Solicitations
Issue 133
12/21/04
The
Western Regional Office of the U.S. Department of
Energy
compiled the following funding opportunity newsletter.
Many
thanks to Washington State University Energy Programs
for
distributing these newsletters through their listserv.
Please
consider and also pass this info on to those contacts
in your
state, region, or elsewhere who you think may be
interested.
Partnering opportunities may exist.
The
Western RO website includes lots of useful funding information.
For
monthly summaries of funding opportunities and other
funding
resources, go to:
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following
internet sites:
FedGrants
notices: http://www.fedgrants.gov
FBO
notices: Loren Data Corporation: http://www.fbodaily.com/
or
FedBizOpps: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
There are
10 funding notices included in Issue 133. A
complete
version of
Issue 133 is attached to this e-mail message as a Word
document.
1)
Biomass R&D
The U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
jointly
request proposals for the Biomass Research and Development
Initiative.
The intent of this RFP is to promote greater innovation and
development
related to biomass, and to support Federal policy calling
for
greater use of biomass-based products, feedstock production,
processing
and conversion. The FY05 RFP
focuses on the development
and
demonstration of projects that lead to greater commercialization.
$15
million expected to be available, awards NTE $2 million each.
Responses
due 2/15/05. For more info, go to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/NRCS/2890/67-3A75-5-22/listing.html.
Refer to
Sol# 67-3A75-5-22. (Fedgrants
12/17/05)
2)
Industrial Efficiency
The
Bonneville Power Administration seeks offers for contract
services
to promote the development and implementation of
conservation
projects, which include but are not limited to energy
audits,
feasibility studies, plant assessments, conservation project
identification
and implementation, and measurement and verification.
While the
major focus of this effort will be on electrical energy
conservation
in industrial facilities, Bonneville may also take
advantage
of the contractor’s full range of resources and expertise
in
commercial and agricultural facilities. Responses
due 1/7/05.
For more
info, contact Chris Nielsen, BPA, at (503) 230-3612 or
go to:
http://www.bpa.gov/Energy/N/projects/industrial_RFO/
3)
Renewable Energy Certificates
The
Defense Logistics Agency seeks Renewable Energy
Certificates
for ultimate transfer to the NASA Johnson Space
Center
facility in Houston, TX. For the
purposes of this solicitation,
renewable
is defined as solar, wind, geothermal and biomass.
Contracts
are anticipated for a 2 yr. period. Responses
due
1/11/05.
For more info, go to:
http://www.desc.dla.mil/DCM/DCMSolic.asp?SolicID=809.
(FBO
12/10/4)
4)
Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships
The U.S.
Department of Energy requests proposals for Regional
Carbon
Sequestration Partnerships (RCSP) Phase II.
RCSP
supports
the FutureGen Initiative by validating technologies and
identifying
locations throughout the U.S. that could support future
full-scale
geologic sequestration deployment opportunities.
$14.3
million expected to be available, 7 awards anticipated.
Responses
due 3/15/05. For more info, go to https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/23EC3608E01D794C85256F6A006AAA14?OpenDocument.
Refer to
Sol# DE-PS26-05NT42255. (Fedgrants
12/14/04)
5)
Collaborative Diesel Emissions Reductions
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals
for
Collaborative Diesel Emission Reduction projects. This initiative
supports
regional collaborative demonstration projects that reduce
diesel
emissions and protect human health and the environment
along the
West Coast. Areas of particular
interest include trucking,
marine
vessels and ports, construction and distributed generation,
locomotives
and rail, agriculture equipment, and international border
projects.
$1 million expected to be available, 20 awards anticipated.
Responses
due 2/11/05. Applicants in EPA
Region 9 and 10 are
eligible:
AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, Native American tribes
and tribal
consortia and the Pacific Islands. For
more info, contact
Michelle
Roos, EPA, at (415) 947-4187 or go to:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-GRANTS-122104-001/Grant.html.
Refer to
Sol# EPA-GRANTS-122104-001. (Fedgrants
12/21/04)
6)
Efficient Desalination and Water Purification
The U.S.
Department of the Interior requests proposals for the
Desalination
and Water Purification Research and Development
Program (DWPR).
The intent of the program is to augment the supply
of usable
water in the U.S through the development of more cost-effective
and
efficient means to desalinate water. Areas
of interest include but
are not
limited to: Developing methods to
make desalting more energy
efficient;
developing methods to ensure desalting technologies have
acceptable
impacts on health and the environment; expanding the use
of
desalination processes for multiple uses such as municipal water,
wastewater
reuse, industrial, and agricultural uses. $4
million expected
to be
available, 17 awards anticipated. Pre-proposals
due 2/2/05. For
more info,
contact Randale Jackson at RJackson@do.usbr.gov
or go to:
http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/acquisitions/AAMSsol.html.
Refer to
Sol# DOI-GRANTS-120804-001. (Fedgrants
12/8/04)
7)
Clean and Efficient Water Projects
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 requests
proposals
for Water Quality Projects that focus on the elimination of
pollution.
Areas of interest include but are not limited to:
Innovative
water
efficiency programs or techniques to reduce infrastructure
costs or
municipal water use and the development and demonstration
of
innovative or alternative to treat/process wastewater or manage
manure.
Work must take place in one or more Region 2 States or
Territories
including NY, NJ, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
$1.8
million expected to be available, individual awards NTE $250K.
Responses
due 2/10/05. For more info, contact
Elizabeth Van
Rabenswaay,
EPA, at (212) 637-3881 or go to: http://www.epa.gov/region02/rfp/2005/water04_104b3.htm.
Refer to
Sol# DEPP-FO.
(Fedgrants 12/13/04)
8)
The Art and Science of Compliance
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency requests proposals for
the FY05
Multi-Media State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG)
Program.
The goal of STAG is to strengthen the ability of states
and tribes
to address environmental and public health threats while
furthering
the art and science of environmental compliance. $2.2 million
expected
to be available, awards NTE $200K each. Responses
due
2/4/05.
For more info, contact David Piantanida, EPA, at (202) 564-8318
or go to:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/planning/state/grants/stag/index.html.
Refer to
Sol# EPA-GRANTS-121504-001. (Fedgrants
12/16/04)
9)
Organic Agriculture
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture requests applications for the
Integrated
Organic Program for projects that help solve critical
organic
agriculture issues. Two program
areas identified:
The
development and implementation of research, extension and
higher
education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic
producers,
2) Research and extension programs that enhance the
ability of
producers and processors who have already adopted organic
standards
to grow and market high quality organic food, feed, and fiber.
$4.7
million expected to be available, responses due 5/2/05.
For
more info,
contact Thomas Bewick, USDA, at bewick@csrees.usda.gov or go to:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1141.
Refer to
Sol# USDA-GRANTS-121704-001. (Fedgrants
12/17/04)
10)
Environmental Fellowships
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency requests applications
for the
National Network for Environmental Management Studies
Fellowship
Program. This program provides
students with an
opportunity
to participate in a project that is directly related to their
environmental
field of study. $600K expected to
be available, 40
awards
anticipated. Responses due 1/15/05.
For more info, go to: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/EPA/OGD/GAD/EPA-OEE-05-01/Grant.html.
Refer to
Sol# EPA-OEE-05-01. (Fedgrants
12/8/04)