There
are 24 funding notices included in Issue 134.
1)
Components for Wind Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy requests applications for small
wind
turbine component development that demonstrates the potential
for
improving the cost, reliability, and performance of
grid-connected
applications at low wind speed regimes.
$1.4 million expected to be
available, 3 awards anticipated. Responses due 3/14/05. For
more info,
contact Beth Dwyer at beth.dwyer@go.doe.gov
or go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/0873b5ff33885a5985256f850078ff3a?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS36-05GO95013. (Fedgrants 1/11/05)
2)
Concept Studies for Wind Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for small
wind
turbine concept studies that demonstrate the potential for
improvements
in cost, reliability, and performance in grid connected
applications at low
wind speed regimes. $300K
expected to be available, 3 awards anticipated.
Responses due 3/2/05. For
more info, contact Beth Dwyer at
beth.dwyer@go.doe.gov
or go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/1E0DB0BDDBF27BB185256F86004F7D58?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS36-05GO95012. (Fedgrants 1/11/05)
3) SEP Special Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announces its intent to request
proposals
for State Energy Program (SEP) Special Projects.
The goal Special
Projects is to assist States, D.C., and the Territories to
accelerate
deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy
technologies;
facilitate the acceptance of emerging and underutilized
energy
efficiency and renewable energy technologies; and increase
the
responsiveness of Federally funded technology development
efforts
to private sector needs.
Applications must be submitted by the State
or Territorial Energy Office responsible for administering
the State
Energy Program formula grant. For more info, go to: http://www.eere.energy.gov/state_energy_program/seo_contacts.cfm.
$14.7 million expected to be available.
The RFP is scheduled to
open in early February 2005. Proposals due 4/22/05. For
more
info, go to: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/F110D07C1B899D0D85256F7E0079B92B?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-PS26-05NT42396. (Fedgrants 1/5/05)
4)
Fuel Cell Rebate Program
The
Bonneville Power Administration announces its intent to request
applications
for the FY05 Department of Defense Climate Change Fuel
Cell
Rebate Program. $1 million is
expected to be available. The RFP
is
scheduled to open in April 2005. For
more information, go to:
http://www.bpa.gov/Energy/N/projects/fuel_cell/dod_climate_change.
5)
Fuel Cell Buses
Georgetown
University (GU), under grant from the Federal Transit
Administration,
plans to develop a next-generation liquid-fueled
(methanol)
fuel cell transit bus. GU seeks a
vendor for the design
and
development of a great than 50 kW net methanol fuel cell power
plant
which could serve as the baseline for the next fuel cell transit
bus.
A 2 page capability statement due 1/31/05, final proposal due
date
TBD. For more info, contact James
Larkins at
larkinsj@georgetown.edu
or go to:
http://www2.eps.gov/spg/DOT/FTA/FTAHQ/RX7502%2D810MEOHFuelCell/listing.html.
Refer
to Sol# RX7502-810MEOHFuelCell. (FBO
1/15/05)
6)
Renewable Energy Certificates
The
Defense Logistics Agency seeks Renewable Energy Certificates
for
ultimate transfer to an EPA facility located in Narragansett, RI.
A
three year contract totaling 9,210,000 kWh is anticipated.
Technical
proposals due 2/8/05, pricing proposals due 2/17/05.
For
more info, contact Leslie Simpson at leslie.simpson@dla.mil
or go to: http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMSolic.asp?SolicID=828.
Refer
to Sol# SP0600-05-R-0401. (FBO
1/9/05)
7)
Energy Efficient Grocery Stores
The
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance seeks qualifications for
a
Grocery Market Specialist(s), individual or a team. The overall
goal
of the grocery initiative is to transform the Northwest independent
and
regional chain grocery market to make energy management an
integral
part of their store operations and development activities.
In
addition,
the initiative will work to enhance the natural market for
energy
efficiency services to grocers in areas including refrigeration,
O&M,
store remodeling, and new store design. The
market
specialist’s
role will be to 1) Make the
business case for energy
efficient
store management and development to targeted regional
chains
and wholesalers, and 2) Provide the
regional grocery
market
and other key parties with support for enhanced energy
efficiency
practices and services. Responses
due 2/11/05. For
more
info, go to:
http://www.nwalliance.org/proposals/soliciteddetail.asp?RFPID=30.
8)
NIST Small Grants
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
requests
proposals for the following programs:
The Electronics and Electrical
Engineering Laboratory Grants Program; the Manufacturing
Engineering
Laboratory Grants Program; the Chemical Science and
Technology
Laboratory Grants Program; the Physics Laboratory Grants
Program;
the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Grants
Program;
the Building Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Program;
and the Fire Research Grants Program.
As an FYI, the Building Research
Program supports areas including but not limited to:
Structures, HVAC
& equipment performance, mechanical systems and controls,
heat transfer
and alternative energy systems, computer integrated building
processes,
and indoor air quality and ventilation.
Proposals accepted up to 9/30/05.
For more info, contact Christopher Hunton at christopher.hunton@nist.gov
or go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOC/NIST/GAMD/2005-SGP-01/Grant.html.
Refer to Sol 2005-SGP-01.
(Fedgrants 1/11/05)
9)
SBIR Phase II
The U.S. Department of Energy requests applications from
Phase I
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grantees for Phase
II.
The purpose of Phase II is to perform the R&D required to
meet DOE’s
Phase I objectives. In
many cases, Phase II results in a prototype
product or a working process that can be demonstrated to a
potential
investor or customer. $85
million expected to be available, 115 awards
anticipated. Responses
due 4/13/05. For more info, go to:
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/5508542F5A0E042685256F81005598B4?OpenDocument.
Refer to Sol# DE-FG01-05ER05-15. (Fedgrants 1/6/05)
10)
Conservation Challenge Grants
11)
IAQ for Schools
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Program.
Work to
include conducting a three part workshop series and
implementing
the Program. Proposed
projects must take place in one or more
Region 2 States or Territories (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands).
$75K expected to be available, 3 awards anticipated.
Responses
due 3/11/05. For
more info, contact Jean Feola at feola.jean@epa.gov
or go to: http://www.epa.gov/region02/rfp/2005/iaq_network.htm.
Refer to Sol# R2 DEPP FO-05-02. (Fedgrants 1/10/05)
12)
Climate Change Decision Making
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
work related to Decision Support Systems Involving Climate
Change
and Public Health. EPA
is interested in research leading to the
development of decision support systems that can incorporate
information about the consequences of global change on human
health in order to aid state and local public health agency
efforts to
ameliorate these impacts.
$2.7 million expected to be available, 6
awards anticipated. Responses
due 3/29/05. For more info, contact
Darrell Winner at winner.darrell@epa.gov
or go to
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2005/2005_decision_support_sys.html.
Refer to Sol# 2005-STAR-F1.
(Fedgrants 12/29/04)
13)
Climate Change and Human Health
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
work related to the analysis of health outcomes and
consequences
that may be affected by future global changes.
The two priority
research areas for this solicitation are: 1) Heat and cold
related
illnesses, and 2) Waterborne diseases.
Proposals may expand on
the research and assessment findings of previous assessments
such
as temperature related morbidity and mortality; injuries or
illnesses
rom extreme weather events; air pollution related health
effects; water
and food borne diseases; and vector and rodent borne
diseases.
$2.4 million expected to be available, 4 awards anticipated.
Responses due 3/24/05. For
more info, contact Darrell Winner
at winner.darrell@epa.gov
or go to:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2005/2005_hsa_impacts_research.html.
Refer to Sol# 2005-STAR-E1.
(Fedgrants 12/29/05)
14)
Reducing CO2 at Truck Stops
The
Climate Trust requests proposals for truck stop electrified
parking
projects that reduce carbon dioxide emissions from idling
by
diesel trucks at truck stops in Oregon and Washington.
The
Climate
Trust's intent is to purchase the carbon dioxide emission
reductions
generated from the projects. Proposals
must be
submitted
by the intended owner of the truck stop electrified parking
technology
and the technology must be located at truck stops in
OR
or WA to be eligible for funding. Responses
due 2/16/05. For
more
info, contact Erica Graetz at egraetz@climatetrust.org or go to:
http://www.climatetrust.org/truckstopRFP.html.
15)
Transportation and Climate Change
The U.S. Department of Transportation seeks white papers on
original scientific and policy research on the potential
links between
transportation and climate change and strategies that address
the
challenges posed by these links. White papers are due 1/31/05 and
should not exceed 7 pages in length.
DOT will select white papers
of particular interest and request a more detailed proposal
NTE 21
pages. $400K
expected to be available, 2 to 3 project anticipated.
For more info, contact Carla Cuentas at carla.cuentas@rspa.dot.gov
or go to: http://www.rspa.dot.gov/contracts.html.
Refer to Sol# DTRS56-05-BAA-0001.
16)
FreedomCAR and GATE
17)
Effectiveness of Disclosure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks research
proposals
associated with environmental information disclosure.
Researchers
are invited to identify how environmental information
obtained through
information disclosure rules and voluntary programs is used,
by whom,
the consequences such use has on behavior, and the resulting
changes in environmental performance (e.g., discharges,
emissions
or exposure). $1.5
million expected to be available, 6 awards
anticipated. Responses
due 4/13/05. For more info, contact
Matthew Clark at clark.matthew@epa.gov
or go to:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2005/2005_ebd_rfa.html.
Refer to Sol# 2005-STAR-G1.
(Fedgrants 12/29/05)
18)
Environmental Justice
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
work that includes but is not limited to developing and
delivering a
training workshop that increases the awareness within
environmental
justice communities of permitting programs that affect air
quality.
$80K expected to be available, 1 award anticipated.
For more info,
go to: http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html.
Refer to
Sol# OAR-OAQPS-ITPID-05-02.
(Fedgrants 1/6/05)
19)
Pollution Prevention
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests applications
for
the Pollution Prevention Grant Program. This
program supports
projects
that focus on institutionalizing multimedia pollution prevention
as
an environmental management priority, establishing prevention
goals,
providing direct technical assistance to businesses, conducting
outreach,
and collecting and analyzing data. Proposed
work must
address
the pollution prevention priorities that impact one or more
Region
2 States and Territories (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands)
$480K expected to be available, 5 awards anticipated.
Responses
due 3/15/05. For more info, contact
Tristan Gillespie
at
gillespie.tristan@epa.gov
or go to: http://www.epa.gov/region2/rfp/2005/p2.htm.
Refer
to Sol# R2DEPP-FO-05-06. (Fedgrants
1/18/05)
20)
Conservation Challenge Grants
21)
Sustainable Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests
applications
for the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Grant Program.
The
FQPA Program supports transition efforts by growers to more
environmentally sound pest management practices.
Special
emphasis will be on sustainable agriculture farming practices
that are environmentally sound, economically viable and
socially
responsible. $200K
expected to be available, 4 awards anticipated.
Responses due 3/4/05. For
more info, contact Cindy Wire at
wire.cindy@epa.gov or
go to: For more info, go to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-GRANTS-010705-002/Grant.html.
(Fedgrants 1/7/05)
22)
U.S. and Mexico Border
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 requests
proposals for projects in the New Mexico-Texas-Chihuahua and
Texas-Coahuila-Nuevo Leo-Tamaulipaus areas that address
the objectives of the U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Program.
The
2012 Program is a binational collaborative effort whose
mission
is to protect the environment and public health in the
U.S.-Mexico
border region consistent with the principles of sustainable
development.
FY05 goals include: Reduction
of air pollution, reduction of water and
land contamination, improvement of environmental health,
reduction
of exposure to accidental or terrorist related chemical
exposure, and
the improvement of environmental performance.
$1.4 million expected
to be available, individual awards NTE $100K each.
Pre-proposals
are required and are due 2/28/05. Final proposals due 4/29/05.
For
more info, go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-GRANTS-122104-002/listing.html.
Refer to Sol# EPA-GRANTS-122104-002.
(Fedgrants 12/22/05)
23)
Marketing EPA Programs
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for
full
service marketing, media, communications, public relations/information,
creative,
evaluative, training and technical support for EPA's Climate
Protection
Partnerships Division's (CPPD) Energy Star and other
voluntary
programs. CPPD is responsible for
an array of innovative,
voluntary
pollution prevention programs that reduce pollution by
creating
and expanding markets for energy efficiency and energy
efficient
products. EPA anticipates awarding
a cost plus fixed fee
contract
for this requirement. Interested
vendors must submit a
technical
capability statement to EPA by 1/21/05. For
more info,
contact
Mark Mullen at mullen.mark@epa.gov
or go to:
http://www2.eps.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/HQ/PR%2DHQ%2D05%2D10492/listing.html.
Refer
to Sol# PR-HQ-05-10492. (FBO
1/16/05)
24)
Advanced Technologies
The
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) requests
R&D,
design, and testing proposals under a Broad Agency
Announcement
(BAA). 40 areas of interest
identified including but
not
limited to: Energy at sea, solid
state lighting devices and systems,
and
programmable LEDs that blink at nanosecond intervals.
This
BAA
will remain open through 12/31/06. For
more info, contact
DARPA
at BAA05-13@darpa.mil
or go to:
http://www2.eps.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA05%2D13/listing.html.
Refer
to Sol# SOL BAA05-13. (FBO 1/1/05)