OpportunityTitle: Bioenergy Research Centers
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: A. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS1. INDIVIDUALSU.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are not eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization), but are eligible to participate as subawardees (team members).In addition, individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as a Program Director/Principal Investigator are invited to work with their organizations or as a subawardee to develop an application for assistance. Individuals from underrepresented groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for assistance.2. DOMESTIC ENTITIESFor-profit entities, educational institutions, and nonprofits1 that are incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular State or territory of the United States are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization) or subawardee (team member).DOE/NNSA National Laboratories are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization) or subawardee (team member).State, local, and tribal government entities are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).Non-DOE/NNSA FFRDCs, other non-DOE GOCO contractors, and non-DOE GOGOs are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).Federal agencies and instrumentalities (other than DOE) are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).3. FOREIGN ENTITIESForeign entities, whether for-profit or otherwise, are eligible to apply for funding as a subawardee (team member), but are not eligible to apply as a prime recipient (lead organization).4. INCORPORATED CONSORTIAIncorporated consortia, which may include domestic and/or foreign entities, are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient (lead organization) or subawardee (team member). Incorporated consortia must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States.Each incorporated consortium must have an internal governance structure and a written set of internal rules. Upon request, the consortium must provide a written description of its internal governance structure and its internal rules to the DOE Contracting Officer.5. UNINCORPORATED CONSORTIAUnincorporated consortia (team arrangements), which may include domestic and foreign entities, must designate one member of the consortium to serve as the prime recipient/consortium representative (lead organization). The prime recipient/consortium representative must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States.Upon request, unincorporated consortia must provide the DOE Contracting Officer with a collaboration agreement, commonly referred to as the articles of collaboration, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of each consortium member. This agreement binds the individual consortium members together and should discuss, among other things, the consortium&apos;s:&#8226; Management structure;&#8226; Method of making payments to consortium members;&#8226; Means of ensuring and overseeing members&apos; efforts on the project;&#8226; Provisions for members&apos; cost sharing contributions; and&#8226; Provisions for ownership and rights in intellectual property developed previously or under the agreement.B. COST SHARINGFor-profit entities, whether prime recipients (lead organizations) or subawardees (team members), are required to provide a minimum of 20% cost share for both Basic and Applied Research and Development (R&amp;D) activities. This cost share will be based on the portion of the BRC budget proposed by each for-profit entity and must be at least 20% of the total allowable research and development costs of that entity. For all other non-Federal entitie
Description: The full text of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is located on FedConnect.Instructions for completing the Grant Application Package are contained in the full text of theFOA which can be obtained at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA-0001540&amp;agency=DOE. To search for the FOA in FedConnect, click on &#8220;Search PublicOpportunities&#8221;. Under &#8220;Search Criteria&#8221;, select &#8220;Advanced Options&#8221;, enter a portion of the title&#8220;Bioenergy Research Centers&#8221;. Once the screen comes up, locate the appropriateAnnouncement.In order to be considered for award, Applicants must follow the instructions contained in theAnnouncement.Pre-applications are mandatory and must be submitted in accordance with instructions inthe Announcement using the DOE Office of Science Portfolio Analysis and ManagementSystem (PAMS), which is available at https://pamspublic.science.energy.govApplications must be submitted using Grants.gov.Applications submitted through FedConnect will not be accepted.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Michael.Hill@science.doe.gov
GrantorContactText: Michael D. Hill &lt;br/&gt;Contracting Officer &lt;br/&gt;630-252-2338
CloseDateExplanation: Pre-applications are mandatory and must be submitted in accordance with instructions inthe Announcement using the DOE Office of Science Portfolio Analysis and ManagementSystem (PAMS), which is available at https://pamspublic.science.energy.govPRE-APPLICATION DUE DATE06/17/2016 at 5:00 PM Eastern TimeALLOW/DISALLOW DATE:07/01/2016Pre-applications will be reviewed for responsiveness of the proposed work to the research topics identified in this FOA. DOE will send a response by email to each applicant allowing or disallowing the submission of a full application by 07/01/2016. Applicants who have not received a response regarding the status of their pre-application by this date are responsible for contacting the program to confirm this status.Only those applicants that receive notification from DOE allowing a full application may submit full applications. No other full applications will be considered.