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["INSTRUCTIONS"]
[1,"All questions pertaining to this funding opportunity announcement should be emailed to MHKFOA1310@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 spreadsheet 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-FOA-0001310 - Next Generation Marine Energy Systems - Durability and Survivability"]
[1,"Date Submitted","Topic","Question","Answer"]
[1,"2015-04-28","Eligibility","Would \"Improved materials for extended life in marine environments\" be a responsive topic for this solicitation? ","Per Section III. G. of the FOA, “EERE will not make eligibility determinations for potential applicants prior to the date on which applications to this FOA must be submitted. The decision whether to submit an application in response to this FOA lies solely with the applicant.” Please carefully review Section I of the FOA to determine whether your proposed topic falls within an area of interest of this FOA."]
[2,"2015-04-29","Technical Topics","The FOA states \"All systems being proposed must have previously demonstrated potential for high AEP through completed performance validation under controlled conditions testing.\"  Please confirm that scale model tank testing meets the criteria of \"controlled condition testing\" and whether you have a minimum threshold for the scale level in this regard.  Can you quantify or further define \"high AEP\"?","Yes, scale model testing meets the criteria of “controlled condition testing”.  There is not a prescribed minimum scale, but the scale must have been sufficient for the performance validation to have relevance to the expected performance at full scale.      There is not a prescribed quantitative threshold for “High AEP”.  Merit reviewers will assess the attributes of AEP potential described in  Appendix E of the FOA.  The expectation is that the proposed system has characteristics to yield greater power production than the equivalently sized current state of the art for the industry.  The DOE reference models may serve as a conservative baseline. http://energy.sandia.gov/energy/renewable-energy/water-power/reference-model-project-rmp/reference-model-documents/"]
[3,"2015-04-30","Technical Topics","Question for Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001310 entitled “Next Generation Marine Energy Systems - Durability and Survivability” in regards to Topic Area 2 ‐ Marine Installation, Operations and Maintenance (IO&M) which states “it is open to high performance wave and current (tidal, river, and ocean) energy converters for which improvements to installation, operations, and maintenance have been identified through prior experience.” Question: Does this include hydrokinetic energy converters in Canals?"," Yes, Topic Area 2 is open to hydrokinetic energy converters in canals.  "]
[4,"2015-05-05","Eligibility","Section 1.C “Applications Specifically Not of Interest”, 3rd bullet, prohibits applications that “are currently being evaluated under another DOE FOA.”  Is this limited to open DOE Water Power Program FOAs or does it extend to other open FOAs from program offices in EERE, DOE, and ARPA-E?","DOE, whether ARPA-E, Office of Science, or EERE, will not fund an application and specific scope of technology development more than once.  Any application that is identical to the scope proposed for another DOE solicitation will not address the particular requirements of this FOA, as the FOA objective, metrics, and deliverables are distinct from other solicitations released by DOE.  Consequently applications being evaluated under another DOE FOA will not be accepted.  "]
[5,"2015-05-05","Eligibility","Section 1.C “Applications Specifically Not of Interest”,  4th bullet, prohibits applications proposing work that relies on the results of a DOE award that has not been completed or evaluated.”   It would be highly unusual for a domestic WEC technology developer, who is positioned to apply for Topic 2 of this FOA, not to have any open DOE contracts ongoing as most are multiyear in nature.   Can the program elaborate or expand on this prohibition?","This restriction does not prohibit a system developer, or MHK system that is currently undergoing technology development under a DOE award from applying.  It restricts applications that are dependent on technology development efforts that are not yet completed or validated results to meet the objectives of this FOA.  Applications for technology development that can be performed in parallel are not restricted.  Applications must make it clear that steps in the technology development are not being skipped or expedited prematurely.  In other words, DOE will not support step 2 of development before step 1 is completed and validated (in a serial development process).   "]
[6,"2015-05-06","Technical Topics","Can you define the term \"open water?\"  Would  a site with salt water tidal flows of greater than 2 m/s quality as \"open water\" for Topic Area 2?","Yes, the described test site would qualify as “open water”.  Open water refers to sites which offer an under controlled environment that provides stressors to the system and logistics of operations that will prepare OEM’s for the eventual operational environment when deployed commercially. "]
[7,"2015-05-06","Technical Topics","Would you please differentiate between the DOE & Wave Energy Prize and the DE-FOA-0001310: Next Generation Marine Energy Systems - Durability and Survivabiity FOA?","The goals of the Wave Energy Prize and this FOA are different.  The Prize is a competition to identify the top WEC designs that will double the amount of energy captured by today’s wave energy devices per unit structural cost.  In contrast, the FOA aims to improve the system cost characteristics—specifically capital expenditure, operational expenditure, availability, and system life—of MHK systems undergoing development for commercial application.  While the Wave Energy Prize encourages the development of new WEC concepts that employ innovative energy capture structures, and controls, the first topic area of the FOA addresses the critical gap of the survivability of current WEC device designs, and the second topic area aims to reduce installation, operations, and maintenance costs for WEC devices and current (tidal, river, and ocean) energy converters."]
[8,"2015-05-06","Application Content/Format","The link for the application forms for FOA 000-1310 does not work  (https://eere‐Exchange.energy.gov, from page 24 of the FOA). Is there another place to access that material?","The link should have taken you to the EERE Exchange homepage. Please copy and paste the following - https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ - then select DE-FOA-0001310 on the homepage and click on \"View Required Application Documents\" under the \"Required Application Documents\" heading for the FOA."]
[9,"2015-05-06","Technical Topics","Would a test at an inshore area, just offshore of the typical wave breaking area for any beach, be considered within the scope of this FOA?","Near shore based wave energy convertors are eligible for both topics of the FOA."]
[10,"2015-05-07","Due Dates","Thank you for the excellent webinar. You mentioned that applicants will receive notification by June 10 either encouraging or discouraging a full application.  That leaves us just under three weeks to pull together a fairly complex proposal. If we submit the concept paper before May 29, could we receive notification sooner and thus have more time to focus on the full application? ","To ensure fairness, all Concept Papers are reviewed and Encourage/Discourage notices are made available at the same time."]
[11,"2015-05-07","Technical Topics","On page 10 Section C - Applications  Not of Interest Bullet #3 and Bullet #4  -  There are companies with PTO systems that could support  OEMs with a power conversion systems that seem  to be precluded from supporting other OEMs by having these restrictions.  Are these two bullets only intended for OEM and not the component suppliers or are the restriction down to the PTO's components since the DOE currently has a FOA that has a focus on making developing the PTO for multiple OEM which seems to preclude any PTO supplier from teaming on this project?","Yes, Section I. C. restricts applicants, either prime or subcontractor, from proposing a scope of work and technology development objective that has already been reviewed.  Also, if the technology does not require completion of an existing DOE award to realize the objectives of the proposed work, it is eligible to be included in an application to this FOA.  "]
[12,"2015-05-07","Webinar","Is it possible to get a list of people and companies that attended the webinar so that we might discuss collaborative opportunities?","DOE does not provide lists of applicants, or potential applicants, under Funding Opportunity Announcements."]
[13,"2015-05-07","Technical Topics","Are systems that pump hydraulic fluid to shore for conversion to electricity, considered hydropower?","No,  the term “ hydropower” is  defined by the use of structures to generate head as the initial form of energy capture from hydrodynamic to mechanical energy.  Systems that use hydraulic conversion as part of a power take-off to convert mechanical energy are permitted under this FOA."]
[14,"2015-05-08","Technical Topics","Does a river site like New York City's East River, meet the requirements for a test site under Topic Area 2?","Yes, Topic Area 2 is open to hydrokinetic energy converters in rivers. Please refer to the answer for question 6 regarding futher requirements for the site."]
[15,"2015-05-08","Technical Topics","Would a project that tests innovative IO&M operations and techniques using an integrated installation and maintenance structure, equipped with full instrumentation and simulated turbines to assess loads, meet requirements of the FOA Topic Area 2?","All applicable activities (permitting, consultations, etc.) which would enable an open water test must be completed by the down select review, after Budget Period 1, for Topic Area 2 of the FOA. "]
[16,"2015-05-10","Technical Topics","On Page 7, second paragraph from the bottom of the page, a sentence reads, “Applicants must select a test site that has been previously permitted for testing of MHK devices.” 1)      Does this mean sites that  are ALREADY permitted or do you mean that the test site must be permitted before moving into Topic 2, Budget Period 3?  2)  We are not aware of any shallow-water wave energy test sites in the United States that are ALREADY permitted.  Do you mean to exclude shallow water wave energy technologies in this FOA?","1) This site must have been previously permitted for the testing similar to what is proposed. Some permitting activities and Environmental assessments are expected. Under this FOA, DOE will not support the permitting and licensing of a site that has not previously been used to test an MHK system.  2) No. See answer to Question 1. "]
[17,"2015-05-10","Technical Topics","We will NOT be connecting to an offshore grid;  does this disqualify us for this FOA?","As stated in the FOA, a grid connection is not required."]
[18,"2015-05-10","Technical Topics","Is flume tank testing at a University acceptable for our advanced testing with this FOA?","For Topic Area 1 flume testing at a University is acceptable and considered a controlled conditions test. For Topic Area 2 a flume test is not considered open water and would not fulfill the requirement of the testing described in the FOA. Flume testing could be included as an additional intermediate step to the other elements of the scope described in the FOA."]
[19,"2015-05-12","Technical Topics","The FOA states that \"applicants must select a test site that has been previously permitted for testing of MHK devices.\" The FOA also states that applicants will build and deploy a near full scale MHK system prototype.  Please identify tidal and ocean current test facilities that \"have been previously permitted\" that meet the criteria of having the infrastructure in place to test near full-scale systems.\"","It is up to the applicant to identify a suitable test site where all applicable pre-testing activities (permitting, consultations, etc.) which would enable an open water test can be completed by the down select review, after Budget Period 1, for Topic Area 2 of the FOA."]
[20,"2015-05-13","Cost Sharing","Are there any fund matching requirements?","Please see Section III. B. for specific cost sharing percentages required under this FOA. Additional information on cost share can be found in Appendices B and C."]
[21,"2014-05-15","Technical Topics","With regard to the FOA Topic 2 description that the actual energy capture devices do not need to be fully energetic or grid-connected, would it be acceptable for a mounting structure and IO&M design and test project to utilize simulated turbines (non-rotating turbine-like fixed structures) to simulate the installation and operational weights and loads of actual turbines?  ","No, the MHK system must be a fully integrated power generating system.  Note as described in Section I. B. of the FOA, “Testing will also validate AEP and produce environmental data in order to continue improvement of the permitting process.”"]
[22,"2015-05-19","Application Content/Format","Who can I speak to specifically regarding this FOA? I would appreciate being able to contact the person directly regarding my questions.","DOE personnel are not allowed to correspond directly with FOA Applicants. All questions and answers are posted to the FOA FAQs spreadsheet on EERE Exchange."]
[23,"2015-05-19","Labs/FFRDCs","Can DOE confirm that not including a national laboratory as a partner for an application would not be counted against an applicant thereby lowering their chances of being selected for a grant?","Participation by an FFRDC is not a requirement of the FOA. Please review Section V. A., B. and C. for Technical Review Criteria, Standards for Application Evaluation and a list of potential Program Policy Factors. "]
[24,"2015-05-20","Technical Topics","FOA 1310 Topic 2 requires “applicants to select a test site that has been previously permitted for testing of MHK devices” (bottom, pg7).   Would permitted sites located outside the US meet this criteria?","There is no restriction limiting the site to the US.  Please carefully review the information in FOA Section IV. I. 3., Performance of Work in the United States, including the waiver requirements."]
[25,"2015-05-24","Technical Topics","In several locations within the FOA, there are references to criteria or deliverables that presume a dynamic WEC (such as bottom of page 5:  “….presents the numerical predictions of accelerations, motion, and loading or other variables that will be validated in wave tank.”).  Just to confirm, are non-moored or stationary systems (affixed to the floor of an ocean or river or to an existing structure) eligible for this FOA?  ","There is no restriction against non-moored or stationary systems.  In the full application, please describe the appropriate variables relevant for validation."]
[26,"2015-05-24","Intellectual Property","Is there any means provided for grant recipients to protect their sensitive and competitive IP, during the course of participating in government funded R&D projects? Can detailed test data, trade secrets, algorithms, etc., be protected from public disclosure and, thereby, foreign access? Are there any procedures by which sensitive proprietary and patentable information (including detailed test and operational data) can be fully protected, while still working with the government, or do some of these rights have to be forfeited in exchange for receiving government funding? If not, why not, given that we already have a huge problem with the cyber-theft of sensitive U.S. IP from both the government and private industry? What if a technology could have dual use - would things change then, as far as disclosure goes? ","Please see Section VIII, Paragraphs L, M, and N with regard to treatment of subject inventions and data produced during awards under this FOA."]
[27,"2015-05-26","Technical Topics","Would a quarter-scale open-water site be suitable for the Budget Period 2 “near full scale prototype” wave energy system testing under Topic Area 2, as long as the Full Application can demonstrate the Froude scalability of the quarter-scale wave climate and water depth to a West Coast fully energetic site, such as the DOE reference site off Humboldt Bay? If quarter-scale is not sufficiently “near full scale” what is the minimum geometric linear scale that would be acceptable?","Yes, the quarter-scale wave climate described is sufficient.  However, most importantly the scale of the prototype for Topic Area 2 must be sufficient to demonstrate a fully integrated (w.r.t. components) system in an environment that provides stressors to the system and logistics of operations that will prepare OEM’s for the eventual operational environment when deployed commercially.   "]
[28,"2015-05-28","Eligibility","When applying for the following funding opportunity, are there any restrictions on the citizenship of any of the PI’s? Either the PI or a Co-PI for our possible proposal is a green-card holder but not a U.S. Citizen.","Please see Section VI. D. 2., Award Administrative Requirements."]
[29,"2015-05-28","Technical Topics","I would like to know if this applies  to  wave devices only or can tidal stream or water current devices  also qualify?  ","Topic Area 1 is open only to Wave Energy Converters. Topic Area 2 is open to all wave and current MHK devices."]
[30,"2015-06-16","Technical Topics","I notice that this FOA does not list ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) anywhere in the announcement. It also does not specifically list OTEC as an “application specifically not of interest.” Will applications dealing with OTEC prototypes be considered as part of this FOA?","Ocean thermal energy conversion technologies are of interest for Topic Area 2 and will be considered for any applicants that submitted Concept Papers by the deadline of 5/29/2015.  Please note that you must have submitted a Concept Paper by the deadline of 5/29/2015 in order to submit a full Application to this FOA."]
[31,"2015-06-18","Due Dates","Modification 0001 already had extended the Full Application due date by two weeks, from 01 July to 15 July, which would have provided five weeks for preparation of the Full Application after the originally anticipated 10 June notification. Based on yesterday’s notification, everyone now has four weeks.  Would it be possible to grant a one-week extension to restore the five-week preparation timetable that we, and perhaps other teams, had been planning on?","The full application deadline will remain the same as listed in modification 0001 to the Funding Opportunity Announcement.  Full applications are due on July 15, 2015 by 5:00pm ET."]
[32,"2015-06-18","Application Content/Format","The guidelines state that applicants are required to submit a data management plan in the full proposal. However, I do not see any instruction as to how this should be submitted.","Please see FOA Modification 0002 in EERE Exchange - https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/#FoaIdfe65b096-e243-42b5-b4ff-9bb04f5e8389 - which includes Data Management Plan in the \"Full Application Content Requirements\" table on page 26. Appendix D contains guidance on preparing a Data Management Plan."]
[33,"2015-06-19","Application Content/Format","I am unable to locate/download two of the documents that constitute the application.","Please go to the Summary for this FOA in EERE Exchange - https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/#FoaIdfe65b096-e243-42b5-b4ff-9bb04f5e8389 -  and click on \"View Required Application Documents\" under the \"Required Application Documents\" heading."]
[34,"2015-06-22","Application Content/Format","Is it possible to propose a project with a period of performance greater than 18 months for Topic Area 1, in order to align with availability of a selected test facility?","The expectation is that projects will be completed within the 18 month period of performance listed in the FOA."]
[35,"2015-06-24","Application Content/Format","Can you please provide guidance as to how funding would be handled if a project team member is a federal entity? Would the funding be made to the Prime Recipient as a pass-through, or would the funding be made directly by DOE to the federal entity?","All funding with the exception of funding designated for the National Laboratories will be obligated to the prime recipient.  "]
[36,"2015-06-24","Webinar","Can you provide more details regarding the National Lab support described in the FOA?","Eligible Applicants (Applicants who submitted a Concept Paper through EERE Exchange by the stated deadline of 5/29/2015) should receive an email with an invitation to a webinar on June 30, 2015. The webinar will provide additional information on National Lab support. If you submitted a Concept Paper by the deadline and have not received a webinar invitation, please email the FOA mailbox - MHKFOA1310@ee.doe.gov "]
[37,"2015-06-25","Application Content/Format","Section IV.D.13 lists the Data Management Plan as a requirement. However, the Data Management Plan is not shown on the table in IV.D.1. Should the Data Management Plan be listed as a Project Deliverable or an Application requirement?","Please see Q&A 32 above."]
[38,"2015-06-25","Application Content/Format","Please confirm that the templates available in EERE Exchange for the following forms are correct - SF-424 Application; EERE 335 Budget Justification; SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities","As stated in the FOA, the forms on the EERE Exchange website should be used. The forms referenced can be found using the instructions in Q&A 33 above. If the link in the instructions in Q&A 33 does not take you directly to the specific FOA, please scroll through the list of FOAs until you locate DE-FOA-0001310 and click on the FOA number or title, then click on \"View Required Application Documents\" for a list of the three documents. Click on the individual documents to open them. The links have been checked and the documents can be found and opened using the instructions."]
[39,"2015-06-25","Application Content/Format","Please confirm that the templates in EERE Exchange for DOE/NNSA FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center Budget and Work Authorization are correct.","These forms are not included in the \"Required Application Documents\" list but can be provided by the DOE/NNSA FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center you are working with."]
[40,"2015-06-26","Application Content/Format","Could you please clarify what documentation we need to provide for budget justification of supply items (i.e. less than $5K) and/or travel items.  Do we need to upload quotes with the budget justification form, or just have them available if requested?  If an upload is needed, is this also required for supplies purchased by subcontractors who do not need to fill out the 335 form?  Also, how/where would these documents be uploaded? ","Submission of documentation not specifically called out in the FOA is not required as part of the application process. Required budget documentation will be requested as part of the negotiation of award process with Selectees."]
[41,"2015-06-26","Application Content/Format","Can you please clarify whether conference travel (to present and disseminate findings) is allowed under the FOA?  If so, how do we input conference registration costs on the travel tab? ","Reasonable costs to attend conferences for presentation and dissemination of project findings are allowable. Registration costs can be included in the Other Direct Costs tab of the EERE 335 Budget Justification."]
[42,"2015-06-26","Application Content/Format","Can't seem to find what is meant by SOPO Task # [in the EERE 335 Budget Justification]. Please clarify.","If selected for award the Statement of Project Objectives (SOPO) is generated from the work plan submitted in the application.  The SOPO Task # should follow the same task and work breakdown structure employed in the work plan.  Please see Section IV.D.2, Technical Volume, including  the Milestone Summary Table on page 31 and Example Work Breakdown Structure on page 32."]
[43,"2015-06-29","Eligibility","In the Criteria comments, it is stated that in the full application please provide the following... However submittal of the full application has been discouraged.  We also received an invitation to the webinar. Any clarification would be appreciated.","Per Section VI.B.2. of the FOA, encourage/discourage notifications for the concept paper stage of the selection process are not binding.  Applicants are free to submit a full application despite receiving a discourage notification.  Strengths and weaknesses are therefore provided for every concept paper to provide equal opportunity for improvement to every applicant.  In addition, access to informational webinars and other pertinent information is provided to all eligible applicants."]
[44,"2015-06-30","Labs/FFRDCs","Can the National Lab perform other project related work such as topic area 2 structural instrumentation setup and analysis.","The National Lab support for these projects is outlined in the FOA Topic Area descriptions, Section I.B of the FOA."]
[45,"2015-06-30","Webinar","I am writing to ask if you could share a video link and/or presentations from today’s webinar on national lab support for FOA1310. ","The webinar slides have been posted to the FOA Documents section of the Summary for this FOA in EERE Exchange."]
[46,"2015-06-30","Application Content/Format","Question about subrecipients. We have 2 different subs. The total of the two exceeds 25% of the budget, but not separately. Do we need to fill out the contractual forms for each?","The requirement refers to individual subrecipients. Per the FOA, \"Applicants must provide a separate budget justification, EERE 335 (i.e., budget justification for each budget year and a cumulative budget) for each subawardee that is expected to perform work estimated to be more than $250,000 or 25 percent of the total work effort (whichever is less).\" "]
[47,"2015-07-03","Labs/FFRDCs","The DOE has posted information about NREL's/Sandia's contribution to Topic 1, however there do not seem to be any specific instructions regarding the National Labs for Topic 2 of FOA-DE-0001310.  Are direct contact or negotiations with the national laboratories during the full application stage allowed for Topic 2 applicants?","Applicants are requested not to contact the National  Laboratories during the full application preparation and submittal phase of this Funding Opportunity Announcement."]
[48,"2015-07-03","Labs/FFRDCs","Also, the full application content requirements located on page 26 of the FOA lists FFRDC files which we typically secure when working with an FFRDC. Are these FFRDC related documents required on this particular FOA for Topic 1 or 2 or neither?","The authorization forms are not required for the National Lab support, as described in Section I.B of the FOA, for each topic area."]
[49,"2015-07-05","Registration Requirements","Is this an annual funding opportunity? If so, can you please include me in the notification list for 2016?","This is not an \"annual funding opportunity.\" Please continue to monitor the EERE Exchange website for opportunities your organization may be interested in and eligible to apply for."]
[50,"2015-07-08","Labs/FFRDCs","As a DOE FFRDC we will need to complete the Field Work Proposal form. Can you kindly provide the appropriate Budget and Reporting Code and Headquarters Program Manager Name to include on the FWP? ","The budgeting and reporting code will be specified during negotiations if the applicant is selected.  Please list Alison LaBonte as the HQ Program Manager."]
[51,"2015-07-10","Cost Sharing","Cost Share Types and Allowability: Can a Prime Recipient use a third party in-kind contribution from the Bureau of Reclamation as part of its cost share? ","Per Section III. B. 3. of the FOA, the Prime Recipient may not use \"Federal funding or property (e.g., Federal grants, equipment owned by the Federal Government)\" as cost share."]
[52,"2015-07-10","Application Content/Format","Are expenses counted via an accrue or invoice bases?","Recipients must be able to provide invoices or similar documentation to support reimbursement requests. Recipients are expected to apply the same accounting practices to award funding that they apply to other sources of funding, assuming those practices conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the relevant Cost Principles for the entity type."]
[53,"2015-07-10","Technical Topics","We are focused on a technology for a well established type of WEC system.  Should we report TRL levels for the WEC system as a whole or for the component technology on the 6th tab of the submission web page?","The focus of Topic Area 1 is on the survivability of WEC systems. Report the system TRL. If the component is integral to the survivability of the system its level of technical maturity must be factored into the determination of the system TRL. Also note that targeted systems must be demonstrated in the application as exhibiting favorable cost characteristics as described in the FOA."]
[54,"2015-07-10","Application Content/Format","Instructions within the FOA direct the applicant to include the Risk Register as an Appendix to the Technical Volume. The wide format of the Register is not well-suited for that purpose. As an alternative, can the Register be submitted as a separate Excel file?","The Risk Register can be submitted as a separate document."]
[55,"2015-07-10","Application Content/Format","The table in IV.D.1 lists the Risk and Reliability Checklist as a separate document to submit. However, the table in IV.D.2 and Appendix G state the Risk and Reliability Checklist should be submitted as an Appendix to the Technical Volume. Please clarify.","The Risk and Reliability Checklist can be submitted as a separate document."]
[56,"2015-07-10","Technical Topics","Can you please provide additional information on a comment from a Concept Paper Reviewer? The answer would definitely help us.","DOE does not provide additional information related to comments from Concept Paper Reviewers. No contact or exchanges are permitted with reviewers outside of the standard merit review process outlined in the FOA."]
[57,"2015-09-21","Due Dates","I am writing to ask if/when applicants to FOA 1310 can expect to receive reviewer comments and when they would be expected to respond to any comment received.  Additionally, what it the current projected timetable for awardee notification and final award?","The independent reviewer comments were made available to all applicants from 8/18/15 through 8/20/15 in the EERE Exchange system.  Replies to those comments were due on 8/20/15 as described in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).  All replies received were factored into the review of the full applications. The anticipated timetable for selections and award negotiations has not changed from the dates listed in the FOA.  We still expect to notify selectees in October and negotiate awards between October and December 2015."]
[58,"2015-09-24","Due Dates","Did EERE send email notifications that Reviewer Comments were available? I did not receive one. ","Please see FOA Modification 0003 in EERE Exchange. Some of the dates in the table on the cover page have been revised. DOE did not send out a notification email prior to the reply to reviewer comments phase of the merit review process as described in section IV.F of Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0001310.  Due to this fact we are re-opening the window in EERE Exchange for you to view reviewer comments and submit a reply to those comments.  Those applicants that have already submitted a reply do not need to re-submit a new one; but they are welcome to modify if they choose. The window for you to review comments and submit a reply will be Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 12:01am ET through Monday, October 5, 2015 at 5:00pm ET.  Please note that the EERE Exchange system will not indicate a change in \"status\" during this period. Status shows as \"in review\" now and through this window of time where you can review comments.  If you have any questions about how to access the comments in Exchange, please contact the Exchange Help Desk at EERE-ExchangeSupport@Hq.Doe.Gov.Here are a few reminders about this process: 1.  Please note that the reviewer comments are provided nearly verbatim from the independent reviews, and have only been minimally edited. The comments may be repetitive, or they may be contradictory. 2.  Applicants are able to upload their Reply to Reviewer Comments information via PDF in EERE Exchange - consisting of a maximum of two (2) pages of text and one (1) additional page of text, graphs, charts, or other data.  EERE will not review any information provided beyond the stated page limits. Formatting and spacing limitations apply (see Section IV.A “Application Process”).  EERE will not review or consider ineligible Replies to Reviewer Comments (see Section III of the FOA). 3. Submitting a Reply to Reviewer Comments is optional. 4. EERE will review and consider each eligible Full Application, even if no Reply is submitted, or if the Reply is found to be ineligible."]
[59,"2015-09-24","Due Dates","We received your email today regarding reviewer comments.  I do not see any reviewer comments on the EERE Exchange. Can you help?","As stated in the email earlier today, the window for you to view the comments and submit a reply will be from 12:01 am ET on 9/30/15 to at 5:00 pm ET on 10/5/15.  Please check back on September 30th to participate in this portion of the process."]
[60,"2015-11-17","Due Dates","When are selection notifications and award negotiations expected to occur on this FOA?","Selections are expected to be announced in December 2015 and negotiations are expected to occur between December 2015 and February 2016."]

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