DOE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROJECTS FOR EMERGING RESEARCH EXPLORATION

Sponsor Name: 
U.S. Dept. of Energy
Amount: 
2500000
Description of the Award: 

Penn State can submit a total of 3 concept papers, one for each topic:

Topic Area 1: Advanced Materials

Topic Area 2: Advanced Processes

Topic Area 3: Modeling and Analysis Tools for Materials and Manufacturing

Estimated Funding

EERE expects to make approximately $35 million of Federal funding available for new awards under this FOA. Awards may vary between $250,000 to $1,000,000 for Tier 1 projects (up to 2 years) and between $750,000 to $2,500,000 for Tier 2 projects (up to 3 years).

Topic Area 1: Advanced Materials

Subtopic 1.1: Innovative Advanced Materials Manufacturing for Clean Energy

Subtopic 1.2: Novel Materials for Use in Harsh Service Conditions

Subtopic 1.3: Novel Materials for Direct Thermal Energy Conversion

Subtopic 1.4: Novel Materials for New Highly‐Effective Chemical Catalysts

Subtopic 1.5: Atomically Precise Manufacturing

Topic Area 2: Advanced Processes

Subtopic 2.1: Approaches to Cost‐Effective Hydrogen Use in Manufacturing

Subtopic 2.2: Innovative and Intensified Process Heating Methods to Minimize Emissions

Subtopic 2.3: Novel Approaches to Low Cost Waste Heat Recovery

Subtopic 2.4: High Value Roll‐to‐Roll Processes in Manufacturing

Topic Area 3: Modeling and Analysis Tools for Materials and Manufacturing

Subtopic 3.1: Machine Learning and Algorithms for Efficiency in Manufacturing

Subtopic 3.2: Open Source Tools for Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing

Cost Share:

The cost share must be at least 20% of the total allowable costs for research and development projects (i.e., the sum of the Government share, including FFRDC costs if applicable, and the recipient share of allowable costs equals the total allowable cost of the project) and must come from non‐Federal sources unless otherwise allowed by law.

Each Concept Paper must be limited to a single concept or technology.

Unrelated concepts and technologies should not be consolidated into a single Concept Paper.

Penn State Downselect Requirements

Cover Page 1 page maximum

The cover page should include the project title, the specific FOA Topic Area, Subtopic and Tier being addressed, both the technical and business points of contact, names of all team member organizations, and any statements regarding confidentiality.

Technology Description 2 pages maximum

Applicants are required to describe succinctly:

The proposed technology, including its basic operating principles and how it is unique and innovative;

How the proposed technology will overcome the shortcomings, limitations, and challenges in the relevant field and application;

The potential impact that the proposed project would have on the relevant field and application;

The key technical risks/issues associated with the proposed technology development plan.

Addendum 1 page maximum

Applicants are required to describe succinctly the qualifications, experience, and capabilities of the proposed Project Team, including:

Whether the applicant has prior experience which demonstrates an ability to perform tasks of similar risk and complexity;

Whether the applicant has adequate access to equipment and facilities necessary to accomplish the effort and/or clearly explain how it intends to obtain access to the necessary equipment and facilities.

Limit (Number of applicants permitted per institution): 
1
Sponsor Final Deadline: 
Jan 31, 2017
To be considered as a Penn State institutional nominee, please submit a notice of intent by the date provided directly below.
This limited submission is in downselect: 
Penn State may only submit a specific number of proposals to this funding opportunity. The number of NOIs received require that an internal competition take place, thus, a downselect process has commenced. No Penn State researchers may apply to this opportunity outside of this downselect process. To apply for this limited submission, please use this link:
OSVPR Downselect Deadline: 
Monday, January 16, 2017 - 4:00pm