The Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part, with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act1 , more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
The activities to be funded under this FOA support BIL section 41007(b)(1) and the broader government-wide approach to enable the innovations needed to advance U.S. wind systems, reduce the cost of electricity, and accelerate the deployment of wind power, maximize the benefits of the clean energy transition as the nation works to curb the climate crisis, empower workers, and advance environmental justice.
Topic Area 1 (includes Subtopic 1a, 1b, and 1c): An entity may only submit one Concept Paper and one Full Application for each Subtopic Area under Topic Area 1 of this FOA.
Topic Area 2: An entity may only submit one Concept Paper and one Full Application to Topic Area 2 of this FOA.
Interested applicants from within Duke should contact fundopps@duke.edu as early as possible.
Deadlines:
Topic Area 1: High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) for Offshore Wind
Topic Area 2: Advancing Deployment of Distributed (ADD) Wind
Topic Area 3: Offshore Wind Energy Social Science Research
Topic Area 4: Bat Deterrent Technology Development
The proposed prime recipient and subrecipient(s) must be domestic entities. The following types of domestic entities are eligible to participate as a prime recipient or subrecipient of this FOA: 1. Institutions of higher education; 2. For-profit entities; 3. Non-profit entities; and 4. State and local governmental entities, and tribal nations.
DOE expects to make a total of approximately $27.9M of federal funding available for new awards under this FOA, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. DOE anticipates making approximately 18 – 35 awards under this FOA. DOE may issue one, multiple, or no awards. Individual awards may vary between $500k and $8M.
