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The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0000560 “Innovative Manufacturing Initiative,” is to solicit Applications for funding cost-shared research and development of innovative manufacturing processes and materials technologies to advance the clean energy economy by increasing industrial and manufacturing energy efficiency, deliver the breakthroughs that the Nation needs to significantly reduce energy and carbon intensity throughout the economy over the coming decades, and revitalize existing manufacturing industries and support the development of new products in emerging industries. This FOA seeks Applications to select and fund research and development (R&D) projects beginning as early as Technology Readiness Level 2 (Applied Research) with efforts up through Technology Readiness Level 6 (Prototype) to advance the engineering and development of transformational manufacturing process and materials technologies that significantly improve the competitive position of U.S. industry.

In this FOA, innovative manufacturing technologies are broadly defined as new manufacturing processes, technologies, and materials that drastically reduce energy use in manufacturing without sacrificing product quality, production throughput, or system economics.

Eligible Applicants

This FOA is open to all eligible Applicants. A variety of organizational models can be accommodated
(e.g., consortia, individual organizations, etc.). Teaming arrangement and industrial collaboration
are strongly recommended. Together, the team should possess both technical and commercial
capabilities. The team can be comprised of large and small companies, academia, trade organizations
and research organizations including U.S. National Laboratories and Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers (FFRDCs) as the lead organization or a team member. The proposed team must
be qualified to define the capabilities of the technology by conducting research studies, exploring relevant
scientific concepts, analyzing data, and performing the proposed activities.

An eligible applicant is: 1) a legal entity established pursuant to United States Federal or State laws, with operations in the United States or its Territories or 2) a foreign legal entity having a place of business in the United States or its Territories. An eligible entity must be able to demonstrate that its use of DOE funds will be in the economic interests of the United States, including, for example: creation of domestic manufacturing capability; use of American products, materials or labor; payment of United States taxes; or United States technological advancements.

Eligible applicants include but are not limited to: (1) institutions of higher education; (2) National
Laboratories; (3) nonprofit and for-profit private entities; (4) State and local governments; (5) consortia of entities (1) through (4). If applying as a consortium, one member of the consortium that is an established legal entity must be designated as the lead applicant.

Entities that do not meet this eligibility criterion are not eligible to apply as the prime applicant.
However, entities not meeting this criteria are allowed as subrecipients to an eligible applicant provided that, in aggregate, not more than 20% of the total estimated DOE funding is provided to entities that do not meet the eligibility criteria. Furthermore, the Application should clearly explain the necessity of including ineligible entities in the project team to accomplish the project objectives and how such use of DOE funds will be in the economic interest of the United States.

Nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 are not eligible to apply or to be a sub-recipient to an eligible applicant.

Agency Name

Golden Field Office