OpportunityTitle: Recovery Act - Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations
CategoryExplanation: Recovery Act  Funds
Description: The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted in FedConnect, and is found by going to https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunit ies.aspx. Under Search Criteria, select Reference Number, and in the next field enter the FOA number (you may also search by other criteria). It is the responsibility of the applicant, prior to the Application due date and time, to verify successful transmission. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) enables DOE to support renewable energy research, development, demonstration and deployment activities, which includes accelerating the development of biomass technologies. Recovery Act funds specifically assist in expediting the construction and deployment of &#191;shovel-ready&#191; projects and to create jobs. Other requirements for Recovery Act projects can be found at Recovery.gov and in the OMB guidelines. All proposals must demonstrate the understanding of and compliance with Recovery Act intentions and OMB guidelines. The intent of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will be to select integrated biorefinery projects that have the necessary technical and economic performance data that validates their readiness for the next level of scale-up. In general, &#191;integrated biorefineries&#191; employ various combinations of feedstocks and conversion technologies to produce a variety of products, with the main focus on producing biofuels and bioproducts. Co- or by-products can include additional fuels, chemicals (or other materials), and heat and power. For the purpose of this FOA, the term &#191;integrated biorefinery&#191; is a facility that uses an &#191;acceptable feedstock&#191; (as defined in the FOA), to produce a biofuel or bioproduct as the &#191;primary product&#191; (as defined in the FOA) and may produce other products including additional fuels, chemicals (or other materials), and heat and power as co-products. These integrated biorefineries would produce, as their primary product, a liquid transportation fuel that supports, depending on topic area, meeting the advanced, renewable or advanced biofuels portion of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) or, depending on topic area, a bioproduct that substitutes for petroleum-based feedstocks and products. DOE encourages applications that propose novel or breakthrough technologies and those that include appropriate collaboration between and among industry, academia, and DOE National Laboratories, FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Development Centers) or other government-funded facilities. Use the Quick Start Guide to assist you with FedConnect: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH FEDCONNECT AT https://www.fedconnect.net/ TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. To submit an application in response to this FOA, Applicants must be registered with FedConnect. Before you can register with FedConnect, you will need the following: 1. Your company&#191;s DUNS (including plus 4 extension if applicable). If you don&#191;t know your company&#191;s DUNS or if your company does not have a DUNS you can search for it or request one at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do . 2. A federal Central Contractor Registration (CCR) account. If your company is not currently registered with CCR, please register at www.ccr.gov before continuing with your FedConnect registration. 3. Possibly, your company&#191;s CCR MPIN. If you are the first person from your company to register, FedConnect will need to create a company account. Only a person who knows your company&#191;s CCR MPIN can do this. To find out who this is in your company, go to http://www.ccr.gov/ and click Search CCR. Once you&#191;ve found your company, locate the Electronic Business Point of Contact. After the initial FedConnect account is created, employees can register themselves without the MPIN. If you are not sure whether your company has an account with FedConnect, don&#191;t worry. Complete the registration form and FedConnect will let you know. Applicants who are not registered with CCR and FedConnect, should allow at least 21 days to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be started as soon as possible. For those Applicants already registered in CCR, the CCR registration must be updated annually at http://www.ccr.gov/Renew.aspx. Questions regarding the content of the announcement must be submitted through the FedConnect portal. You must register with FedConnect to respond as an interested party to submit questions, and to view responses to questions. It is recommended that you register as soon after release of the FOA as possible to have the benefit of all responses. More information is available at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf. DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a similar question and answer have already been posted on the website. Questions pertaining to the submission of applications through FedConnect should be directed by e-mail to support@FedConnect.net or by phone to FedConnect Support at 1-800-899-6665.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: If you have any problems linking to the funding  opportunity please contact the IIPS HelpDesk
GrantorContactText: using this &lt;br/&gt;link&lt;br/&gt;iips_helpdesk@e-center.doe.gov&lt;br/&gt;Hank Eggink&lt;br/&gt;hank.eggink@go.doe.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: In order for the Biomass Program to meet  programmatic requirements.