Renewable Energy Research and Development (81.087)

Program

81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Energy

Authorization

Public Law 101-218; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977; Public Law 95-238, Section 207.

Program Number

81.087

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To conduct balanced research and development efforts in the following energy technologies: solar, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cells and infrastructure, wind and hydropower, hydrogen, and geothermal. Grants will be offered to develop and transfer to the nonfederal sector various renewable energy technologies on a competitive basis.
Submission deadlines will be published in the funding opportunity announcements at http://www.grants.gov.

Types of Assistance

Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)

Uses and Use Restrictions

Assistance may be used to develop and transfer renewable energy technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, State, and local governments. Assistance may be used to develop and transfer renewable energy technologies to the scientific and industrial communities, State, and local governments.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, intrastate, interstate, and local agencies and universities may apply.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Profit organizations, private nonprofit institutions/organizations, intrastate, interstate, State and local agencies and universities will 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

Application due dates will be posted in the individual funding opportunity announcements posted at http://www.grants.gov. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. 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(s) 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 180 days.

Appeals

None.

Renewals

Renewals are subject to review by the headquarters program office and subject to the availability of funds.

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 1 year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No further information is available.

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 described above. Quarterly expenditure reports 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: Under the State Cooperative Reservoir Analysis Program, a broad range of research, technical, and resource studies were carried out. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

89-0321-0-1-270; 89-0224-0-1-271.

Obligations

(Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)) FY 08 $520,145,713; FY 09 est $292,026,610; FY 10 est $600,000,000 - American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funds:
Biomass - $800,000,000; Geothermal - $ 400,000,000; Hydrogen - $43,400,000; Solar - $117,600,000; $32,000,000 - Water and Wind - $118,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Varies.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

The following list represents an overview of regulations, guidelines, and literature: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; 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

81.079 Regional Biomass Energy Programs

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None. Golden Field Office, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden Colorado, 80401, (303) 275-4700. Solar Energy Technologies, (303) 275-4953; Wind and Hydropower, (303) 275-4905; Geothermal Technologies, (303) 275-4972; Biomass, (303) 275-4771 and Fuel Cells, (303) 275-4903.

Headquarters Office

See above for contacts for each HQ program office 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20585 Phone: See above

Web Site Address

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

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: American Institute of Architects Foundation-Determination of solar building technology research and development needs. 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 laws, reports, and as otherwise specified in specific solicitation document(s).