CFDA#
81.086
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Funder Type
Federal Government
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IT Classification
C - Funds little to no technology
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Authority
U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)
Summary
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is issuing, on behalf of the Vehicle Technologies Office, this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Projects awarded under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The BIL is a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure, which will grow a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy through enhancing U.S. competitiveness in the world, creating good jobs, ensuring stronger access to these economic benefits for disadvantaged communities. The BIL appropriates more than $62 billion to DOE to deliver a more equitable clean energy future for the American people.
The BIL will invest more than $7 billion in the batteries supply chain over the five-year period encompassing fiscal years (FYs) 2022 through 2026. This includes sustainable sourcing and processing of the critical minerals used in battery production without new extraction or mining all the way through end-of-life battery collection and recycling.
This FOA and any related activities support BIL section 40208. The sections are focused on Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling and Second-Life Program which includes second-life applications for electric drive vehicle batteries that have been used to power electric drive vehicles, and technologies and processes for final recycling and disposal of the electric drive vehicle batteries.
History of Funding
None is available.
Additional Information
The prime recipient may not use the following sources to meet its cost share obligations including, but not limited to:
- Revenues or royalties from the prospective operation of an activity beyond the project period;
- Proceeds from the prospective sale of an asset of an activity;
- Federal funding or property (e.g., federal grants, equipment owned by the federal government); or
- Expenditures that were reimbursed under a separate federal program.
Eligibility Details
Eligible Applicants: To be considered for substantive evaluation, an applicant's submission must meet the criteria set forth below. If the application does not meet these eligibility requirements, it will be considered ineligible and removed from further evaluation.
Restricted Eligibility
- The National Energy Technology Laboratory is ineligible to participate as a prime applicant or as a team member/sub-recipient on any application because of its role in developing the requirements for this announcement.
Individuals
- U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are eligible to apply for funding as a prime recipient or subrecipient.
Domestic Entities
- The proposed prime recipient and subrecipients must be domestic entities. The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a prime recipient or subrecipient of this FOA:
- Institutions of higher education;
- For-profit entities;
- Non-profit entities; and
- State, local, and Tribal Nations.
To qualify as a domestic entity, the applicant must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular State or territory of the United States with majority domestic ownership or control and have a physical place of business in the United States.
Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 are not eligible for funding under this FOA. Nonprofits described in Section 501(c)5 of the IRS code are eligible to apply for funding. Entities banned from doing business with the U.S. government such as entities debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from or ineligible for participating in Federal programs are not eligible.
Deadline Details
Concept Paper Submission Deadline is May 31, 2022, by 5:00 PM ET. Applications are to be submitted by July 19, 2022, by 5:00 PM ET. A similar deadline anticipated annually.
Award Details
EERE expects to make a total of approximately $60,000,000 of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. EERE anticipates making approximately 5-10 awards under this FOA. EERE may issue one, multiple, or no awards. Individual awards may vary between $4,000,000 and $12,000,000.
EERE anticipates making awards that will run 36 months in length, comprised of three 12-month budget periods.
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