Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0001709
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to release a forthcoming Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) called "Extending Industrial Assessment Centers to Underserved Areas." The planned solicitation is aimed at supporting AMO technical assistance efforts by expanding the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program into regions that are not well served today, largely because they are far from the 28 IACs that were selected in summer 2016. In practical terms, DOE is signaling that it wants to broaden who participates in the IAC network and extend services to manufacturers in areas that may otherwise miss out on these assessments.
The IAC program itself is described as having two core purposes. First, it provides hands-on assistance to small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and overall competitiveness. For eligibility under the program definition referenced in the notice, these manufacturers are generally characterized as having gross annual sales under 100 million dollars, fewer than 500 employees, and annual energy bills ranging from 100,000 to 2.5 million dollars. Second, the program functions as a workforce development pipeline by helping address the shortage of energy engineering professionals with applied, real-world energy efficiency skills. IAC activities typically create opportunities for students and emerging professionals to gain experience while delivering actionable recommendations to industrial facilities.
This particular initiative, "Extending IACs to Underserved Areas," is focused on establishing or supporting "Extension IACs" to widen geographic reach and diversify the applicant pool. The notice explicitly encourages eligible minority-serving institutions to apply, reflecting a clear interest in bringing more diverse higher education institutions into the IAC ecosystem and, by extension, improving coverage for communities and regions that have not historically been reached as effectively by the existing centers.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is associated with DOE's Golden Field Office and is categorized as discretionary funding. The anticipated funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which usually implies substantial federal involvement during the project period compared with a standard grant. The activity category is energy, and the assistance listing (CFDA) number provided is 81.117. Eligible applicants are limited to institutions of higher education, both public/state-controlled and private. The notice lists an expected six awards, with an award ceiling of 680,000 dollars, indicating DOE anticipated making multiple moderately sized awards rather than one large national award.
The timeline information in the notice is also important. The NOI was created on December 13, 2016, and it projected that the actual FOA would be posted on the EERE Exchange website in January 2017. At the same time, DOE stresses that an NOI is not a commitment: all details can change, the final FOA could differ significantly from what is described, or DOE could decide not to issue the FOA at all. The notice also makes it explicit that no applications will be accepted in response to the NOI and that interested parties should not submit questions or otherwise respond to the NOI itself.
What DOE does encourage at this stage is quiet preparation. Prospective applicants are advised to start developing partnerships, shaping project concepts, and gathering relevant data in anticipation of the FOA release. The full NOI was made available through EERE Exchange (https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/), which is where applicants would ultimately expect to find the official FOA package, requirements, and submission instructions once released.Apply for DE FOA 0001709
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement: Extending Industrial Assessment Centers to Underserved Areas" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.117.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 13, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by N/A Notice of Intent to Publish FOA. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $680,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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