Solid State Lighting U.S. Manufacturing

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The U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory has released two Funding Opportunity Announcements for solid state lighting.

 

 

DOE has released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for about $22 million for approximately 5 to 10 awards to achieve cost reduction of solid-state lighting for general illumination through improvements in manufacturing equipment, processes, or techniques and to maintain, in the case of light emitting diodes (LEDs), or establish, in the case of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), the manufacturing and technology base within the US. The anticipated period of performance is 2 years. The cost share is 50% but 25% may be considered for private entities and 10% may be considered for academic institutions, non-profit organizations, Indian tribes or Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations, and state and local governments. Eligible applicants are all types of domestic entities, including companies, non-profits, institutions of higher education, and local and state governments. Other Federal agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors are not eligible applicants. 

 

 

The full FOA is available at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center web site at <link> or at FedConnect at www.FedConnect.net (search for Reference Number “DE-FOA-0000057”).

 

 

DOE has released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for about $11.5 million for approximately 3 to 7 awards is support product development of general illumination SSL sources, luminaires, and enabling products, where product development is the systematic use of knowledge gained from basic and applied research to develop or improve commercially viable materials, devices, or systems.. The anticipated period of performance is 2 years. The cost share is 20% but 10% may be considered for all applicants and the cost share is waived for Indian tribes or Tribal Energy Resource Development Organizations. Eligible applicants are all types of domestic entities, including companies, non-profits, institutions of higher education, and local and state governments. Other Federal agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) contractors are not eligible applicants. 

  

 

There are several actions that applicants must complete prior to submitting an application. These actions can take several days, so applicants are urged to complete the following as soon as possible:

1. Applicants must obtain a DUNS number. If your organization does not have a DUNS number, go to the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) online registration located at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/ to receive a number free of charge or call 1-866-705-5711.

2. Applicants must register with FedConnect to submit their application. FedConnect website: www.fedconnect.net

3. Applicants must register with the CCR. CCR website: http://www.ccr.gov/. The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the Federal Government's trading partners in support of the contract award, grants, and the electronic payment processes.