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General Information and Guidelines
Technical Topics
Forms
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GENERAL INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Three-Phase Programs
1.3 Phase II Commercial Commitment and Phase III Follow-on Funding
1.4 Eligibility
1.5 Restrictions
1.6 Support from National Laboratories, Universities, and Other Research Institutions
1.7 Agreements with Research Institutions and Other Subcontractors
1.8 Contact with DOE

2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 Research or Research and Development
2.2 Innovation
2.3 Small Business
2.4 Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Small Business
2.5 Woman-Owned Small Business
2.6 Subcontract
2.7 Hubzone
2.8 Joint Venture
2.9 Research Institution

3. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS
3.1 General Requirements
3.2 25-Page Limitation
3.3 Phase I Grant Application Format

4. METHOD OF SELECTION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Evaluation and Selection Criteria-Phase I
4.3 Evaluation Criteria-Phase II

5. CONSIDERATIONS
5.1 Awards
5.2 Reports and Payments
5.3 Research Involving Special Considerations
5.4 Intellectual Property Including Innovations, Inventions, and Patents
5.5 Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs
5.6 Grantee Commitments
5.7 Additional Information

6. SUBMISSION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS
6.1 Number of Copies
6.2 Deadline for Receipt of Grant Applications
6.3 Physical Packaging

7. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES
7.1 National Technical Information Service
7.2 DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information
7.3 Other Sources

Program Area Overview

Program Area Overview

4. Genome, Structural Biology, and Related Biotechnologies
5. Medical Sciences
6. Atmospheric Measurement Technology
7. Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere
8. Biological Carbon Sequestration Research and Technology
9. Measurement/Monitoring Technologies for the Subsurface Environment

Program Area Overview

10. Reactive Barriers and Monitoring Systems for Subsurface Remediation
11. Decontamination and Decommissioning of Facilities

Program Area Overview

12. Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy

Program Area Overview

13. Materials Research for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
14. Neutron and Electron Beam Instrumentation
15. Advanced Fossil Fuels Research
16. Solid State Organic Light Emitting Diodes for General Lighting
17. Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
18. Biobased Products and Bioenergy
19. Catalysis Research and Development for Chemical Manufacturing
and Refinery Operations
20. Nanotechnology Applications in Industrial Chemistry

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Program Area Overview

21. Nanomaterials for Energy Efficiency
22. Biomass
23. New Technologies for General Illumination Applications
24. Sensor, Communication, and Control Technologies for Energy Efficiency
25. Innovative Mineral Processing
26. Integrated Systems for Energy-Efficient Space Conditioning

Program Area Overview

27. Measurement and Technology for Gasifiers
28. Materials, Sensors, and Controls for Advanced Power Systems
29. Fuel Cell Research
30. Greenhouse Gases and Water Resources
31. Natural Gas Technologies
32. Oil and Fuel Technologies

Program Area Overview

33. Fusion Science and Technology
34. Advanced Technologies and Materials for Future Fusion Energy Systems
35. Inertial Fusion Energy

Program Area Overview

36. Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology
37. Nuclear Physics Detectors, Instrumentation and Techniques
38. Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication
39.Nuclear Physics Software and Data Management

Program Area Overview

40. High Performance Networks
41. Scalable Middleware and Grid Technologies

Program Area Overview

42. High Energy Physics Data Acquisition and Processing
43. High Energy Physics Detectors
44. Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators
45. Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerators and Colliders
46. High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders
47. Technologies for the Next-Generation Electron-Positron Linear Collider

FORMS

Cover Page (Appendix A)
Project Summary (Appendix B)
Budget Form (Appendix C)
Checklist (Appendix D)

CERTIFICATIONS (to be used during negotiation, if selected for award)

Principal Investigator Certification
Assurance of Compliance
Lobbying, Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug Free Workplace Requirements

Submit "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," Standard Form-LLL, only if payment or agreement to make payment has been made to any lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, and officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal action.

Click here to download Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, Standard Form-LLL. The Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form is in Excel 5.0 format. You can configure your browser to launch Excel, view and then save the file, or just save the file. 

Property and Commercialization Rights Certification (STTR only)
DOE MODEL AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY AND COMMERCIALIZATION RIGHTS

PDF File of Guidelines and Technical Topics
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Note:  We still ask that you refer to the FORMS section and CERTIFICATIONS section of this webpage to download those pieces of information, as we have provided them in PDF, Word and WordPerfect files for your convenience.