcement. Second, the modification provides official DOE responses to questions that were submitted by interested parties, which is often done to clarify interpretation of requirements, timelines, cost share, teaming arrangements, or submission details.

The opportunity is funded at an estimated total of $37,500,000 across the anticipated awards, with an expected three awards in total. It also includes a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients must contribute a portion of project costs from non-federal sources. The specific percentage, what qualifies as allowable cost share, and how it must be documented would normally be detailed in the full FOA text and any associated amendments, but the headline detail is that applicants should be prepared to bring committed resources to the table and to document those commitments in the application package.

Eligibility is listed as “unrestricted,” meaning it is broadly open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications provided in the FOA itself. In practice, DOE clean energy R&D funding often draws applications from universities, national laboratories (where eligible), private companies, nonprofits, and consortia, particularly where international collaboration and technical commercialization pathways are relevant. Because this is CERC, applicants should expect that compliant proposals will involve strong research partnerships and coordination mechanisms that support joint work between the United States and China, consistent with the program’s purpose and any applicable rules in the announcement regarding intellectual property, data sharing, publication, export controls, and collaboration structure.

Two CFDA program areas are associated with this FOA: 81.087 (Renewable Energy Research and Development) and 81.089 (Fossil Energy Research and Development). This indicates the announcement’s scope spans multiple clean energy themes that can include renewable energy technologies as well as cleaner fossil-related technologies, depending on the topic areas specified in the FOA. The “Headquarters” listing as the agency location reflects that it is managed at DOE HQ rather than through a particular field office.

The key dates reflect that this was a time-sensitive competition in 2010. The opportunity was posted March 30, 2010, created May 20, 2010, and the closing date was extended from the original May 14, 2010 deadline to a current closing date of May 21, 2010, with an archive date of May 31, 2010. That extension aligns with the kind of adjustment agencies often make when issuing clarifications or modifications, especially when requirements change (such as removing a pre-submission step) and applicants need time to prepare full applications under the updated rules.

For applicants seeking the official announcement and amendment materials, DOE directs interested parties to the FedConnect link provided in the listing, which would contain the full FOA text, modifications, Q&A responses, and submission instructions. For access issues or administrative questions about obtaining the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact is Linda S. Sapp, Contracting Officer, at 202-287-1518 and linda.sapp@hq.doe.gov.

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