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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to FOA.AFFECT4@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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["QUESTION AND ANSWER LOG"]
["DE-FOA0001667 - ASSISTING FEDERAL FACILITIES WITH\nENERGY CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES (AFFECT), FY 2017"]
["Question #","Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2016-11-24","Application Content/Format","Can  you  help me  apply  for this grant?","Federal employees are precluded from providing personalized assistance during FOA application process. Please refer to Section IV of the FOA for guidance. "]
[2,"2016-11-24","Application Content/Format","Does the LOI come from the government agency or a private entity?","The LOI must come from a Federal agency."]
[3,"2016-11-24","Technical Topics","Can the funding be used for just the design of a renewable energy project? ","No, a successful application must go beyond proposing to set forth a design for a project.  The application must propose to undertake a capital project.  The grant would be provided when the awardee completes its final deliverable, which is typically a signed task order for a performance contract or the final deliverable may be when a project obtains other financing and chooses a project vendor."]
[4,"2016-11-28","Technical Topics","Our organization awarded an ESPC contract in 2016 that will install CHP at our central steam plant.  Would the CHP be eligible for the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) 2017 program?","No, your project is ineligible.  AFFECT 2017 grant funding can only be applied to new projects that have yet to be awarded."]
[5,"2016-11-28","Application Content/Format","Is there a template for the Letter of Intent mentioned in this Notice?","There is no standard template for the Letter of Intent. Please refer to Section IV-B-I of the FOA for content requirements. "]
[6,"2016-11-28","Technical Topics","Can you tell me if the eligible projects need to be shovel ready - have a design completed? ","No, a completed design is not required, and will be part of the overall project, ultimately leading to the undertaking of a capital project."]
[7,"2016-11-28","Cost Sharing","Will the funding cover the full amount of the project or will our agency need to have additional funding available at the time that FEMP funds are available?","The FOA requires applicants to provide written assurance of their proposed cost leverage contributions in their Full Applications. \nUpon selection for award negotiations, Applicants may be required to provide additional information and documentation regarding their cost leverage contributions."]
[8,"2016-11-29","Application Content/Format","I can't seem to make the website connect.  Can you please help?  ","Please email EERE- EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov with questions regarding website accessibility. "]
[9,"2016-11-29","Eligibility","I am interested in the announcement for energy-related grants on the FedCenter Newsletter. Are these available at a National Park level? ","A site, such as a National Park, may submit an application as long as the project addresses a federal facility.  The applicant must be a Federal Agency, Sub-Agency, or National Laboratory Contractor (applying on behalf of their sponsoring Federal agencies).  Please refer to Section III of the FOA on Eligibility Information for further detail."]
[10,"2016-11-30","Eligibility","I see the announcement seems to be focused on buildings/facilities. Are there any opportunities in regards to using alternative energy for the federal vehicle fleet? ","No, the AFFECT 2017 grant does not apply to federal vehicle fleets."]
[11,"2016-11-30","Due Dates","Will recipients of AFFECT 2016 be notified prior to the Letter of Intent Deadline for AFFECT 2017?","The Letter of Intent submission deadline is December 22, 2016, 5:00pm ET. No additional notifications will be sent out prior to the deadline."]
[12,"2016-11-30","Eligibility","Can more than one team or region in the GSA agency apply for a grant?","Yes; different agency regions, with different resulting projects, would be able to submit different applications to the FOA.  However, only one application can be submitted from one site, and only one application may be submitted from the same project team."]
[13,"2016-11-30","Labs/FFRDCs","Which DOE Lab would be charged with working with GSA on such and effort? Would it be ORNL?","It is not clear from your question whether you anticipate National Laboratory assistance as part of the AFFECT 2017 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), or simply as part of your agency planning efforts.  Please be advised, however, that National Laboratory assistance is not necessarily an element of an AFFECT 2017 grant.  To obtain technical assistance from a National Laboratory separate and independent from the AFFECT 2017 grant program, please contact Brad Gustafson at Brad.Gustafson@ee.doe.gov."]
[14,"2014-11-30","Application Content/Format","How much funding can our organization realistically expect to receive in support of this effort?  Would any of our projects be ones that the AFFECT program would seriously consider?","Subject to appropriations, anticipated funding per award is to be between approximately $100,000 and $1 million.  Agencies are expected to contribute cost share to the investment, and the use of privately funded performance contracts are encouraged. An agency must complete a full application to undergo a merit review of their project.  No preliminary evaluations will be provided."]
[15,"2016-12-01","Eligibility","Will this grant be open to facilities under a GSA lease?","An agency must own the facility to receive an award from AFFECT 2017.  If a facility is under a GSA lease, then GSA should submit the application for the project at this GSA-owned facility."]
[16,"2016-12-01","Application Content/Format","Could you please provide some information? I will sign up for the webinar but it would be great if I can get some overall information regarding the specificity of the grant.","In order to maintain a fair and transparent selection process, the DOE cannot provide any information outside of the FOA document and the Q&A Log posted in Exchange as well as the information provided via the webinar."]
[17,"2016-12-02","Application Content/Format","Can you make sure my email is on the list for further information please?","Duplicate, please see Q.16"]
[18,"2016-12-05","Application Content/Format","What color money is used to fund the project?  Is it one year money?","This action will be funded with FY16 and FY17 funds."]
[19,"2016-12-07","Application Content/Format","Please advise if there is a particular format or any examples for submitting a Letter of Intent.","Duplicate, please see Q.5"]
[20,"2016-12-07","Eligibility","I'm supporting a developing project that includes CHP, should this project be selected for FOA grant, can the grant be used as a pre-performance payment if award and financing is already in place by the time the grant funds are made available?","AFFECT 2017 grant funding can be used to buy-down/improve financing of an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that will be awarded. However, It cannot be applied to an ESPC project that is already awarded at the time selections for the AFFECT award are made."]
[21,"2016-12-08","Eligibility","We at are seeking ways to fund a Dedicated Heat Recovery Chiller (DHRC) project, and believe it meets the first sentence definition of Renewable Energy.  However, would like to get input from your team to verify that it would be considered a renewable project.","The project described would not be considered Renewable Energy according to the definition in the AFFECT 2017 funding opportunity."]
[22,"2016-12-08","Eligibility","Would preliminary studies or project planning efforts be considered in this funding opportunity?","A successful application must go beyond proposing to set forth a design for a project.  The application must propose to undertake a capital project.  The grant would be provided when the awardee completes its final deliverable, which is typically a signed task order for a performance contract or the final deliverable may be when a project obtains other financing and chooses a project vendor."]
[23,"2016-12-08","Eligibility","Would projects greater than $1M and below $3M be considered in this funding opportunity?","Anticipated award funding for the FOA is between $100,000 and $1,000,000. Projects greater than $1,000,000 with the balance of funding being cost share will be considered during the review, evaluation and selection process."]
[24,"2016-12-06","Application Content/Format","In view of the relatively short period of time allowed the letter of intent,our organization would like to know who must submit said letter, the Contractor or the Site Office?   Also, we would like to know if the FOA applies to ongoing projects of only new.  ","The Letter of Intent (LOI) should be submitted by the organization, because that is where the project is undertaken. However, applications should only correspond to new projects that have yet to be awarded an ESPC contract."]
[25,"2016-12-12","Application Content/Format","Can you please detail the process for correctly forming and submitting a Letter of Intent (LOI)?","Please refer to Section IV of the FOA for information regarding LOI format and submission."]
[26,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","Would a local government be eligible to apply? ","No. Only U.S. Federal Agencies, Sub-Agencies, and National Laboratory Contractors (on behalf of their sponsoring Federal agencies) are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA."]
[27,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","I saw a 36 month term mentioned in the presentation.  Is that a minimum requirement?  If my term is 264 months, are we OK?","The Period of Performance (PoP) for the AFFECT 2017 FOA is the amount of time required to complete the tasks and milestones, and submit the Final Deliverable(s) associated with investigating and contracting your energy savings project, typically culminating in the award of a Task Order (TO) to your Energy Savings Company (ESCO).  It does not include the payback lifetime of that project."]
[28,"2016-12-13","Application Content/Format","Is it possible for industrial partners to participate as a subcontractor under a Federal agency and receive DOE funds?","This is possible; however, AFFECT 2017 grant funds are only provided directly to other Federal agencies, who would then have to use those funds to pay any subcontractors."]
[29,"2016-12-13","Due Dates","We submitted a LOI.  We are looking at TO award next week.  Are we too far along?","It appears that your project is too far advanced, because DOE will not consider projects wherein the final task order (TO) is complete.  This final task order is typically the “Final Deliverable” which should occur after AFFECT grant selections are made, which is projected to occur in June 2017.      "]
[30,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","Would an advanced battery energy storage system be considered an EEDR project if coupled with advanced energy management controls?","Yes, an advanced battery energy storage system coupled with advanced energy management controls may be an allowable technology under the Energy Efficiency Deep Retrofits (EEDR) Topic Area.  The battery system would need to be an integral part of the energy management controls."]
[31,"2016-12-13","Cost Sharing","Can this be used for a PPA for renewable energy?  Can you give an example how this works?  Does cost leverage still apply since it is not required to put down money for a PPA since you are only buying the purchased power?","Yes, AFFECT 2017 allows for Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to be considered. To calculate Cost Leverage Ratio (CL) for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), the Total Investment (TI) would be equal to the investment cost of renewable equipment used to support the PPA."]
[32,"2016-12-13","Application Content/Format","What is the link to the Question and Answer log?","A copy of the Question and Answer log is located in the Documents section of the FOA at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov."]
[33,"2016-12-13","Application Content/Format","Can Deep Energy Efficiency retrofit definition apply to a site utility system as opposed to a specific building?","Yes, the Energy Efficiency Deep Retrofits (EEDR) Topic Area can be applied to a Federally-owned site utility system."]
[34,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","Will preference be given to projects that utilize performance contracting vs. another source of cost leverage (i.e. appropriations)?","Additional consideration will be given to applications with a higher Cost Leverage Ratio (CL) regardless of the source of Recipient share funding. No preference is given to the type of financing (i.e. appropriations or performance contracting)."]
[35,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","Can the Resource Efficiency Manager, a contractor to the installation with a CAC Card, submit the application for an Army installation or does an Army civilian employee need to submit the application on the FEMP website?","An authorized representative of your Agency can submit the application at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov."]
[36,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","Is a CHP project eligible for the AFFECT award if the proposed ESPC modification has not been awarded when the LOI and/or the full application is submitted, but the ESPC Modification has been awarded before the AFFECT award is made?  ","Yes, this project would be eligible under the AFFECT 2017 FOA."]
[37,"2016-12-13","Eligibility","Can you please tell me who the \"Organizational Letter of Commitment\" needs to come from (what level of the organization?) and the general content requirements of the letter?  ","The Organizational Letter of Commitment has to come from a person within your organization who has the signing authority. Please refer to Section IV-C of the FOA for further information regarding application package requirments."]
[38,"2016-12-15","Webinar","Would it be possible to get a copy of the slides from the webinar?","The slide deck presented during the Informational Webinar will be posted by 12/23/16 to the FEMP AFFECT 2017 FOA web page: https://energy.gov/eere/femp/2017-assisting-federal-facilities-energy-conservation-technologies-affect-funding."]
[39,"2016-12-15","Cost Sharing","In calculating the CL ratio, how would the TI be determined when a PPA is involved?","To calculate Cost Leverage Ratio (CL) for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), the Total Investment (TI) would be equal to the investment cost of renewable equipment used to support the PPA. "]
[40,"2016-12-15","Application Content/Format","Can the ESCO on an ESPC project submit the LOI/application on behalf of the federal agency requesting funding?","The LOI/Application has to be submitted in Exchange website by the Primary applicant, i.e. federal agency."]
[41,"2016-12-15","Eligibility","I am wondering if there are any contracting opportunities for the AFFECT grants.","Only U.S. Federal Agencies, Sub-Agencies, and National Laboratory Contractors (on behalf of their sponsoring Federal agencies) are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA. It is, however, possible for non-federal agencies to participate as subcontractors."]
[42,"2016-12-16","Application Content/Format","Is there a preferred template that should be used for an LOI? If so, could you please email it to me, or point me to where it’s located?","Duplicate, please see Q.5"]
[43,"2016-12-17","Eligibility","Would an Army National Guard Facility be eligible for this grant?","U.S. Federal Agencies, Sub-Agencies, and National Laboratory Contractors (on behalf of their sponsoring Federal agencies) are eligible to apply for funding under this FOA. Please refer to Section III-A of the FOA for details."]
[44,"2016-12-15","Registration Requirements","I register through the EERE exchange site for my username and it say this was passed on to the DOE SPO for approval. How long will that take? Could you please send me the link to the place where we can submit a letter of intent?","Please submit your Letter of Intent at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov under FOA DE-FOA-0001667. Please email EERE- EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov with questions regarding website accessibility. "]
[45,"2016-12-16","Application Content/Format","Who is the PI, “Principal investigator” on page 22?","“Principal Investigator” refers to the technical point of contact/Project Manager for a specific project award."]
[46,"2016-12-16","Application Content/Format","Is there a specific address we should include in the “letter of intent’?","Please refer to the list of required information as described in Section IV.B.i of the FOA."]
[47,"2016-12-20","Webinar","Is a transcript of the webinar available, or can it still be viewed?","Duplicate, please see Q.38"]
[48,"2016-12-21","Application Content/Format","I want clarification on abstract length for LOI. The FOA in section IV says abstract should be no more than 200 words. The exchange abstract text block has maximum 4,000 character count, which is more than 200 words. Should my response be less than 200 words or 4,000 characters?","Please comply with the content and form requirments as set by the FOA."]
[49,"2016-12-21","Application Reviews","Attached is our LOI for the Affect 2017 grant for Energy Efficiency Deep Retrofiting. ","Please submit your Letter of Intent at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov under DE-FOA-0001667 as required by the FOA."]
[50,"2016-12-21","Application Content/Format","We have a few questions in the 424 attachment.","Please complete the form to the best of your knowledge and in accordance to the instructions provided on page 27 of the FOA. Instructions also are available at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/form-instructions/sf-424-instructions.html."]
[51,"2016-12-20","Eligibility","Since the Task Order was recently awarded, does this preclude our agency from receiving a grant should we prepare, complete and submit the full application?","It appears that your project is too far advanced, because DOE will not consider projects wherein the final task order is complete. This final task order is typically the “Final Deliverable” that should occur after AFFECT grant selections are made, which is projected to occur in June 2017.       "]
[52,"2016-12-21","Eligibility","The FOA states that Federal Agencies and Sub-agencies and National Laboratories are eligible to apply.  Can a Federal employee [apply] for the FOA if they are working on a project that falls into once of the categories:  CHP, renewable, energy efficiency deep retrofits?  If yes, are there additional approvals required?","Yes, any Federal employee on behalf of a Federal Agency can apply to the AFFECT 2017 funding opportunity under one of the allowed Topic Areas:  Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Renewable Energy (RE), or Energy Efficiency Deep Retrofits (EEDR)."]
[53,"2016-12-15","Cost Sharing","Are Letters of Commitment required from each of the team members listed in the LOI? What must the Letters of Commitment demonstrate specifically?","Letters of Commitment must be submitted for any identified project partners as well as from third parties contributing to cost leverage. The letters confirm their willingness to participate in the project described in the Full Application. Please refer to the FOA for content/form requirements."]
[54,"2016-12-15","Application Content/Format","Does DOE have any templates available for the requested AFFECT documents?","A template form for the 424 Application can be found at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov under the FOA's Required Application Documents section."]
[55,"2016-12-15","Eligibility","Are Team Members listed in the LOI limited to federal personnel?","The Project Team members included in the LOI are not limited to Federal employees."]
[56,"2016-12-15","Application Content/Format","Can contractors be listed as POC’s throughout the application process?","Only Federal employees can be listed as the Points of Contact for projects submitted in response to the FOA."]
[57,"2016-12-21","Cost Sharing","Are there any items that should be excluded from the LCCA analysis?","Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) should include all information required 10 CFR 436, Subpart A using the Building Life-Cycle Cost (BLCC) software program or equivalent."]
[58,"2016-12-21","Application Content/Format","Will the agency awarded also be required to submit a public release as a result of the grant award?","Upon award notification, US DOE FEMP will release a Progress Alert naming the selectees and describing their projects."]
[59,"2016-12-21","Due Dates","After award, what is the latest year available for funds to be delivered?","The Period of Performance (PoP) for AFFECT 2017 grants is 36 months."]
[60,"2016-12-21","Due Dates","What is latest end date that can be considered for the period of performance upon award?","The PoP end date will depend on the when the award is executed. The Period of Performance (PoP) for AFFECT 2017 grants is 36 months."]
[61,"2016-12-21","Due Dates","Does the period of performance begin upon award of grant, or will that be negotiable upon award?","The PoP begins when the award is executed, not upon notification of award."]
[62,"2016-12-21","Technical Topics","Does the period of performance include completion of the proposed project?","The project must be completed, having submitted Final Deliverable(s) found to be technically acceptable by US DOE FEMP, by the end of the PoP."]
[63,"2016-12-21","Cost Sharing","Are alternative methods for LCCA analysis allowed for this proposal?","For consistent evaluation, all applications are required to calculate LCCA as described in Q.57."]
[64,"2016-12-21","Eligibility","I am wondering, is it possible to submit multiple applications per national laboratory for the AFFECT 2017 FOA?","The restrictions are that only one application can be submitted from one site, and only one application may be submitted from the same project team."]
[65,"2016-12-21","Application Content/Format","I have submitted an LOI through the EERE website, but didn't see a place to enter the 'key participants'.  Should they just be included in the abstract?","Yes, please add a section entitled Key Participants to the Abstract of your the Letter of Intent (LOI)."]
[66,"2016-12-21","Due Dates","Could you please confirm that I can edit the Letter of Intent up through 5:00pm ET December 22, 2016, and that changes made before then will be considered the final Letter of Intent?","Yes, submission deadline for Letter of Intent is December 22, 2016, 5:00pm ET."]
[67,"2016-12-22","Application Content/Format","Could you verify if you received our SF-424 and it is the “Letter of Intent” required today? I saw “no file uploaded” from the website.","The required SF-424 Application form is NOT the Letter of Intent required by the FOA. Enter all the Letter of Intent information  as required by FOA section IV.B.i. directly into the Letter of Intent section of Exchange at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov under DE-FOA-0001667, and then click \"Create Letter of Intent.\" Please email EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov with any technical support questions related to  submissions."]
[68,"2016-12-22","Cost Sharing","Should I for wait your preliminary review report and ensure our project is eligible for the fund, then perform the LLC calculation and submit more supporting files?","DOE does not review Letters of Intent for technical merit, only for compliance with the FOA requirements. Please see FOA Section IV B-i. The decision to submit a full application lies solely with the Applicant."]
[69,"2016-12-30","Due Dates","Does a letter of intent submitted the shortly after the 5 pm ET deadline on the day of December 22, 2016 still a valid proposal if the final application is submitted before the final due date? Or does the late letter of intent cancel the final application?","To be eligible to submit a Full Application, applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by December 22, 2016, 5:00pm ET. DOE will not review LOIs submitted after the aforementioned deadline."]
[70,"2017-01-04","Application Content/Format","Must the Summary Slide (in Microsoft Powerpoint format) conform to the requirements of using black font color, Times New Roman typeface, 1 inch margins, and 8.5x11 inch paper size? ","No, please refer to the requirements listed for the Summary Slide in Section IV.C.v. on page 28."]
[71,"2017-01-05","Application Content/Format","Page 20 of the FOA states that the page number must be located in the footer of each page. Should the pages be numbered consecutively starting with \"1\" as the cover page of the Technical Volume, and should this numbering be continued into the SF-424, letters, LCCA, and the other files required as part of the Full Application? Should the Summary for Public Release and the Summary Slide also be part of the overall page numbering? ","Please include page numbers for the Technical Volume (10-page maximum), not including the Cover Page.  The other Full Application document listed in the table page 23 of the FOA should be separate documents and do not have rules regarding length and pagination."]
[72,"2017-01-05","Application Content/Format","We sent the wrong LOI here is the one we needed to send.  Our Maintenance Director here wanted to see if we could possibly get 300,000.00 instead of 100,000.00.","Per the AFFECT 2017 FOA, only Letters of Intent (LOIs) submitted to EERE Exchange prior to the deadline of December 12, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. ET will be considered.  The amount of the requested grant in the Full Application may be different from the amount requested in the LOI."]
[73,"2017-01-05","Due Dates","Will there be more opportunities for grants and if so what all documentation is required to submit a project? ","There are no guarantees of future funding opportunities.  However, should they arise, DOE will publish new funding opportunity announcements at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov as they become available."]
[74,"2017-01-11","Cost Sharing","Our project is a UESC with only a couple potential utilities, but the RFP will not be released for a few months.  This third party letter of commitment would not apply for us, correct?","Third party commitment letters are only applicable to projects that include financing from third parties contributing to cost leverage."]
[75,"2017-01-11","Application Content/Format","Is there an excel version of this or online version of the cycle analysis software?","No, unfortunately FEMP currently only offers the Building Life Cycle Cost software (BLCC version 5.3-16) as a free download."]
[76,"2017-01-17","Eligibility","Would a project to replace an existing hydropower system which is at the end of its operational life be eligible for this grant funding?  Is there any discouragement of projects that replace existing renewable energy generation capacity (even if it will soon be decommissioned), versus those that install new capacity?","Yes, a hydropower system is allowed under the Renewable Energy Topic Area.  Also, there is no preference given to new capacity.  The benefits can be shown relative to the baseline – in your case, the baseline would be no hydropower capacity.  Please use reasonable assumptions regarding when the baseline hydropower would be decommissioned.  "]
[77,"2017-01-17","Due Dates","It has occurred to me that the deadline for the letter of intent for the proposed FOA 1667 Grant has past. Can my district/program still submit the full application and still be considered for the grant? ","To be eligible to submit a Full Application, applicants must submit a Letter of Intent by December 22, 2016, 5:00pm ET. DOE will not review LOIs submitted after the aforementioned deadline."]
[78,"2017-01-17","Application Content/Format","Should the SF424 be signed by the federal employee POC or the responsible individual at the partner national lab?","SF424 should be signed by an authorized signatory of your Federal agency."]
[79,"2017-01-18","Application Content/Format","Must the completed SF-424 be printed and signed in hard copy, and then scanned into PDF, and then submitted through EERE Exchange as specified in the FOA? Or is the only signature needed an electronic one provided via methods in EERE Exchange?","Please submit a signed copy of the SF-424 form via https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Both electronic and scanned (handwritten) signatures are acceptable on the SF-424 form."]
[80,"2017-01-18","Eligibility","If a project TO is approved prior to the funding award announcement, would that project still be eligible for funding under this grant opportunity? ","No, the project described is too far advanced to be eligible, because it already has a signed Task Order for an ESPC."]
[81,"2017-01-19","Application Content/Format","I am looking for additional background on this FOA and missed the presentation. Could I ask if you have any information please forward to me.","Please refer to https://eere-exchange.energy.gov for all publically available information regarding the FOA."]
[82,"2017-01-23","Application Content/Format","We are in the process of completing our application, but we felt it necessary to clarify one point that relates to multiple areas of the application. For the purposes of a PPA. If the investment cost of the of the renewable energy equipment used to support the PPA (even if this cost is born by the PPA contractor) is $5 and we are requesting $1 from DOE to help pay down the initial cost or power provided under the PPA. Then the CL = ($5 - $1)/$1 or 4. In addition, in regards to the SF- 424 in Section 18 Estimated funding a. Federal would be the amount we are requesting $1 and b. Applicant would be $4 for a total estimated funding of $5, correct?","In your example you correctly calculate Cost Leverage Ratio (CL) utilizing Total Investment (TI) and Grant amount (G). Also, you correctly describe how those amounts are applied to the SF-424 form."]
[83,"2017-01-23","Application Content/Format","Can you provide a sample letter or even a written paragraph with the guidelines for the letter (similar to the guidelines for writing the Public Release)?","Organizational Letters of Commitment are a written commitment made by Project Partners that contain the confirmation and willingness of those partners to participate in the project described in the Full Application.  No samples will be provided."]
[84,"2017-01-23","Application Content/Format","Attaching some information already we have  done regarding Renewable Energy. Please let us know the procedure to follow to obtain grants in this notice.","Full Applications must be submitted in EERE Exchange https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. DOE will not consider applications submitted via any means other than the EERE Exchange website.  Further, you must have already submitted a Letter of Intent, on or before 12/22/2016, via the EERE Exchange website in order to be eligible to submit a full application."]
[85,"2017-01-23","Application Content/Format","I am hoping someone can contact me by phone to help explain requirements for this application. ","In an effort to maintain a fair and transparent competitive process, DOE is prohibited from directly contacting the FOA applicants. Please submit your questions through EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. "]
[86,"2017-01-23","Application Content/Format","Is Section 8b of the SF-424 Appliction form, Employe/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN), required? Is Section 8c, Organizational DUNS, of the same document required? ","Yes, these are both required sections of the document."]
[87,"2017-01-23","Application Content/Format","Rregarding Section 19 of the SF424, Application Form: I have not been able to find information about EO 12372 relating to this grant.  Can you confirm that this program is not covered by EO 12372 (option c)?","The AFFECT grant is not covered under E.O. 12372."]
[88,"2017-01-24","Due Dates","The concern we have is that the contractor is needing to have a decision to move forward on the renewable energy system in mid-February in order to get parts ordered and the system installed by the end of construction in June. Is the timing of this schedule too soon?","The anticipated date for EERE Selection Notifications will be June 21, 2017 at the earliest."]
[89,"2017-01-25","Application Content/Format","I would like clarification on the definition of \"Team Member\". We are partnering in our proposal with a commercial solar installation vendor, who will do the actual installation and will participate in the funding through a PPA. Question is, should I call them \"Team members\"/\"other organization\"? ","A “team member” would be an organization with a high level of involvement in the project and a high level of stakes in its outcome. A vendor would not meet the definition of a team member"]
[90,"2017-01-05","Technical Topics","My organization has several potential projects that I believe could qualify for a grant but how far along in the process does the project need to be to be considered and at what point has the project gone too far to submit? We have facilities both CONUS and OCONUS. Are the grants only for CONUS? Does the project have to be designed and quoted already?","1) At this time, AFFECT 2017 is the only open AFFECT grant.  Should additional funding opportunities become available in the future, they will be posted to the FEMP AFFECT website and EERE Exchange.\n2) Projects too advanced to qualify are typically those that have already obtained a signed Task Order with an Energy Service Company (ESCO).  Project under initial design and costing are eligible.  Domestic or overseas facilities owned by the U.S. Federal government are eligible to apply."]
[91,"2017-01-25","Due Dates","According to some earlier correspondence and information on your website, the deadline was January 31, 2017.  However, I noticed on the FEMP Funding Opportunity web page that the due date is now \"TBD\".  Can you confirm the due date? ","In accordance with the FOA, the submission deadline for Full Applications is January 30, 2017, 5:00pm ET."]
[92,"2017-01-25","Application Content/Format","Please could someone call me regarding help with this opportunity?","In an effort to maintain a fair and transparent competitive process, DOE is prohibited from directly contacting the FOA applicants. Please submit your questions through EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. "]
[93,"2017-01-26","Due Dates","I am working on the AFFECT 2017 application due on Monday, January 30th and wanted to make sure that the grant will still be available considering the current state of Federal budgets.  Is the current deadline still in effect and do you expect to award the AFFECT grant in 2017?","There have been no changes to the status of the FOA. The submission deadline for Full Applications is January 30, 2017, 5:00pm ET. The anticipated date for EERE Selection Notifications will be June 21, 2017 at the earliest."]
[94,"2017-01-26","Application Content/Format","My project has two partners who will each provide a single-page Letter of Commitment.  Is the following file naming convention acceptable?\n \n{{ControlNumber}}_{{LeadOrganization}}_PPLettersofCommitment_{{Partner1}}\n{{ControlNumber}}_{{LeadOrganization}}_PPLettersofCommitment_{{Partner2}}","Please combine both Commitment Letters into one document then upload it into Exchange. Each of the letters should not exceed the 1-page minimum. "]
[95,"2017-01-26","Application Content/Format","The \"Funds and Costs\" section of the application is not allowing me to enter Non-Federal Share please advise.","Please leave the Non-Federal Share field at 0%. Please use the Cost Leverage Verification attachment to the Full Application to address the topic of Cost Leverage."]
[96,"2017-01-05","Application Content/Format","To view Letter of Intent.pdf, sign in or create an account.","Per the AFFECT 2017 FOA, only Letters of Intent (LOIs) submitted to EERE Exchange prior to the deadline of December 12, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. ET will be considered."]
[97,"2017-07-20","Due Dates","The AFFECT 2017 FOA lists the “Expected Date For EERE Section Notifications” as June 21, 2017.  However, it is past this date, and I have not heard whether or not I was chosen for an AFFECT grant.  Why is there a delay, and when can I expect selection notifications?","Unfortunately, the decisions for selection and the announcements for all FOAs within the Department of Energy, including AFFECT 2017, have been delayed.  Senior management of the current Administration is reviewing all FOAs to determine whether they can move forward.  \n\nIt is not clear when announcements can be made, but we do not expect official notifications before late August 2017.  Notifications could be delayed beyond that date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                No additional questions will be reviewed or answered in regards to this FOA at this time."]

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