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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to SUPRFOA@ee.doe.gov. "]
[2,"All questions pertaining to EERE Exchange should be emailed to EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov. Include FOA name and number in subject line."]
[3,"All questions and answers pertaining to this FOA will be posted on EERE Exchange within this spreadsheet."]
[4,"DOE will attempt to respond to a question within 3 business days, unless a similar question and answer has already been posted in this spreadsheet. "]
[5,"All questions should be submitted not later than 3 business days prior to the application due date. Questions submitted after this date will not be answered."]
[6,"Questions are assigned a number in accordance with when they are reviewed by DOE.  "]
[7,"Questions are assigned a topic area by DOE when reviewed."]
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["TIPS"]
[1,"Applicants may sort questions and answers in the question tabs of this spreadhseet by selecting the drop-down box arrow on the column headers and selecting any of the listed attributes."]
[2,"Applicants may search for questions and/or keywords by holding CTRL+F on the keyboard and typing in a phrase or keyword."]

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["ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-FOA-0002473  Single-Use Plastics Recycling (SUPR) Funding Opportunity Announcement"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","QUESTION ","ANSWER"]
[1,"2021-06-01","Is it possible to modify the list of collaborators on the project after the concept paper is submitted (but before final application)?  ","In order to be compliant with the concept paper content requirements, applicants are required to submit information regarding their proposed technical and business points of contact, names of all team member organizations, and to describe succinctly the qualifications, experience, and capabilities of the proposed project team (please see sections IV C-i of the FOA). Applicants are allowed to  review and revise their proposed team members as necessary at the time of the full application.  Section V. of the FOA should also be reviewed, as it contains the evaluation criteria."]
[2,"2021-06-02","Please could you confirm for me, is it mandatory to have a collaboration with a National Laboratory? ","No – it is not mandatory to collaborate with a National Laboratory to submit an application. Please see Section III. Eligibility Information and Section IV. Application and Submission Information for further details."]
[3,"2021-06-07","For Topic 1 in the SUPR FOA, I couldn’t find any information regarding minimum/maximum TRL level. Or expected TRL increase from beginning to end of project. Are there any?","No - there is not a minimum or maximum limit to the TRL level."]
[4,"2021-07-14","1) For the Data Management Plan the FOA states \"Applicants whose Full Applications are selected for award negotiations will be required to submit a DMP during the award negotiations phase.\" Will the PI need to turn in a Data Management Plan with the proposal, or only after they are selected?\n\n2) I just want to make sure--the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion plan is a separate five page max document. The Technical Volume does also need a DEI statement as well though? If so, is there a specific length on that?","1) DMP is required after selected for an award. Per Section IV. D. xvi. Data Management Plan (DMP) of the FOA, “Applicants whose Full Applications are selected for award negotiations will be required to submit a DMP during the award negotiations phase.” \n\n2) Correct – the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Plan is a separate five page max document (PDF format). The Technical Volume does not need to include the DEI plan. "]
[5,"2021-07-14","We have a question regarding Topic Area 1: Novel Approaches to Recycling and Upcycling Films under SUPR FOA # DE-FOA-0002473. The Topic Area description states it is seeking “technology that will make the recycling of polymer films more economical by developing novel degradation, recycling and upcycling methods” and that an area of interest is\n•\tCost competitive degradable substitutes for conventional films, with comparable properties. \nHowever, several of the required project metrics and review criteria seem to focus only on recycling and upcycling, such as the Post-use carbon management metrics of 50-90 wt% carbon that is recovered and utilized.\nPlease confirm degradable substitutes for conventional films are applicable and confirm our understanding that for the post-use carbon management metric, a fully degradable film fulfils the metric of carbon “recovered and utilized”","Degradation is not of interest in Topic Area 1, but it would be of interest in Topic Area 2 if the properties of the film were suitable replacements for multi-layer films. That is reflected in the additional flexibility of the metrics for Topic Area 2 that was not provided for Topic Area 1."]
[6,"2021-07-19","Should FFRDCs submit the Budget Justification Workbook in addition to the DOE Work Proposal?","No – FFRDCs are only required to submit the Work Proposal.  Per Section IV. D. xi. Budget for DOE/NNSA FFRDC (if applicable) of the FOA: \nIf a DOE/NNSA FFRDC contractor is to perform a portion of the work, the applicant must provide a DOE WP in accordance with the requirements in DOE Order 412.1A, Work Authorization System, Attachment 3, available at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0412.1-BOrder-a-chg1-AdmChg Save the WP in a single PDF file using the following convention for the title “ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_WP”."]

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["Pick List"]
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["Registration Requirements"]
["Webinar"]
["Concept Paper"]
["Eligibility"]
["Labs/FFRDCs"]
["Foreign Entities/Work"]
["Cost Sharing"]
["Due Dates"]
["Application Content/Format"]
["Intellectual Property"]
["Data Management"]
["Other"]
["U.S. Manufacturing Plan"]
["Application Reviews"]
["Technical Topics"]