Closed Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: Not Applicable
• A Pre-application is required
  • Pre-applications must be submitted by February 10, 2020, at 5 PM
• Submission Deadline for Applications: 04/17/2020 at 5 PM Eastern Time

Note:

Amendment 000001 is issued to update, clarify and correct certain aspects of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), as identified on the page following the cover page of the amended FOA.

Amendment 000002 is issued to update, clarify and correct certain aspects of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), as identified on the page following the cover page of the amended FOA

Description of Amendment 000003: This Amendment extends the application deadline to accommodate disruptions from the COVID-19 outbreak, as reflected on the cover page and throughout the document. It also extends the due date for questions through FedConnect, as reflected in Section VII.

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• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: Not Applicable
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: 01/16/2020 at 5 PM Eastern Time
• Pre-Application Response Date: 02/21/2020
• Submission Deadline for Applications: 04/07/2020 at 5 PM Eastern Time

Note: This amendment extends the deadline to accommodate disruptions from COVID-19

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: NA
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: January 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
  • A Pre-Application is required
• Pre-Application Response Date: January 30, 2020
• Submission Deadline for Applications: March 30, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time

AMENDMENT 000001: This Amendment extends the deadline to accommodate disruptions from the COVID-19 outbreak

Frequently Asked Questions

• Letter of Intent Due Date: Not Applicable (A Letter of Intent is not required or requested)
• Pre-Application Due Date: January 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (A Pre-Application is required)
• Pre-Application Response Date: February 25, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• Application Due Date: April 21, 2020 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

For purposes of uniformity, Excel templates are provided below and through Grants.gov (“Related Documents” tab on the FOA page). These should be used in preparing the tables required as part of the pre-application and full application. Refer to the FOA for instructions on completion and submission of these tables.

• EFRC_FOA_Budget_Template
• EFRC_FOA_Collaborators_Template
• EFRC_FOA_Reports_Addressed_Template
• EFRC_FOA_Senior-Key_Personnel_Template

Amendment No. 000001 of this FOA was released on February 13, 2020. This amendment includes a link to the full report from the Roundtable on Chemical Upcycling of Polymers; reflects the FY2020 budget appropriation; and clarifies a few other minor aspects of the FOA.

Issue Date of Amendment 000002: March 16, 2020 This amendment extends the deadline to accommodate disruptions from the COVID-19 outbreak.

• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications:
  • A Pre-Application is optional/encouraged
• Pre-Application Response Date Not Applicable
• Submission Deadline for Application Not Applicable

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will remain open until September 30, 2020 or until replaced by a successor FOA. Applications may be submitted any time during that period.

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent:
  • N/A
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications:
  • March 8, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• A Pre-Application is required
• Pre-Application Response Date:
  • April 5, 2019
• Submission Deadline for Applications:
  • May 22, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: N/A
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: February 13, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• A Pre-Application is required
  • Pre-Application Response Date: March 15, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• Submission Deadline for Applications: May 3, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time

This Amendment 000001 is to reflect the correct dates on page 10 for the pre-application.

• Submission Deadline for Letter of Intent: NA
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Application: February 6, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
  • A Pre-Application is required
• Pre-Application Response Date: March 8, 2019
• Submission Deadline for Applications: April 29, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Amendment 00001: This amendment clarifies the eligibility requirements regarding years from PhD, language used in some topical program descriptions, and the relevant technical points of contact.

Frequently asked questions

• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications:
  • A Pre-Application is optional/encouraged
• Pre-Application Response Date:
  • Not Applicable
• Submission Deadline for Applications:
  • Not Applicable

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will remain open until October 31, 2019 or until replaced by a successor FOA. Applications may be submitted any time during that period.

Amendment 1: The amendment will change the close date to October 31, 2019.

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent:
  • N/A
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications:
  • December 21, 2018 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Time
• A Pre-Application is required for new and renewal applicants
  • Pre-Application Response Date January 18, 2019
• Submission Deadline for Applications:
  • February 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: N/A
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications:
  • A Pre-Application is required and is due 12/20/2018 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time
• Pre-Application Response Date: 2/6/2019
• Submission Deadline for Applications: 3/27/2019 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Please see the Supplementary Information posted with this FOA for additional background information regarding the Fossil Energy topics of interest or disinterest.

Amendment 000001 This Amendment is to change the pre-application response date from 1/25/2019 to 2/6/2019

• Submission Deadline for Letters of Intent: N/A
• Submission Deadline for Pre-Applications: A pre-application is optional
• Pre-Application Response Date: N/A
• Submission Deadline for Applications: N/A

This FOA will remain open until close date or until replaced by a successor FOA. Applications may be submitted any time during this period.

Amendment 2: The amendment will change the close date to March 1, 2019.

With the publication of the FY2019 Continuation of Solicitation (DE-FOA-0001968) on December 31, 2018, all un-started applications must be submitted under the newer FOA. Applications that have been started under DE-FOA-0001820 may still be submitted under this FOA.