Funding Available for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Research, Development and Demonstrations

Jan 24 - Targeted News Service

 

The U.S. Golden Field Office has announced that it expects to award a discretionary cooperative agreement grant to accelerate adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies with specific interest in mobile hydrogen refuelers, fuel cell powered range extenders for light duty hybrid electric vehicles and a Communities of Excellence topic featuring hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

There is no award amount specified for this funding opportunity.

This funding opportunity is open to any entity such as state, county, city, township and special district governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; institutions of higher education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities; nonprofits; for profit organizations; small businesses; eligible agencies of the federal government; and faith-based or community-based organizations.

A notice of intent from the Golden Field Office states: "The FOA [Funding Opportunity Announcement] will include two general Areas of Interest each with several Subtopics: Area of Interest 1: Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies Research and Development (R&D): 1a. Hydrogen Production R&D: Microbial Biomass Conversion; 1b. Fuel Cell Technologies R&D: Low Platinum Group Metal Catalysts and Supports; 1c. Hydrogen Delivery R&D: Integrated Intelligent Hydrogen Dispensers for 700 bar Gaseous Refueling of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles; 1d. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Manufacturing R&D: Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Manufacturing; Area of Interest 2: Demonstration and Deployments to Enable Early Adoption of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies: 2a. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Validation: Mobile Refueling; 2b. Market Transformation: Demonstration and Deployment of Plug-In Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Light- Duty Vehicle; 2c. FCTO [Fuel Cell Technologies Office] Crosscutting: America's Climate Communities of Excellence."

The funding opportunity number is DE-FOA-0001275 (CFDA 81.087).

For more information, contact Myron Struck , editor, Targeted News Service , Springfield, Va. , 703/304-1897; editor@targetednews.com ; targetednews.com .