Bioeconomy Institute

Funding 2007

California Energy Commission

Biopower Research, Development & Demonstration

PIER Research, Development and Demonstration efforts in the renewable energy area are focused on four objectives: Making improvements at existing renewable energy facilities; Expanding renewable distributed generation technologies; provide electricity customers with more affordable electricity, improved reliability, and a selection of choices; Conducting longer term research on advanced renewable technologies that will help meet tomorrow's electricity needs.

http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/

 Environmental Protection Agency

Request for Proposals (RFP)
“Analysis of Innovative Feedstock Sources and Production Technologies for Renewable Fuels”

RFP Number: OAR-OTAQ-07-12

CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE (CFDA) NO: 66.034

DATES: The closing date and time for receipt of hard copy proposal packages is August 24, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. EST. Electronic submissions must be submitted via www.grants.gov by August 24, 2007, 11:59 p.m., EST. Proposals received after the closing date and time will not be considered for funding. To allow for efficient management of the competitive process, EPA requests submittal of an informal notice of an Intent to Apply by August 15, 2007. Submission of Intent to apply is optional; it is a process management tool that will allow EPA to better anticipate the total staff time required for efficient review, evaluation, and selection of submitted proposals.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals from eligible entities for the study and analysis of innovative feedstock sources for the production of renewable fuels as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels including for each feedstock its potential based on availability, production efficiency, costs and resources use (e.g. water, fertilizer and fossil fuels, etc). Studies and analyses should also evaluate the potential of innovative fuel processing technologies specific to these alternative feedstocks and compare process technologies by fuel production efficiency and cost. Analysis of feedstocks and process technologies should consider life cycle emissions including greenhouse gases (GHG).

FUNDING/AWARDS: The total estimated funding for this competitive is approximately $1,555,580. EPA anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement from this announcement, subject to availability of funds and the quality of proposals received.

EPA encourages applicants to obtain proposal materials and apply electronically through http://www.grants.gov. Applicants may also download individual grant application forms from EPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment website at: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/how_to_apply.htm.

The following forms and documents are required to be submitted under this announcement:

I. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
II. Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
III. Narrative Proposal (as described in section IV.C of the announcement)


Hard copies can be sent to:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
ATTN: Elizabeth Etchells (Mail Code: 6401A)
OAR/OTAQ/TCD
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-564-1372
Express Delivery Address (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.)

Environmental Protection Agency

Fall 2008 EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships For Graduate
Environmental Study

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its
Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research
Opportunities (GRO) Graduate Fellowships for masters and doctoral level
students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of
pre-applications is October 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST. Subject to availability
of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 15 new fellowships by July
31, 2008. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two
years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable
over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per
year of support per fellowship.
 

 es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_gro_grad.html

Development of Robust, Highly Efficient Fermentative Organisms for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol


This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is requesting applications for the development of a highly efficient fermentative organism for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol, as a follow on request to the previously published Request for Information (RFI) DE-PS36-06GO96028. The organism must be able to survive a wide range of environmental conditions and be genetically stable. Only those applicants who are willing and able to take the strains to a commercial scale and have a sound business strategy to license and market the organism will be eligible for consideration. The applicant must identify its target high impact feedstock. A high impact feedstock is defined as one that is sustainable at quantities exceeding 100 million tons per year. For the purposes of this FOA, “commercialization” will be defined as the transition from research to routine operational application. It is the orderly sequence and implementation of actions necessary to achieve market entry and general market competitiveness of the selected fermentative organism. The term “hydrolysate” is considered the whole slurry, not only the liquor.

Approximately $17,000,000 is expected to be available in FY07 for new awards under this announcement, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. An additional $10,000,000 is expected to be available in FY08 and FY09, subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed, completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to be considered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcement should be submitted through the “Submit Question” feature of the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov.

VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov, there are several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the Central Contract Registry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credential provider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouraged to register as soon as possible and should allow at least 14 days to complete the registration process. We highly encourage each applicant to confirm all registrations (e.g., DUNS number, CCR, Credential Provider, and Grants.gov) at least 30 days prior to the announcement closing date. Registration Instructions are found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in the Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at supportgrants.gov or 1-800-518-4726. Contact Center hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?m...ppId=11274

 U.S. Department of Energy

Development of Saccharifying Enzymes for Commercial Use

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is requesting applications for the development of hydrolytic enzymes or enzyme system preparations that can effectively saccharify pretreated lignocellulosics to produce fermentable sugars under process relevant conditions. The successful development of such enzyme systems is intended to meet the critical parameters and barriers listed in Appendix B of the FOA. The enzymes or enzyme systems must be able to survive a wide range of environmental conditions and be stable to denaturing conditions typically found in lignocellulosic processing. DOE expects that applicants will be willing and able to take the enzyme or enzyme systems to a commercial scale and have a sound business strategy to license and market them.. For the purposes of this FOA, ‘commercialization’ will be defined as the transitio! n from research to routine operational application. This implies the orderly sequence and implementation of actions necessary to achieve market entry and general market competitiveness of the enzymatic systems.

http://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf

Iowa Energy Center Request for Pre-Proposals 2008: Research and Demonstration Projects

The Iowa Energy Center announces its solicitaion for Preproposals for Research and Demonstration Projects to begin on July 1, 2008. The Preproposal deadline is August 20, 2007.

Funds to support the Iowa Energy Center's grant programs are derived from an annual assessment on gross intrastate revenues of gas and electric utilities in Iowa. Funds for this RFP are derived from utility revenues for calendar year 2007. The amount received from the assessment varies from year to year.

The full solicitaion and pre-proposal coversheet, and other pertinent information are available on the Energy Center's Web site at www.energy.iastate.edu/funding/gp-research.html.

Mathematical Biology
National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS); Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)

This program supports research in areas of mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences, except statistics and probability. For research in statistics and probablility see the respective program descriptions. This part of the Applied Mathematics program interacts with every division in the NSF Directorate of Biological Sciences and its interests overlap those of the biology programs. Mathematical Biology regularly seeks joint reviews of proposals with biology programs.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?...&from=fund

Instrument Acquisition - Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus. Proposal requests for computer and networked systems, clusters of advanced workstations, and other information infrastructure components necessary for research are encouraged.

Instrument Development - NSF is stimulating the development of the next generation of research instrumentation by encouraging organizations to submit proposals that target instrument development. Individual investigators and teams of researchers are encouraged to apply for instrument development support. NSF does not consider the acquisition of individual pieces of equipment to be combined in a new system or the simple purchase of an upgrade to be instrument development.

An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than three proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in three proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development.

Preproposals must be submitted to the college of the lead principal investigator by close of business on Monday, November 13. Centers that do not report to a college should submit preproposals to the VPR office for review by Monday, November 13, 2007. Colleges may select no more than three preproposals to be forwarded to the Vice Pyresident for Research Office. Selected proposals from the colleges must be submitted to Dorothy Pimlott, 2810 Beardshear, by noon on Wednesday, November 22. A review committee will choose the projects to be forwarded to NSF and the PIs of successful preproposals will be notified no later than December 1, 2007.

The preproposal should be no more than two pages and include:

1) a brief description of the project.
2) a discussion as to who at ISU will be involved, who will be benefited, and how they will benefit.
3) an estimate of the budget. Note: Cost sharing is no longer required for this solicitation.
Further details and guidelines are available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07510/nsf07510.htm

Dorothy Pimlott
Office of the Vice President for Research
4-4933
Fax 4-7288 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07510/nsf07510.htm

National Science Foundation

Biotechnology, Biochemical and Biomass Engineering

The Biotechnology (BTEC) program deals with problems involved in economic processing and manufacturing of products of economic importance by effectively utilizing renewable resources of biological origin and bioinformatics originating from genomic and proteomic information. The BTEC program supports research projects that are primarily interdisciplinary and involve multiple investigators consisting of closely collaborating engineers and biological scientists. The BTEC program emphasizes basic engineering and biological research that advances the fundamental knowledge base that contributes to a better understanding of biomolecular processes (in vivo, in vitro, and/or ex vivo) and eventually to the development of generic enabling technology and practical application.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11324&mode=VIEW

National Science Foundation

Energy for Sustainability

The Energy for Sustainability program supports fundamental research and education in energy production, conversion, and storage and is focused on energy sources that are environmentally friendly and renewable.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11349&mode=VIEW

Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks (PCAN)
National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Engineering (ENG); Division of Electrical and Communications Systems (ECS)

The Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks (PCAN) program supports creative research and education underlying the analysis and design of intelligent engineering networks for control, communications, computation and energy. Proposals leading to improved methods for multi-scale modeling, learning, optimization, reliability, security and robustness of complex dynamical systems are of interest. Distributed networks occur in telecommunications, Internet, power and energy, transportation and manufacturing.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?...&from=fund

Biofuels
US Department of Defense (DOD); Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO) is soliciting proposals for BioFuels. The Defense Department has been directed to explore a wide range of energy alternatives and fuel efficiency efforts in a bid to reduce the military's reliance on oil to power its aircraft, ground vehicles and non-nuclear ships. DARPA is interested in proposals for research and development efforts to develop a process that efficiently produces a surrogate for petroleum-based military jet fuel (JP-8) from oil-rich crops produced by either agriculture or aquaculture (including but not limited to plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria) and which ultimately can be an affordable alternative to petroleum-derived JP-8.
http://fedbizopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec...20060706a3