ClosedOpportunity DE-FOA-0000792

Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Research & Development - Round 4

National Energy Technology Laboratory · Department of Energy

At a glance

Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Research & Development - Round 4 is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the National Energy Technology Laboratory (Department of Energy). The application deadline was February 21, 2013. Individual awards are listed as up to $2.5M, with about 6 awards expected and $11M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 81.086 (Conservation Research and Development).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Nov 29, 2012Posted
Feb 21, 2013Application deadline

Posted: Nov 29, 2012
Close date: Feb 21, 2013
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $2,500,000
Est. total funding: $11,000,000
Expected awards: 6
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Please see Section III of the Funding Opportunity Announcement for additional information regarding eligibility requirements.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to achieve cost reduction of solid-state lighting (SSL) for general illumination through improvements in manufacturing equipment, processes, or techniques. It is anticipated that success will lead to a more rapid adoption/installation of high-quality SSL products resulting in a significant reduction of energy use and a corresponding reduction of environmental pollutants. A secondary objective is 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 Program Areas of Interest for this Announcement include topics for LED and OLED technologies. Improvements to cost-influencing metrics through the proposed approach shall not come at the expense of product performance metrics such as efficacy or color quality.

Program Area of Interest 1: LED Luminaire/Module Manufacturing
Program Area of Interest 2: LED Test and Inspection Equipment
Program Area of Interest 3: OLED Deposition Equipment
Program Area of Interest 4: OLED Materials Manufacturing

For additional information regarding Solid-State Lighting Research and Development, please see the 2012 Manufacturing Roadmap which can be found at

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_manuf-roadmap_august2012.pdf

The full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is posted on the EERE eXCHANGE website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Applications must be submitted through the EERE eXCHANGE website to be considered for award. The applicant must first register and create an account on the EERE eXCHANGE website. A User Guide for the EERE eXCHANGE can be found on the EERE website http://eere.energy.gov/financing/exchangeExchange/Manuals.aspx after logging in to the system.

Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the announcement and where to submit questions regarding submission of applications is found in the full FOA posted on the EERE Exchange website.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

81.086Conservation Research and DevelopmentProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 81.086

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$603M

FY25

$127M

FY26

$174M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 81.086. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

National Energy Technology Laboratory
bdowdell@netl.doe.gov
304-285-4084

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Research & Development - Round 4”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Research & Development - Round 4”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $2.5m, total estimated program funding is $11,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 6 awards.

How do I apply for “Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing Research & Development - Round 4”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity DE-FOA-0000792), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 81.087