OpportunityTitle: Optimizing Nuclear Waste and Advanced Reactor Disposal Systems (ONWARDS)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: See Section III.A. of the FOA.
Description: To obtain a copy of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. To apply to this FOA, Applicants must register with nd submit application materials through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Registration.aspx). For detailed guidance on using ARPA-E eXCHANGE, please refer to the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). ARPA-E will not review or consider concept papers submitted through other means. For problems with ARPA-E eXCHANGE, email ExchangeHelp@hq.doe.gov (with FOA name and number in the subject line). Questions about this FOA? Check the Frequently Asked Questions available at http://arpa-e.energy.gov/faq. For questions that have not already been answered, email ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov. To read this FOA in its entirety, please go to the ARPA-E website at https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov. Questions about this FOA? Check the Frequently Asked Questions available at http://arpa-e.energy.gov/faq. For questions that have not already been answered, email ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov. The purpose of this modification is to incorporate changes to Funding Opportunity Announcement. Accordingly this modification, &#8226; Inserted certain deadlines, including the deadlines for submitting questions and Full Applications. See Cover Page and Required Documents Checklist. &#8226; Clarified Unit Measurement. See Section I.D.II of the FOA. &#8226; Included additional information on Technical Performance Targets. See Section I.E of the FOA. &#8226; Revised the following sections of the FOA to provide guidance on required application forms and the content and form of Full Applications and Replies to Reviewer Comments: Required Documents Checklist and Sections IV.D, IV.E, and IV.G of the FOA. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the templates provided on ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov). &#8226; Inserted criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Full Applications, see Section V.A.2 of the FOA. &#8226; Inserted criteria that ARPA-E will use to evaluate Replies to Reviewer Comments in Section V.A.3 of the FOA. &#8226; Inserted information on the anticipated announcement and award dates, see Section V.C of the FOA. &#8226; Inserted information concerning Full Application Notifications, see Section VI.A.3 of the FOA. &#8226; Inserted Administrative and National Policy Requirements, see Section VI.B of the FOA. &#8226; Inserted Reporting Requirements, see Section VI.C of the FOA. &#8226; Updated information on Title to Subject Inventions, see Section VIII.A of the FOA.
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GrantorContactText: ARPA-E Contracting Officer &lt;br/&gt;arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Full Applications are due no later than October 7, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. ET.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit 48 hours in advance of the due date.