Conservation Research and Development (81.086)

Program

81.086 Conservation Research and Development

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Energy

Authorization

Public Law 95-911 and Public Law 97-377; Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-577; Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977, as amended; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Program Number

81.086

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To conduct a balanced, long-term research effort in Buildings Technologies, Industrial Technologies, Vehicle Technologies, and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies. Grants will be offered on a competitive basis to develop and transfer various energy conservation technologies to the nonfederal sector.
Submission deadlines will be published in the funding opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov.

Types of Assistance

Project Grants; Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)

Uses and Use Restrictions

Assistance may be used in the form of cooperative agreements, or grants to nonprofit institutions and organizations to develop and transfer energy conservation technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, States, and local governments.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, State and local governments may apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, State and local governments benefit.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. The application forms must be downloaded from the specific funding opportunity announcement posted on the grants.gov website at http://www.grants.gov/ and submitted per instructions in the funding oppportunity announcement.

Award Procedure

All applications which pass an initial review will receive an objective merit review. The objective merit review will be based on evaluation criteria set forth in the competitive solicitation or criteria set forth in 10 CFR Part 600 for Unsolicited Proposals. Evaluations will be conducted by Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) program personnel at DOE Headquarters in Washington, DC. This responsibility may also be delegated to DOE Field Offices. Final decisions will be made by the EERE Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries, and the Director of the Federal Energy Management Program.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Submission deadlines will be published in the funding opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov
From 60 to 120 days.

Appeals

None.

Renewals

Grants may be modified or extended.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula, but cost sharing is encouraged.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Award project periods range from 2 months to 2 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No additional information is provided.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress and expenditure reports, and a final report at the conclusion of the grant time period. As previously mentioned quarterly expenditure reports, and a final report at the conclusion of the grant time period are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Audit procedures in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133.

Records

None.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Numerous awards for ongoing research and development projects are made. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

89-0215-0-1-999; 89-0321-0-1-270; 89-0125-0-1-272; 89-0224-0-1-271.

Obligations

(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 08 $87,535,664; FY 09 est $77,156,068; FY 10 est $97,000,000 - American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funds:
Buildings Energy Star Rebates - $300,000,000; Solid State Lighting - $45,600,000; Buildings Training and Development Program - $9,500,000; Building America Energy Efficient Housing Partnership - $25,000,000; Advanced Energy Efficient Building Technologies - $100,000,000; Advance Battery Manufacturing - $2,000,000,000 and Transportation Electrification - $400,000,000; Industrial Technologies - $266,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Varies.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

The following list represents an overview of regulations, guidelines, and literature: EERE Federal Register notices; EERE Solicitations, which may be accessed through the EERE homepage at: http://www.eere.energy.gov; DOE Financial Assistance Regulations (10 CFR 600); and the DOE Guide to Financial Assistance, both of which may be accessed through the DOE Office of Management home page at http://www.management.energy.gov/policy_guidance/financial_assistance.htm.

Related Programs

Not Applicable.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None. Golden Field Office
1617 Cole Blvd
Golden Colorado 80401
(303) 275-4700
Building Technologies (303) 275-4810
Industrial Technologies (303) 275-4758 and Fuel Cells and Infrastructure (303) 275-4903.

Headquarters Office

See above for contact information for each HQ program office 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20585 Phone: See above

Web Site Address

http://www.eere.energy.gov/ and http://www1.eere.energy.gov

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Grants have been awarded to perform: (1) Research on high performance heat pumps; (2) research on thermally efficient commercial buildings; (3) research on vehicle technologies and systems (4) research on high temperature materials; and (5) research on industrial separation processes. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Selection will be based on an objective merit review, program policy factors, the availability of funds, provisions of appropriation law and reports and as otherwise specified in specific solicitation document(s).