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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to AMOWaterHub@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-FOA0001905 - Energy-Water Desalination Hub"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2018-12-13","Regarding this initiative, will it consider atmospheric water generation in addition to desal?","EERE cannot provide guidance on whether an Applicant should apply to the FOA.  The decision to submit a Concept Paper and Full Application lies solely with the applicant. Please review Sections I and III.D. of the FOA for information on the topic areas for this FOA and for the responsiveness criteria.  "]
[2,"2018-12-19","Please clarify the how DOE envisions private industry participating and/or contracting with the Hub.  The FOA states a preference for industry participants in the Hub in Section I.A.iii: “an ideal Hub application would include multi-disciplinary experts from across industry, manufacturers, university, non-profits, FFRDC, states and municipalities, as well as other key stakeholders…”.  Yet, the FOA then states in Section III.A.i, “All members of the Hub consortium must meet the definition of “Qualifying Entities provided in Section III.A.ii.”  For-profit industry partners are not explicitly called out as a qualifying entity in Section III.A.ii.  Is the intent for-profit industry partners to qualify for the Hub under “4. Any other relevant entity the Secretary determines appropriate”?  ","For-profit entities may be eligible to apply either as the applicant or a subrecipient, as long as the entity falls under one of the categories of “qualifying entities” as defined in Section III.A.ii and otherwise meets the requirements as set forth in Section III. Specific to your question, Section III.A.ii.3 states that the term “qualifying entities” includes “nongovernmental organization[s] with expertise in advanced energy technology research, development, demonstration, or commercial application related to the Energy-Water Desalination Hub.” Section III.A.ii.3 is a broad category and could include a for-profit entity with the appropriate expertise.  "]
[3,"2018-12-19","Can a for-profit entity charge its time and material rates for work performed for the Hub, so long as they meet the limitations on compensation costs as provided in Section VI.B.xvi?  By “time and materials rates”, we do not mean rates that are based on the summation of direct costs, indirect costs, and fee.  We mean time and materials rates as the rates we charge in the commercial marketplace for similar type work.","If selected for award negotiations, EERE will evaluate the proposed rates for all project participants to determine if they are allowable, allocable and reasonable.  Please be aware that fee and profit is not an allowable cost to be included in a personnel rate for the applicant or any proposed subrecipient.  Contractors, as defined in 2 CFR 200.330, may charge their fair market commercial rates. "]
[4,"2018-12-19","What is the definition of a consultant with “substantial programmatic interest, control or authority” as listed in the last paragraph of Section VI.B.xvi?","If selected for award negotiations, EERE will evaluate the proposed work and determine, with the Selectee, if work to be contracted out to a specific entity is most appropriate under a subrecipient or contractor relationship.  A consultant could be classified as either a subrecipient or a contractor. If the work performed by the consultant aligns with 2 CFR 200.330(a), then EERE will determine that the consultant is a subrecpient. "]
[5,"2019-01-02","How do I get my info added to the teaming document for DE-FOA-0001905?","For submitting teaming partner information, please see Section 1.C. Teaming Partner List of the Funding Opportunity Announcement."]
[6,"2019-01-03","In the FOA the deadline is “May 7, 2019 5:00 pm ET”. In the Exchange information it is listed as “Full Application Submission Deadline: 5/7/2019 5:00 AM ET.” Is 5:00 PM ET the correct deadline? ","The Application Submission Deadline 5/7/2019 5:00 PM ET is correct. This has been corrected in Exchange. "]
[7,"2019-01-03","In past proposals, DOE / AMO requested oral presentation as part of the proposal process.  Will there be an oral presentation and interview/Q&A of invited applicants during the selection process?  If so, will it be at AMO facility or bidder location?","Please review the Funding Opportunity Announcement Section V.D.ii. Pre-Selection Interviews for information on oral presentations and interviews. If EERE determines that Pre-Selection Interviews are to be conducted, EERE will arrange to meet with the invited applicants in person at EERE’s offices or a mutually agreed upon location."]
[8,"2019-01-03","Section IV.A states that font must be 12 point times new roman and 10 point for tables, exhibits, etc. Is the 10 point font restricted to times new roman, or is any font allowed for tables, exhibits, etc.?","10 point font Times New Roman is required for any text created by the applicant for figures and tables.  For figures and tables copied from other sources, the font size should be similar in size to 10 point Times New Roman and must be clearly legible.  Any illegible text or other information will not be reviewed."]
[9,"2019-01-03","Section IV.A states that font must be in black. We assume that this is for text only, and not for graphics, which rely heavily on the use of color for clarity. Are color graphics permissible in submitted concept papers and proposals?  ","Color graphics are permissible for concept papers and full applications. "]
[10,"2019-01-04","Section III.A.iii states that international Hub members must apply for a waiver to participate, and that waiver denial is final.  Given that there are several leading desalination research groups at universities outside the United States, how does DOE recommend that the Hub partner with international collaborators to ensure that the most recent global innovations in desalination are integrated into Hub research?","If the applicant seeks to include a foreign entity as a subrecipient or Hub member, and the applicant has submitted the waiver in accordance with Appendix C, DOE will review that waiver and evaluate it during award negotiations per the Waiver Criteria in Appendix C. If the waiver request is ultimately denied, DOE will work with the applicant to find alternatives to meet the Hub’s overall goals."]
[11,"2019-01-08","Is the cost share requirement 20% of ONLY research and development projects (as stated on page 23, Section IIIB) meaning cost share is not required on management and roadmapping, or is the cost share requirement 20% of the Total Project Cost as described in Appendix A?   ","For the purposes of this FOA, the entire Hub award is considered a research and development project and therefore the 20% cost share requirement applies to the entire budget for the Hub.  For example, if the Federal Share requested in the application is $100M, the non-federal cost share must be at least $25M to meet the 20% cost share requirement of the total projects costs ($125M in this example).  "]
[12,"2019-01-08","Can an FFRDC, submit as prime, or does a 501(c)(3) need to be created to act as prime applicant?","Please refer to Section III.E.i of the FOA which states that an FFRDC is eligible to apply for funding under this FOA if its cognizant Contracting Officer provides authorization and the authorization letter is submitted with the application.  In addition to the cognizant Contracting Officer, Office of Science Laboratories are required to provide written authorization from the Director of Laboratory Policy (SC-32) with the application in order to be eligible to apply for funding under this FOA. A 501(c)(3) does not need to be created to act as the prime applicant.  "]
[13,"2019-01-09","Does a consortium operating under a binding consortium agreement qualify as operating as a nonprofit?”","As required in Section III.A.i of the FOA, to be eligible to receive an award, the hub must: (1) be composed of not fewer than two qualifying entities, as defined in Section III.A.ii; (2) operate subject to a binding agreement, entered into by each member of the consortium; and (3) operate as a nonprofit organization.  The hub must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests.  To qualify as “operating as a nonprofit”, a consortium’s purpose would be the advancement and achievement of a specific mission that serves the public interest, not to financially benefit the consortium or its members. The consortium does not need to be legally formed as a nonprofit, but must be able to demonstrate that it could qualify to be legally recognized and formed as a nonprofit. It must operate under the state and federal laws and regulations applicable to nonprofit organizations. The binding consortium agreement should incorporate elements to memorialize the consortia will operate as a nonprofit; however, operating under a binding consortium agreement does not in itself mean the consortium is operating as a nonprofit organization.  For further questions related to how to organize an entity as a nonprofit, please consult with an attorney. "]
[14,"2019-01-10","If an organization is included on the Teaming Partner list, can that organization still apply as the Prime applicant to the Hub for this FOA?","Yes, if an organization is included on the Teaming Partner list, they can also apply as the Prime applicant.  "]
[15,"2019-01-16","I accidentally submitted an incomplete Concept Paper.  Please let me know what I need to do to complete the work and undo what was submitted.","Concept Papers can be changed and other information can be updated within the EERE Exchange system until the published Concept Paper submission deadline.  Please contact the Exchange helpdesk EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov with technical issues for submitting the Concept Paper."]
[16,"2019-01-16","How do you recommend teaming up with the primaries and forming collaborations? Would the best step be to reach out to the potential companies on the list to discuss the technologies that we have been developing? Should we submit a letter of intent to you or the potential primary companies?","Applicants and those interested in joining or participating in an applicant’s consortium will need to determine the best approaches and steps to be utilized to contact other entities.  The DOE is not accepting Letters of Intent for this Funding Opportunity Announcement, however the intent of the provided Teaming Partner List is to assist with this process.  "]
[17,"2019-01-17","Will there be a template for the  summary slides or any other required documents available once full applications are open for submission?","The summary slide content is specified in section IV.D.vii of the FOA.  There is no specified format for the slides.  For other required documents, see section IV.D for required content information.  "]
[18,"2019-01-29","On page 41 of the FOA it states, “The applicant should discuss their proposed management plan for the initial proposed R&D, modeling, and analysis activities or technical work\". On page 11 of the FOA it states, for budget period 1 “Develop a continuation application with DOE for incorporating specific R&D, analysis, and modeling projects’ scopes of work and budgets into the award for Budget Periods 2 including scope that will continue into Budget Periods 3, 4 and 5.” Are R&D projects allowed to be included in the full proposal?  Are R&D projects allowed to start in budget period 1 prior to roadmapping and/or the RFP process if included in the full proposal?","The Technical Volume (FOA section IV.D.ii.) and Statement of Project Objectives (FOA section IV.D.iii.) documents should include descriptions of the proposed R&D to be conducted in the first budget period as well as plans for future budget periods.  DOE may allow for a limited number of R&D projects to start in the first budget period.  Applicants should clearly justify why these projects are likely to be included in the Roadmap for the Hub and describe how they support the overall objectives of the FOA.  Most R&D projects are expected to be initiated once the Roadmap has been developed, and then competed and selected through the RFP process.  "]
[19,"2019-01-29","EERE 303 (SOPO) states, “Specifically, the SOPO must be consistent with the Work Plan portion of the Technical Volume submitted by the Applicant.”  There is no Work Plan requested in the FOA. Please instruct what should be included in the SOPO.","Thank you for identifying the inconsistency between the language in the SOPO template and the Technical Volume to be submitted as part of the application.  As noted in section IV.D.iii, a SOPO needs to be submitted with the Full Application and must describe the tasks the applicant proposes to accomplish the activities noted in Section 1.A. of the FOA.  The SOPO should also include and outline all of the activities proposed in the various sections of the Technical Volume (section IV.D.ii).  "]
[20,"2019-01-31","Is DOE looking primarily for an entity (The HUB) to contract out and administer the desalination program on behalf of DOE? ","As noted in Section I.A.iii, DOE intends to select one applicant to negotiate one award  with DOE for all Hub activities.  The award is a financial assistance action, issued under 2 CFR Part 200 as amended by 2 CFR Part 910 for the benefit of the public, and therefore the Hub is not being contracted out on behalf of DOE.  DOE will be substantially involved with the management of the award and in the establishment and operations of the Hub (see Section VI.B.ix).  "]
[21,"2019-01-31","Do you expect the Hub to subcontract with smaller companies such as those in your partner list?","There is no requirement for the Prime Recipient to subcontract with small companies or those on the Teaming Partner List.  However, DOE does anticipate the Prime Recipient will issue subawards or subcontracts with members of the Hub to complete specific project work, as determined by the Roadmap. Note that all members of the Hub must meet the definition of a “qualifying entity” provided in Section III.A.ii. "]
[22,"2019-01-31","Do  the Executive Summary and Table of Contents count toward the 100-page limit of the full proposal?","Yes. As stated in Section IV.D.ii. Technical Volume, “[T]he Technical Volume to the Full Application may not be more than 100 pages, including the cover page, table of contents, and all citations, charts, graphs, maps, photos, or other graphics…”"]
[23,"2019-02-04","Are foreign entities eligible to apply for this funding opportunity announcement?","Per the FOA, “The Prime Recipient, subrecipients and Hub members must be incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States with majority domestic ownership or control and have a physical place of business in the United States. If a foreign entity applies for funding as a Prime Recipient, it must designate in the Full Application a subsidiary or affiliate incorporated (or otherwise formed) under the laws of a State or territory of the United States to be the Prime Recipient.” Please see Section III.a.iii Foreign Entities for more information on foreign entity eligibility."]
[24,"2019-02-05","Is there any possible way to get an extension for this Funding Opportunity Announcement? I just learned of this challenge and need a little extra time to compose my entry proposal.","There is no deadline extension planned for this Funding Opportunity Announcement at this time. If one should happen in the future, it will be posted on the EERE Exchange website as a modification to the Funding Opportunity Announcement."]
[25,"2019-02-08","If a University missed the concept Paper Submission Deadline are they still able to submit a full application?","As stated in Section IV.C. To be eligible to submit a Full Application, applicants must submit a Concept Paper by the specified due date and time."]
[26,"2019-02-12","The Compliance Matrix states that it’s excluded from page count. Can you please confirm that the following documents are EXCLUDED from page count: Consortium Agreement, Data Management Plan, Communications Plan, U.S. Manufacturing Plan, Conflict of Interest Statement?","Please see Section IV.D. Content and Form of the Full Application for page limitations. If a page limit is not listed in the requirements of the associated application document, then there is no limitation. "]
[27,"2019-02-12","On page 13, first full paragraph of the FOA it states, ‘…these novel technologies will be validated in industrially relevant, integrated systems and provide data or other information through interface tasks and activities with the other topic areas in the Hub as outlined in the roadmapping effort.’ Meanwhile in appendix I, TRL 5 is defined as ‘Component and/or breadboard validation in a relevant environment.’ This seems to be in contradiction to the requirement that the Hub RD focus is on TRL 2-4. Can you clarify this contradiction?","The primary focus of research under this FOA is at TRL 2-4 as defined in the Appendix I.  As stated in Section I.B of the FOA, R&D of new materials and novel technologies will need to be validated in industrially-relevant, integrated systems.  Large scale validations and demonstrations in industrial environments are not considered within the scope of the Hub.  Specific research projects will be negotiated with DOE during the course of the Hub’s performance period.  "]
[28,"2019-02-12","Is there any way we can get a variance on the submission of the concept paper. We just became aware of this several days after the concept paper deadline. ","Please see Question 25 posted to the FOA FAQs on EERE Exchange for the following Answer: “As stated in Section IV.C. To be eligible to submit a Full Application, applicants must submit a Concept Paper by the specified due date and time.” Entities still interested in participating in the Hub may submit their information to the Teaming Partner List.  "]
[29,"2019-02-20","Will the identity of organizations that submitted a white paper (concept paper) to this FOA be published? I’m part of a company (already on the teaming list) interested in teaming with an applicant.  ","The identity of the Concept Paper applicants will not be made public.  "]
[30,"2019-02-26","When will encourage/discourage notices be sent to applicants (and posted to EERE Exchange)?","It is anticipated that the encourage/discourage notifications will be sent out via EERE Exchange on or around March 8, 2019.  Please be aware that this date is an estimate and is subject to change. As stated in Section IV.D of the FOA, “Applicants will have approximately 60 days from receipt of the Concept Paper Encourage/Discourage notification on EERE Exchange to prepare and submit a Full Application. Regardless of the date the applicant receives the Encourage/Discourage notification, the submission deadline for the Full Application remains the date and time stated on the FOA cover page.”"]
[31,"2019-03-04","Are senior personnel the same as key personnel? Or are senior personnel considered those above the post-doc level?","The terms “senior” and “key” personnel may be interchangeable for purposes of preparing a Full Application in response to the FOA.  There is no educational threshold for senior or key personnel.   The applicant must determine the personnel who will play a key role in the award and/or the operations of the Hub.  Be aware that if selected for award negotiations, DOE may identify additional personnel to be defined as key personnel.  Those key personnel will be subject to requirements under the award terms, including the DOE statement of substantial involvement. "]
[32,"2019-03-04","Do we need to provide resumes for anyone other than key personnel? ","Please refer to Section IV.D.ii Technical Volume. Resumes are requested for personnel proposed for key technical and leadership roles and are to be included as an appendix to the technical volume.  "]
[33,"2019-03-19"," Is a foreign entity that receives no federal funding and only participates as a cost share provider subject to the Waiver for Foreign Entity Participation and Foreign Work Waiver process?","Yes, a Waiver for Foreign Entity Participation and a Foreign Work Waiver (if applicable) is required even if just cost share is provided.  See FOA Section IV.D.xiii and Appendix C.  "]
[34,"2019-03-19","Are proposed subrecipients that receive less than $250,000 federal funding including those who receive no federal funding required to provide an EERE 335 Budget Justification if the total project costs (including cost share) for the proposed subrecipient exceeds $250,000?","As specified in FOA Section IV.D.viii., an EERE 335 is required to be submitted with the application for each subrecipient that is expected to perform work estimated to be more than $250,000 for Budget Period 1 costs only.  This threshold refers to all project costs, i.e. Federal Share and Cost Share combined."]
[35,"2019-03-22","In regards to p. 86, \"Q. Annual Independent Audits and p. 42 \"v. Budget Justification Workbook (EERE 335),:\n1. If a DOE national laboratory (an FFRDC) is the Prime recipient, is an annual Single or Program-Specific Audit required, since DOE national laboratories are subject to audit of their incurred costs by the DOE IG and they would receive payments under their DOE management & operating contract (reference 2 CFR 910.501, paragraph (f)?","If a DOE FFRDC is selected for award negotiation, the proposed work will be authorized under the DOE work authorization process and performed under the laboratory’s Management and Operating (M&O) contract.  The M&O contract will specify the audit requirements, and an annual Single or Program-Specific Audit would not be requested unless required by the M&O contract."]
[36,"2019-03-25","If the entity providing cost share is not performing work, do you want a separate EERE 335 Form completed, or just capture this information at the Consortium-level budget justification? ","If an entity providing cost share is not performing work, a separate Budget Justification Workbook (EERE 335) is not required.  However, applicants are encouraged to provide written assurance of their proposed cost share contributions in their Full Applications.  Please refer to Section III., B. Cost Sharing and Appendix G - Elements of the Binding Consortium Agreement of the FOA for further information."]
[37,"2019-04-05","We wanted to confirm that for letters of commitment for cost share from partners, do we need a commitment of cost share for the full project over 5 years/ea year?  Or do we just need the commitment for year one and subsequent letters will be obtained for years 2-5?  We want to make sure we get the correct info from the partners.  ","Cost share commitment letters are encouraged, but not required with the Full Application.  If submitted, the commitment letter should document the cost share for at least the first year of the project, and it is recommended they cover the entire 5 year project period. Note that the Prime applicant/recipient is ultimately liable for the cost share commitment for the project for all 5 years. "]
[38,"2019-04-05","We understand that the budget details from each partner(>$250K) need to submit a detailed budget justification workbook(EERE 335) for year one and us as the prime submits the estimates for years 2-5 for each partner on our EERE 335.  Please confirm this is accurate.","This is accurate."]
[39,"2019-04-11","The FOA is unclear concerning Federal Employee Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) roles and responsibilities concerning consortium involvement and a consortium employee’s ability for submitting to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), specifically in regard to ethics and conflict of interest.","This Funding Opportunity Announcement does not prohibit a research scientist from another Federal agency from participating in the consortium. As indicated in Section III.A.ii of the FOA, “an appropriate State or Federal entity” is one of the “Qualified Entities” for the purposes of this FOA.  “An appropriate Federal entity” would have technical expertise and resources to relevant to the Energy-Water Desalination Hub. Further, the Federal entity must have statutory authority to accept funding under the FOA and to conduct the proposed work to be carried out by that Federal entity. If funds are to be provided to another Federal agency from DOE, an Interagency Agreement will need to be negotiated separate from the agreement with the selected consortium lead.  Federal entities are recommended to work closely with their own legal counsel regarding conflict of interest issues and statutory authorities to participate in the consortium prior to being included in a Full Application to this FOA."]
[40,"2019-04-16","Is it possible to access who has applied currently to the FOA?","EERE cannot release information about applicants that have replied to the Funding Opportunity. "]
[41,"2019-04-17","Can you please clarify if the prime is responsible for meeting the minimum cost share requirement of $25M, or is the prime responsible for total cost share committed, which likely will exceed $25M over 5 years.","The prime recipient is legally responsible for meeting the total cost share negotiated in the award.  This includes cost share from the prime recipient and from sub-recipients and third parties.  If the negotiated cost share percentage exceeds 20%, then the prime recipient is responsible to meet that negotiated percentage.  "]
[42,"2019-04-17","For the COI plan we are required to existing DOE procedures, can you point us to the existing DOE procedures? ","The Conflict of Interest Plan is not required to be submitted with the Full Application, though it will need to be submitted to DOE if selected for negotiation for award and prior to the award being made by DOE.  For your information, below please find the procedures to help inform the development of a proposed Conflict of Interest Plan for the Hub. In addition, DOE National Laboratories are subject to any conflict of interest requirements set forth in their respective management and operating contract with DOE."]
[null,null,null,"·         For an award issued under this FOA, the consortia lead must notify DOE of any significant Conflict of Interest (COI) issues. For purposes of this notice requirement, a significant COI will be deemed to exist when actual or apparent conflicts are disclosed involving: Key Personnel; Governance Board Members; persons involved in project reviews or selections; and persons involved in a procurement action over $25,000. Disclosures to DOE should be in writing and include: 1) a copy of the current COI plan; 2) a description of the COI; and 3) the individual COI mitigation plan that contains the actions to be taken to manage, eliminate, neutralize, mitigate or otherwise resolve the COI. The notice must be provided within three (3) days of the consortia lead learning of the COI."]
[null,null,null,"·         For all EERE awards, the prime recipient is required to disclose potential conflicts of interest within the Project Team. An apparent or actual conflict of interest may exist where an individual or entity has different, and potentially conflicting, duties or relationships with respect to other individuals or entities within the Project Team."]
[null,null,null,"·         Also see, the conflict of interest requirements set forth in 2 C.F.R. part 200 and 2 C.F.R. part 910, and sections IV.D.xvi and VI.B.xii of the FOA."]
[43,"2019-04-17"," Part 1 of the elements of a COI plan references defining “close relationships” is this at an organizational or personal level?","It is applicable at both the organizational and personal level. "]
[44,"2019-04-24","Is the Limitations on Compensation Costs without fringe?","Yes, the annual compensation costs allowable for an individual proposed as a direct cost under the award are limited to $250,000, equivalent to an hourly rate of $120/hour is an unburdened base salary rate, without fringe or indirect costs included."]
[45,"2019-04-29","Could you please provide a range of dates when oral presentations are anticipated?","As stated in section V.D.ii of the FOA, EERE may, or may not, invite one or more applicants to participate in Pre-Selection Interviews.  Given the current schedule of the FOA, if held, the Interview(s) are tentatively scheduled for the week of July 22, 2019.  "]
[46,"2019-04-29","Do all parties involved in the proposal including subrecipients need to submit an SF-424 Application for Financial Assistance form or just the Lead Institutions.","Only the Prime applicant needs to submit an SF-424 Application form."]
[47,"2019-05-07","Can you please clarify the language in Section B – Application Forms and Section D- Content and Form.  Does the language below mean that we should upload all of the individual required documents for a full application in EERE, as well as, a .PDF document that consolidates all of the forms into a single submission and upload in the additional documents spot? ","Applicants should separately upload all documents listed in Section D.i. Full Application Content Requirements. Individual files can be submitted in multiple parts if the single document exceeds 10MB.  An additional single PDF of all forms is not required."]
[48,"2019-05-29","Planning around summer travel schedules, does DOE still anticipate holding orals the week of July 22? ","Please see Q&A #45 above. July 22, 2019 is still the raget for the interviews."]
[49,"2019-06-07","Please confirm that the interviews are still scheduled for the week of July 22 and will be held at NREL in Golden Colorado?  ","As an update, interviews will now be either week of July 22 or July 29.  In either case, they will be held at NREL in Golden Colorado. We plan to notify applicants selected for interviews by July 3.  "]
[50,"2019-06-21","How many team members are able to attend Interviews in-person?","If interviews are held, invited applicant teams will be limited from between 6-8 representatives.  The notification will specify the number of representatives and other details about the interviews.  "]
[51,"2019-06-24","Are interviews still scheduled for the week of July 22?  ","EERE will hold the pre-selection interviews July 31 and August 1, 2019 in Golden, CO. Invited applicants will be notified directly via email by July 11, 2019."]
[52,"2019-06-25","For the oral presentations, will teams be allowed to bring observers who aren’t part of the 6-8 presenter team?"," Applicant teams will be limited to 6-8 individuals at the interview meeting.  No additional observers will be allowed to attend.  Invitations will specify the number of individuals as well as other details regarding the meeting.  "]
[53,"2019-07-02","I would like to know the qualifying members to the Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0001905. Please send me the names of the parties on this grant.","Applicant information is held confidential and will not be released to the public during the application review process.  Once a selection is made, DOE may release the identity of the selected applicant(s).  "]
[54,"2019-07-09","I am contacting you to propose you to be  an international reviewer of research projects. ","The FOA merit review has already occurred, but if you wish to be considered for future EERE merit reviews, please register in the EERE Exchange system in order for EERE to consider you as a potential reviewer.  "]
[55,"2019-07-16","Will AMO send any further questions or instructions regarding the pre-selection interviews between now and July 26?","AMO will send pre-selection interview invitees additional meeting logistics information, e.g. specific location and site access procedures, prior to the interviews.  No additional written questions will be sent to the applicants."]
[56,"2019-07-16","Will applicants be permitted to bring (and present) a slide deck to the pre-selection interviews that has been updated from the one submitted by the deadline on Friday, July 26th?  ","Applicants are permitted to bring (and present) an updated slide deck to the pre-selection interviews, however it is expected that the content of the slides will not change substantively from what was submitted by the July 26th deadline.  Please ensure that the updated slide deck is in either .pdf or .ppt format and on a readily accessible data storage device, e.g. USB Flash Drive.   Also, no updates to the written response will be accepted after the July 26th deadline. Please note, if you bring a flash drive it will need to be scanned by DOE before inserting it into a DOE computer.  "]
[57,"2019-07-16","Can DOE clarify what is meant by “technical activities/projects” in Question 6 of the pre-selection interview questions?  Are activities within the Modeling and Simulation, and Integrated Data and Analysis Topic Areas included?","It is DOE’s intent that “technical activities/projects” includes proposed work within any of the 4 Topic Areas.  These are early-start projects or major Hub activities that you want to spend significant funding on early in the first year of the project, and that are selected outside of a formal request for proposal (RFP) process.  It is up to the applicant to select the top activities/projects to highlight in their response and overview presentation."]
[58,"2019-07-29","Our proposal has a change of a non-key person who has a leadership role.  Can we submit a revision with our pre-selection interview?","DOE cannot accept an update to the written response, however you may highlight this change in proposed personnel in the presentation slides and oral presentation.  "]
[59,"2019-07-29","Will our team be seated at a table with the Federal and Merit reviewers, at a table facing our audience, or in another configuration? ","The seating arrangement hasn’t been finalized, however it is likely the applicant team will be at tables facing the DOE review team.  "]
[60,"2019-07-29","Will the presentation screen be of a size and height that our presenters can point to visual elements with our hands or a pointing stick, or will it be more like an auditorium where parts of the screen are out of reach? ","Meeting will be in a standard conference room and presenters will be directly adjacent to the screen.  "]
[61,"2019-07-29","Can you provide an estimate of the total number of people who will be in attendance? ","Approximately 15 people in addition to the applicant team are expected to be present at the meeting."]
[62,"2019-07-29","Will the presentation screen accommodate slides in widescreen format?","A standard overhead projector will be in use for the presentation."]

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