Stimulus Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Transportation Electrification can be viewed without a password 1. Go to: www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect<http://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect> 2. On right side, click on: Search Public Opportunities and Awards 3. Under Search Criteria drop down, select Reference Number, and type the FOA number DE-FOA-0000028 4. Click on search 5. On right side under Documentation, under 000001, click open Body to view the FOA
To view Stimulus FOA for EDV Battery and Component Manufacturing follow steps above but for Reference Number use DE-FOA-0000026 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeremiah Johnson Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:53 PM To: FLEAA Mailing List Subject: Re: [FLEAA] New Opportunities Where did this article come from? On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Ira Reschman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thought you might like to read this. It has vast opportunities for what the > White House says is "Transportation Electrification" and "Electric Drive > Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiatives" Here's the article: > DOE Offers $2.4 Billion to Support Next-Generation Electric Vehicles > President Barack Obama announced last week that DOE is offering up to $2.4 > billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support > next-generation plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and their advanced battery > components. Of the $2.4 billion, $1.5 billion in grants will go to U.S. > manufacturers to produce high-efficiency batteries and their components; > $500 million in grants will go to U.S. manufacturers to produce other > components needed for electric vehicles, such as electric motors; and $400 > million will go towards projects that demonstrate and evaluate plug-in > hybrids and other electric infrastructure concepts. When these plug-in > hybrid vehicles are offered for sale, U.S. residents who purchase them will > be able to claim a tax credit of up to $7,500. Building a plug-in hybrid > vehicle industry in the United States will create tens of thousands of jobs > and will reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil. > > DOE will provide assistance to construct or upgrade battery manufacturing, > component, and recycling plants for lithium-ion and other advanced > batteries, as well as for factories producing the power electronics for > electric drive vehicles. These agreements will help lower the cost of > battery packs, batteries, and electric propulsion systems. DOE will also > support demonstration, evaluation, and education projects to help develop > the market for advanced electric drive vehicles. The $2.4 billion in funding > is divided between two Funding Opportunity Announcements. Applications for > Transportation Electrification are due by May 13, and applications for the > Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative are > due by May 19. > > Take care, Ira > _______________________________________________ > Florida EAA mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.floridaeaa.org > _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
