This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is from the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), a part of the Department of Energy (DOE). It invites applicants to submit proposals for innovative energy research and development (R&D) projects that complement ARPA-E's primary mechanism of focused technology programs. The FOA aims to support transformative ideas in new and emerging fields that fall outside the scope of existing programs or have developed after their closure.
To access the FOA and apply, interested parties must visit the ARPA-E website (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov) and submit their application through ARPA-E eXCHANGE (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Registration.aspx). The FOA emphasizes the importance of adhering to the detailed guidance provided in the ARPA-E eXCHANGE User Guide (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/Manuals.aspx). ARPA-E will only consider applications submitted through this platform and will not review concept papers submitted through other means.
The FOA aligns with ARPA-E's mission to enhance the economic and energy security of the United States by developing energy technologies that reduce energy imports, lower emissions, improve energy efficiency, and address various energy and environmental challenges. ARPA-E focuses on funding transformational research with the potential to create fundamentally new learning curves and disrupt existing technologies in the marketplace.
Applicants are encouraged to propose projects that enable the efficient, economical, sustainable, and environmentally friendly utilization of energy in various forms, such as radiant energy, electrical energy, thermal energy, mechanical energy, chemical energy, and energy used in manufacturing.
For inquiries related to the FOA, applicants can refer to the Frequently Asked Questions on the ARPA-E website (http://arpa-e.energy.gov/faq) or contact ARPA-E-CO@hq.doe.gov for questions that have not been addressed.
The FOA is issued under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 16538 and is subject to specific regulations outlined in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, supplemented by 2 C.F.R. Part 910.
For a comprehensive understanding of the FOA and to submit applications, interested parties should visit https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
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