Amendment 0001: Please see below under FOA Documents for Amendment 0001 to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to remove the requirement for a separate Workplan component of the Technical Volume. The original issuance of theFOA required the Workplan to be submitted as a separate Word document. Under this amendment, the Workplan shall be included in the Technical Volume and is subject to all Technical Volume requirements. All changes under this amendment are contained in Section IV.D. Changes are highlighted in yellow.
Through research and development of solid-state lighting (SSL),including both light-emitting diode (LED) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies, the objectives of this opportunity are to:
· Maximize the energy-efficiency of SSL products in the marketplace;
· Remove market barriers through improvements to lifetime, color quality, and lighting system performance;
· Reduce costs of SSL sources and luminaires;
· Improve product consistency while maintaining high quality products; and
Encourage the growth, leadership, and sustainability of domestic U.S. manufacturing within the SSL industry.
The Topic Areas of Interest for this Announcement include topics for LED and OLED technologies:
Topic Area 1: LED Core Technology Research
Topic Area 2: OLED Core Technology Research
Topic Area 3: LED Product Development-Novel LED Luminaire Systems (MYPP Task B.6.4)
Topic Area 4: OLED Product Development
Topic Area 5: LED Manufacturing Research & Development
Topic Area 6: OLED Manufacturing Research & Development
For additional information regarding Solid-State Lighting Research and Development, please see the program roadmap documents:
Solid-State Lighting Research and Development: Multi-Year Program Plan(http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mypp2014_web.pdf)
Solid-State Lighting Research and Development: Manufacturing Roadmap
(http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mfg_roadmap_aug2014.pdf)
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Application files can now be uploaded under the Full Application section.