The purpose of this Notice is to provide potential applicants advance notice that the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), on behalf of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE), intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Deployment Initiatives," to decrease the nation's dependence on petroleum and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of alternative fuels. This FOA intends to select projects that will create and implement high impact and highly innovative approaches to increase the acceptance and deployment of alternative fuels, within the following areas of interests: 1) Alternative Fuel Vehicle Demonstration and Enhanced Driver Experience Project; 2) Alternative Fuel Training activities for first responders, public safety officials, and critical service providers; and 3) Incorporating Alternative Fuels into Emergency Response and Preparedness Operations.
NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS NOTICE. Please do not submit questions or respond to this Notice of Intent. Prospective applicatns to the FOA should begin developing partnerships, formulating ideas, and gathering data in anticipation of the issuance of this FOA. It is anticipated that this FOA will be posted to EERE Exchange in April 2014.