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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to XX@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-FOA0003362 - U.S.-Danish Floating Offshore Wind Energy Mooring and Anchoring Research and Development "]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2024-09-25","Other","I am very interested in the FOA #DE-FOA-0003362 announced yesterday regarding offshore wind energy mooring research. On Page 7 Footnote 1 there is a link to a list of MSIs recognized by the US Dept. of Education. The link appears to be broken and returns a ‘404 – Page Not Found’ error. Is there another reference available? (I found one published by NASA for 2022-23, and one from US Dept. of Ed. from 2006, but want to rely on the one DOE will reference in its adjudication.)","This has been corrected in FOA. "]
[2,"2024-10-10","Cost Sharing","Are applicants required to request equal funding from DOE and Innovation Fund Denmark? Or is it possible to request a greater share from one, corresponding to the scope to be delivered by that country partner team?","Per the FOA, under cost sharing, “A project funded under Innovation Fund Denmark will be considered separate and distinct from a project funded under this FOA, and therefore funding provided by Innovation Fund Denmark and other funding towards the proposed Danish project does not count as cost share to the U.S. project proposed under this EERE FOA.” Please refer to the FOA, Section III. B. Cost share, for more information. "]
[3,"2024-10-18","Webinar","I attended the webinar yesterday and found it to be informative. Where is the presentation posted that I can get a copy?","Please refer to the Exchange website, https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. You will find the webinar presentation and transcript posted there. "]
[4,"2024-10-21","Webinar","I attended the U.S. - Danish Floating Offshore Wind Energy Mooring and Anchoring R&D Funding opportunity informational webinar, and I found it very informative. I would greatly appreciate it if you could share the slides presented during the meeting. I’d like to review the material, and if I have any questions, I will be sure to reach out to you.","See Q&A #3."]
[5,"2024-10-17","Webinar","Will a recording of the webinar be available later? ","See Q&A #3.  EERE personnel are prohibited from communicating (in writing or otherwise) with applicants."]
[6,"2024-10-17","Other","Is there a teaming list?","Please refer to the Exchange website, https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. You will find the Teaming Partner List located there under DE-FOA-0003362."]
[7,"2024-10-17","Concept Paper","Is there a Concept Paper deadline prior to the full submission?","Concept papers are not utilized on DE-FOA-0003362. Applicants will submit Full Applications to be eligible."]
[8,"2024-10-17","Cost Sharing","Do the $500,000 limit include the 20% cost share? Or is the cost share additional to the $500,000 limit?","Per Section II.B. of the FOA, cost sharing is \"The cost share must be at least 20% of the total project costs..\" where, \"Total project costs are the sum of the government share, including FFRDC costs if applicable, and the recipient share of project costs.\""]
[9,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","I am not sure about the awards. Say that there are 2 institutions, one from US and one from Denmark. Do they (each) have max funding availability of 500K?","Section I.A.i states, \"EERE funds will be used to support the U.S. entity work through this FOA. Innovation Fund Denmark funds will be used to support Danish entity work through Innovation Fund Denmark’s corresponding funding opportunity.\" and per Section III.B. of the FOA, \"A project funded under Innovation Fund Denmark will be considered separate and distinct from a project funded under this FOA...\""]
[10,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","Are the two proposals (the Danish and the American) required to be identical?","Per Section IV.III.C of the FOA, \"Applicants must submit an identical technical volume to both EERE and Innovation Fund Denmark’s e-grant to be eligible for funding under this FOA.\""]
[11,"2024-10-17",null,"What is the maximum award size per grant? Should the award size between US and Danish teams be balanced?","See Q&A #9."]
[12,"2024-10-17","Eligibility","is MSI funding at %40 of the total project bufget or only the US component?","See Q&A #9."]
[13,"2024-10-17","Other","Can we edit the information that we posted on the Teaming Partner List? If so, how can we do that?","Please email EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov and include the FOA name and number in the subject line for Exchange Support."]
[14,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","Are applicants required to apply for equal funding from DOE and Innovation Fund Denmark? For example, if the US entities apply for $250,000 from the DOE, do the Danish entities also need to apply for $250,000 equivalent from Innovation Fund Denmark? Or can the entities apply for different amounts from DOE/Innovation Fund Denmark?","See Q&A #9."]
[15,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","Will the US and Danish applications be evaluated simultaneously? In other words, if the US team’s application is awarded, does the Danish application also need to be approved for the project to move forward?","Per Section I.A.i. of the FOA, \"Within each project consortium, members must apply to this EERE FOA and to Innovation Fund Denmark’s corresponding funding opportunity on e-grant to be eligible for funding. Proposed U.S. projects will be assessed by EERE and proposed Danish projects will be assessed by Innovation Fund Denmark. Funding will only be provided to consortia with projects that are positively evaluated by both funders. \""]
[16,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","Can one application include multiple topics or does each topic need a separate application?","Per Section I.B. \"Applicants are invited to submit proposals addressing one or more of these five themes.\" Please see the applicable section for more information."]
[17,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","if the us team request 500K for funding under the US EERE, does the Denmark team also gets 500K under the Denmark fund? or the 500K is divided equally between the US and Denmark teams?","See Q&A #9."]
[18,"2024-10-17","Application Content/Format","Can a Danish entity apply for the FOA or only a US entity can?","Per Section I.A.i of the FOA, \"This FOA is intended to support collaboration between U.S. and Danish efforts working in well-balanced consortia. Within each project consortium, members must apply to this EERE FOA and to Innovation Fund Denmark’s corresponding funding opportunity on e-grant to be eligible for funding. Proposed U.S. projects will be assessed by EERE and proposed Danish projects will be assessed by Innovation Fund Denmark. \n\nPer Section III.A.i of the FOA, \"The proposed prime recipient and subrecipient(s) to the application under this FOA must be domestic entities.\"...\"To qualify as a domestic entity the entity must be organized, chartered, or incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a particular state or territory of the United States; have majority domestic ownership and control; and have a physical place of business in the United States. \" \n\n\"In limited circumstances, EERE may approve a waiver to allow a foreign entity to participate as a prime recipient or subrecipient to the project funded under this FOA. A foreign entity may submit a Full Application to this FOA, but the Full Application must be accompanied by an explicit written waiver request. \"...\"Appendix B lists the information that must be included in a foreign entity waiver request.\""]
[19,"2024-10-17","Cost Sharing","IF the primary recipient is a non-profit organization and is exempt from the cost-sharing requirement, would a commercial company serving as a subcontractor/partner to the primary recipient still be required to provide a 20% min cost share?","Per Section III.B.i of the FOA, \"The cost share requirement on this FOA is eliminated if the prime recipient is an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization.\" and Section III.B.i. states \"..the cost share requirement applies to the entire U.S. project proposed under this FOA.\" Please see the applicable section for more information. "]
[20,"2024-10-17","Eligibility","As far as the Eligible Applicants can you confirm that a  for-profit entities can be considered eligible wheras the company is US- based, have a physical place of business in the United States, operates under the laws of the United States but have the majority ownership by a foreign aherholder?","See Q&A 18."]
[21,"2024-10-17","Other","While there is a teaming partner list on the EERE Exchange for this funding opportunity, are there any tools or processes to help identify Danish partners through the Innovation Fund Denmark?","DOE’s only official teaming support is through the Teaming Partner List, which may include information provided by U.S. organizations as well as Danish and other non-U.S. organizations. Any organization that would like to be include on this list should submit their information in Exchange. DOE is not endorsing, sponsoring, or otherwise evaluating the qualifications of the individuals and organizations that are identifying themselves for placement on this Teaming Partner List."]
[22,"2024-10-17","Other","Is it possible to have a full guide for applicant for the Innovation Fund Denmark ?","Please visit https://innovationsfonden.dk/en for information on the Innovation Fund Denmark."]
[23,"2024-11-12","Other","Could you please help update my information on the Teaming Partner List for DE-FOA-0003362 \"U.S.-Danish Floating Offshore Wind Energy Mooring and Anchoring Research and Development\"?","We will make the changes you requested to the Teaming Partner List."]
[24,"2024-11-13","Cost Sharing","I have a question about the cost share requirements for DE-FOA-0003362. If an entity applying as the prime recipient is eligible for the cost share elimination, does this waive the cost share requirement for the entire project, or just the prime recipient’s portion of the costs? I.e., if the project included subrecipients not eligible for the waiver would 20% of their costs still have to be included as cost share?","Correct, the cost share would be waived for the entire project. Please refer to FOA section III.B., Cost Sharing, for more information. "]
[25,"2024-11-15","Eligibility","We are planning to submit a proposal for the FOA (DE-FOA-0003362) and would like to confirm the eligibility of [redacted] as a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI). The link provided in the solicitation (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html) appears to be broken, and we were unable to verify [redacted] MSI status through that source. However, other relevant resources, such as NASA's MSI Exchange, indicate that [redacted] is categorized as an MSI. We would greatly appreciate it if you could confirm [redacted] eligibility to apply as an MSI under this FOA.\nThank you for your time and assistance. Please let us know if further information is required.","See Q&A 1. Please refer to the updated FOA on the eXCHANGE website for the most current information.  "]
[26,"2024-11-26","Other","Noting the following comments throughout DE-FOA-0003362 •\t\"demonstrate... a well-balanced consortium\". \n•\t\"The U.S. project and coordinated Danish project work should be integrated\" \n•\t\"The technical volume should describe distinct and complementary proposed efforts by the U.S. project team and the Danish project team\"\n•\t\"The Danish project team must separately submit a coordinated and distinct application\"  And the responses to previous Q&A #9, which recalls from the FOA: •\t\"A project funded under Innovation Fund Denmark will be considered separate and distinct from a project funded under this FOA...\"  Is it a requirement that the separate US & Danish projects be technically independent of each other? Or can they have technical dependence on each other (so the various skills across the continents will rely on the contributions of each other)?","The referenced sections are in regards to contractual considerations. There is no requirement listed within the FOA that the technical aspects of the U.S. and Danish projects be independent or dependent. "]
[27,"2024-12-11","Other","In the FOA announcement, it said \"EERE anticipates making awards that will run from 12 months up to 36 months, comprised of one budget period.” But in the same FOA, it is mentioned that we will be assessed by the go/no-go decision points. Could you help clarify whether it is 1 budget period or multiple budget periods? ","EERE anticipates that the award will be comprised of one budget period. However, \"EERE may establish more than one budget period for each award and fund only the initial budget period(s). Funding for all budget periods, including the initial budget period, is not guaranteed.\" Should EERE wish to establish multiple budget periods during the negotation period, the terms of how Go/No-Go decision points have been laid out to ensure applicants are aware of the process."]
[28,"2024-12-16","Other","When we prepare our cost estimates for each sub-task, should this be the total cost including our own contribution, or should it be only the part funded by DOE/Innovation Fund? Including or excluding overhead?  ","When preparing your cost proposal, the budget justification must include the federal share, cost share, and total project cost. Instruction #4 on the Budget Justification's Instructions and Summary tab reads \"The total budget presented on tabs a. Personnel through j. Cost Share must include both Federal (DOE) and Non-Federal (cost share) portions.\" Please also refer to the following sections in the FOA: Section IV.C.vii. for Budget Justification questions and Section III.B. for Cost Share requirements based on entity type."]
[29,"2024-12-17","Application Content/Format","One of our professors is applying for the above-mentioned project and we had a few questions, we know the NSF SciEnv biosketch is allowed, but now with NSF the synergistic activities being a separate document, can we append the synergistic activities to our 2-page NSF biosketch? Secondly, we are working with some Danish partners ([redatced]), and we would like to confirm if they need to be listed on the DOE location of work and partner list?","Per Section IV.C.iv., NSF biosketches are allowed, provided they don't exceed the maximum three pages per resume.   \n\nPer Section IV.C.xvi., \"The applicant must provide a list of locations where project work will be performed by the prime recipient or subrecipient(s)\". The Danish project team would be a separate project from the U.S. Project Team and would not be required to provide this information unless they are categorized as subrecipients of the U.S. Project Team, per the definition in Section I.A.i. on page six of the FOA. "]
[30,"2024-12-18","Application Content/Format","My question: FOA states \"The cost share requirement on this FOA is eliminated if the prime recipient is an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization.\" However when filling out the documentation on the portal, I, prime recipient at a university, get an error in the website requiring 20% cost share on $500,000. Please advise.","The issue has been fixed on Exchange. Please contact us if you experience the issue again. "]
[31,"2024-12-18","Application Content/Format","We have some additional questions regarding our submission to the above project, here are the current questions we have: 1. On the Location of Work (LOC) document, should our Danish partners be listed? (file calls for zip+4 code which does not exist outside of the United States) 2. Are US and Danish partners all listed on the EERE portal? (screenshot below) 3. FOA states \"The cost share requirement on this FOA is eliminated if the prime recipient is an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization.\"   and the FAQ said \"Correct, the cost share would be waived for the entire project. \" NOTE: I am the lead, at a university, we have 1 business, therefore there should be 0% cost share according to this, however the DOE portal throws an error saying we need 20% cost share on the entire $500,000. 4. DOE says the NSF SciEnv biosketch is allowed, but now with NSF the synergistic activities is a separate document, can you confirm that DOE is ok with us appending the synergistic activities to out 2-page NSF biosketch?","For #1, please refer to Q29. #2, All US Project partners are listed on the EERE portal. The Danish project is not part of the US Project and are to be considered \"separate and distinct\". Please refer to I.A.i Background and Context, for definitions on for the two projects. Please also refer to FOA section IV.C.iii. Technical Volume, for more information on what is needed for the projects. For #3, please refer Q30. For #4, please refer to Q29. "]
[32,"2025-01-06","Application Content/Format","I am following up on the below message. We have some additional questions regarding our submission to the above project, here are the current questions we have: 1. On the Location of Work (LOC) document, should our Danish partners be listed? (file calls for zip+4 code which does not exist outside of the United States) 2. Are US and Danish partners all listed on the EERE portal? (screenshot below) 3. FOA states \"The cost share requirement on this FOA is eliminated if the prime recipient is an institution of higher education or nonprofit organization.\"   and the FAQ said \"Correct, the cost share would be waived for the entire project. \" NOTE: I am the lead, at a university, we have 1 business, therefore there should be 0% cost share according to this, however the DOE portal throws an error saying we need 20% cost share on the entire $500,000. 4. DOE says the NSF SciEnv biosketch is allowed, but now with NSF the synergistic activities is a separate document, can you confirm that DOE is ok with us appending the synergistic activities to out 2-page NSF biosketch?","Please see Q#31. Per FOA section VII. Questions/Agency Contacts \"All questions and answers related to this FOA will be posted on EERE eXCHANGE at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. You must first select the FOA Number to view the questions and answers specific to this FOA. EERE will attempt to respond to a question within three (3) business days unless a similar question and answer has already been posted on the website.\""]
[33,"2025-01-08","Labs/FFRDCs","We are a national laboratory that is considered a non-profit, but are categorized as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). In this circumstance, can we select the indicator in EERE-Exchange, eliminating the cost share requirement or must all Prime FFRDCs adhere to the 20% cost share requirement?","If an FFRDC is a non-profit organization, cost share has been eliminated."]
[34,"2025-01-09","Other","Some of us are applying to this FOA from Los Angeles, California. I was wondering if there is any way the deadline can be extended, given the wildfire emergencies we are experiencing in our area.","The FOA deadline has been extended to January 17, 2025"]
[null,"FOA Deadline: note that modification 3 has been published in EERE Exchange which extends the FOA deadline to January 17, 2025, at 5:00pm ET "]
[35,"2025-01-13","Application Content/Format","I have another urgent question since the deadline for submission is approaching. On page 26 of the FOA, it requires the page limit for each sections. Do we need to strictly follow that?","Per the FOA section C.i. Full Application Content Requirements, \"Each Full Application must be limited to a single concept. Full Applications must conform to the following requirements and must not exceed the stated page limits.\""]

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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"]